New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Exports from operational special economic zones (SEZs) totalled over Rs. 11.70 lakh crore in 2025‑26 (till December 2025), marking a 32.02 per cent increase from 2024, the government said on Saturday.There are 368 notified SEZs in India (as of February end) and the total investment in those areas stand at Rs 7.86 lakh crore, the official statement said.SEZs employed over 31.73 lakh people (as of December 2025), it added.The Union Budget 2026‑27 proposed a special o…
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New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rolled out a range of customs duty cuts across sectors such as marine products, textiles, leather, and defence and aviation sectors to boost manufacturing and increase exports in the Union Budget 2026-27 presented in the Lok Sabha on Sunday.As part of sector-specific measures to promote exports of marine products, the Finance Minister proposed to raise the limit for duty-free imports of specified inputs used for processing seafood for e…
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) Adopting a cluster-focussed approach for addressing gaps in policy, infrastructure, technology, and finance can help propel India’s gems and jewellery exports to $75 billion by 2030, according to report released on Thursday.The joint study by the Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) and the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) identifies and benchmarks 17 district-level clusters with high potential for exports.Among these clusters, Mumbai Suburban emerged…