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Lamy to seek India’s support for Doha trade talks

The World Trade Organisations (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy, on a two-day visit to India starting on Monday, will seek the country’s help in bridging the gaps on Doha trade negotiations, ahead of a key ministerial meeting in Geneva in December. The WTO chief is expected to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Besides bilateral talks with Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma, .....

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Organic food production doubled: India

Organic food production in the country more than doubled to 3.8 million tonne in 2010-11, even as the area under the chemicals-free cultivation shrank. Area under organic farming declined 3% to 4.42 million hectares in last fiscal, official data showed. In 2009-10, the output of organic products was 1.70 million tonnes, while the average was 4.55 million hectares, as per the data presented in the Rajya Sabha last week by .....

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India: Onion prices likely to stay high

A delayed monsoon followed by incessant rains is likely to bring tears to the eyes of consumers. The erratic rains have affected onion production and its supply leading to higher prices. The prices have already shot up by 20 per cent compared to last year and there is every possibility of another rise in the next few days. Gujarat contributes to about 17 per cent of the total onion production in the .....

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Pakistan improves offer, but still no MFN status to India

Pakistan is ready to double the number of goods it imports from India, but has stopped short of offering full-fledged most-favoured nation, or MFN, status it had promised earlier this year as part of bilateral confidence-building measures. Nonetheless, the development is being seen an important first step for the Pakistani administration, which may be wary of antagonizing political opponents by .....