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India's economy - ranked eighth in 2015 with a GDP of $2 trillion - is projected to climb past Brazil, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan and become the world's third-largest in 2030 with a GDP of $7.3 trillion.
The commerce and industry ministry has fixed a tentative export target of $104 billion for the next fiscal, against a target of $92 billion for the current fiscal.
The removal of the six Indian facilities from the Department of Commerce's Entity list is expected to reduce the number of licence applications for exports and re-exports to India.
A total of 728 applications have been received till July 18, 2016 for Start Up recognition.
The government on Wednesday cleared the setting up of an Investment Commission to woo foreign as well as domestic investors for major projects in the country.