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India needs to focus on developing new export markets: Pranab Mukherjee

Expressing confidence in the prospects of the economy, President Pranab Mukherjee today underlined the need to diversify exports to developing countries to achieve high growth. India's high economic growth (during 2003-04 to 2007-08) was supported by diversification in export markets to Asia and Africa.

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India's rice exports at record 10 million tonnes in 2011-12: USDA

Rice exports from India are estimated to be a record 10 million tonnes in 2011-12 marketing year, that ended last month, on strong demand and competitive prices, says a report. India re-entered the rice exports market in September 2011 after a four-year ban on exports of non-basmati rice.

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Veggies for Pak rot as queue of trucks grows longer at Attari

Government of India spent crores on the much-hyped Integrated Check Post (ICP) to remove infrastructural hazards and make trade operations with Pakistan smoother through the Attari Border, but on the contrary hundreds of trucks lined up to several kilometers narrate a pathetic story.

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Britain keen to open five new trade offices in India

The UK is in "active" discussions with India on opening five new trade offices across the country, according to a top British official here. "We are in active discussions with the Indian government to open five new trade offices across India. It is a large country and we want to understand all of it," UK's Foreign Office Minister in-charge of India, Hugo Swire, said.