The Brics+ grouping of nations like India, China and Russia is rapidly increasing its share in global merchandise exports and imports and is expected to surpass G7 group by 2026, EY India said in its latest edition of EY Economy Watch.
Rice prices in the global market have dropped by over 10 per cent over the past fortnight, mainly because of India lifting all curbs on exports and arrivals of new crops in Pakistan and Myanmar, traders said.
India doesn’t look at US-China tension as a source of benefit and the country can stand on its own feet, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Wednesday.
Indonesia is considering a plan to import 1 million metric tons of rice from India in 2025 to secure supply until its main harvest, Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan said after a meeting of food and agricultural officials on Tuesday.
Indian biscuit brands have gradually introduced a range of healthier options over the years to meet customers' rising health awareness. The industry’s first major response to this was to promote higher fibre intake with the introduction of digestive biscuits.
