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Government approves ordinance on Payment of Wages Act

The union cabinet has approved the ordinance on Payment of Wages Act that relates to the payment of wages. The ordinance facilitates central government administered establishments to pay salaries by cheque or credit salary in employees’ bank accounts. Accordingly, the ..

GDP grows at 7.3% in September quarter

The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has come up with the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates for the second quarter (July-September) of 2016-17. Accordingly, the Indian economy has grown at the rate of 7.3% in ..

China now relies on American exports

A deteriorating Chinese economy, affected by a further slowdown, has become a cause of concern for the United States officials and the two presidential campaigns, as Chinese companies is showing grater dependence on exporting to the American market. What is ..

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India’s Balance of Trade

India’s balance of trade (BOT) – the difference between the value of its exports and imports – provides important insights into the country’s economic health and global trading relationships. Latest Data and Historical Trends As of September 2022, India’s trade ..

What is Balance of Payments?

Balance of Payments (BOP) is a systematic and summary record of a country’s economic and financial transactions with the rest of the world, over a period of time, say one year. Structure of Balance of Payments The format of the balance ..

Background of India’s Foreign Trade

1. India entered into planned development era in 1950’s and at that time Import Substitution was a major element of India’s trade and industrial policy.2. In 1950 India’s share in the total world trade was 1.78% which reduced to 0.6% ..