Ulka Sadalkar and Rajeev Kher are transforming Pune's public restrooms and offering a dignified solution to India's sanitation needs.
The government expects to conclude the agreement during the December 20-21 meet.
New Delhi is considering a diplomacy drive to get Sri Lanka to bring down import duty on automobiles from New Delhi.
Trade deficit with China has risen to $40 billion, a cause for worry.
Exports grew by 12.4 per cent in May to $28 billion, whereas imports dipped by 11.4 per cent at $39.23 billion.
India is keen to improve share of services in global trade.
In April, the 28-member European Union had temporarily banned the import of Alphonso mangoes and four vegetables from India from May 1.
Modi will meet US President Barack Obama at the White House on September 29-30.
Bollywood folk graced the stage at the 14th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, received awards, promoted their films and laughed loud at IFFM. Then, they got all touristy and explored the Australian city, enjoying its sights and sounds.
Under the TFA, a proposal of developed countries, WTO members are negotiating ways to facilitate trade, simplify and harmonise customs rules and reduce transactions cost. Although India is willing to negotiate on TFA, it has raised few concerns over the proposed agreement.
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Inflow down in December month-on-month; jewellers demand cut in Customs duty rates
India had proposed amending the formula to calculate the food subsidy cap of 10 per cent.
Signing of the two pacts -- FTA in services and investments -- were scheduled during the India-ASEAN Economic Ministers meeting in Myanmar last week. But the meeting was postponed as Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was not able to attend the meet due to domestic compulsions.
Adverse IPR report expected this week;Poor labelling could take fight to WTO
Providing relief to the economy from widening trade deficit on account of gold imports, the inward shipments of the metal slumped in December to 39 tonnes, Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher said on Wednesday.
Notwithstanding the failure of WTO members to reach a consensus on Trade Facilitation Agreement to simplify global customs rules, India on Friday said it remains committed to the pact and will continue to pursue its proposal to find a permanent solution to its food security issues.
India is not so keen to co-operate with the US on IPR related probe.
India's exports increased 3.79 per cent to $26.75 billion in January, helping the trade deficit to narrow to $9.92 billion.
Talking tough, India on Friday threatened to drag the European Union to the World Trade Organization if the 28-nation bloc did not lift its ban on the import of Indian mangoes and vegetables.
US said access to affordable health care entails a large number of factors from rates, logistics to insurance reforms.
Other developers that have sought additional time include Alstom Bharat Forge Power, Sesa Sterlite Ltd and Cognizant Technology Solutions. Vedanta Aluminium has asked for extension of the validity of the approval granted by the board for setting up an SEZ in Odisha beyond May 22.
India's software and engineering exports may take a hit and the country may also face larger capital outflows.
GVK Biosciences is the latest Indian firm to come under international scrutiny over quality issues.
The decision was taken in the meeting of the Board of Approval headed by Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher on September 18.
The government is believed to be working on a strategy to resolve the matter related to Wednesday's Supreme Court order asking Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee to appear within six weeks before the Ghaziabad trial court in a pending payment case.
The minister suggested that the portal should attract non-exporting manufacturers to draw them towards the export market.
The board would take a decision on these applications on February 20.
The decision regarding this was taken by the Board of Approval in its meeting on September 18.
During the meeting with Acting Deputy US Trade Representative Wendy Cutler on Wednesday,
India said on Tuesday it was investigating US policies supporting solar panel makers, the latest move in an escalating row over renewable energy that has worsened already strained ties between the two countries.
The government announced several incentives in the five-year Foreign Trade Policy.
Agreement 'endorsed' by members and being legally vetted but will be part of the main Doha agenda only after a tenuous process.
In a first, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met the secretaries of all the government departments collectively and asked them to directly get in touch with him to resolve issues and expedite decision-making.
India owes Iran around $8.8 billion primarily on account of crude oil imports.
'Life was a canvas and Pradeep Sarkar painted with full intensity -- be it an ad film or a feature film.'
India's exports are estimated to have remained at around $312 billion in 2013, while the final figures for 2014 could be around this figure only.
The plan is to de-notify the entire SEZ.
Prime minister likely to visit Beijing, Shanghai; also President Xi's home province, Shaanxi. Nayanima Basu reports
A Priority Foreign Country is a status reserved for those nations that are the most egregious violators of intellectual property rights and have the most negative impact on US competitiveness abroad.
Critics have even suggested that India is doing this because it is not prepared to take on the requirements of TFA, with a relatively weak trade infrastructure.
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