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Growers seek status quo on import duty on natural rubber

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Growers seek status quo on import duty on natural rubber

A tapper collecting latex from a rubber tree at a plantation in Kanjirappally, Kottayam. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The United Planters’ Association of Southern India (UPASI) has urged the government to maintain status quo on the import duty on natural rubber as a section of the rubber user industry has sought reduction of the…

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Indian exports up 1.07% in April; trade deficit expands by 32.3%

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Indian exports up 1.07% in April; trade deficit expands by 32.3%

Representational image of an onion farmer with his produce in Beed, Maharashtra. There has been frequent imposition and lifting of bans on the export of onions | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam India’s merchandise exports rose 1.07% to hit almost $35 billion in April while imports jumped 10.25% to $54.1 billion, as per Commerce Ministry…

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