FPIs withdraw Rs 22,000 crore from Indian equity markets till January 10

Foreign investors have scaled back their investments in Indian equities significantly amid global and domestic headwinds. NEW DELHI: Foreign investors have withdrawn Rs 22,194 crore from Indian equities this month, driven by expectations of a weak earnings season, a steady rise in the US dollar, and concerns over tariff war during Donald Trump’s presidency.This came […]

Economy

Budget 2025: Govt mulls setting up marketing support fund to boost exports to US, other key markets

Budget 2025 may provide some succour to the country’s exporters if a proposed marketing support fund with an estimated annual corpus of about ₹1,000 crore finds favour with the Finance Ministry.  The idea is to help promote exports to promising markets, including the US, where a potential tariff penalisation of China by the Trump administration […]

Economy

Diversifying export markets: How Indian rice brands are reaching new global destinations

Rice has been an integral part of Indian culture and tradition for ages, representing prosperity, rituals, and celebrations. From being a part of auspicious ceremonies to everyday meals, rice holds an emotional and spiritual bond with millions of Indian households. There has been a growth in Indian rice brands diversifying their export markets, and significant […]

India’s exports wonders! Humble banana, ghee, office stationery see rapid growth in new markets

The government has identified several agricultural products including watermelons, ghee, guavas, green chilli for export promotion. (AI image) India’s exports basket is seeing a big growth with some surprise items! The country’s export portfolio is diversifying with significant growth in unexpected items like bananas, ghee, furniture, office supplies, and solar photovoltaic (PV) modules. Whilst traditional […]

Economy

Entry to global markets essential for success of electronics components PLI Scheme

Access to global markets and expenditure support is essential to make the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for electronics components manufacturing successful, said A Gururaj, Managing Director at Optiemus Electronics. Earlier in December, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) said the Cabinet is considering the ₹40,000-crore scheme to reduce dependence on imports from […]

Markets to track FII trading, macroeco data, global trends this week: Analysts

NEW DELHI: Macroeconomic data announcements, trading activity of foreign investors and global trends will guide equity market movement this week, which would also mark the beginning of the new calendar year and month, analysts said. Movement of rupee, which registered the steepest fall in almost two years to hit its lifetime intra-day low on Friday, […]