Exports dip marginally in Feb; trade deficit widens

After recording positive growth for two months in a row, India's exports dipped marginally by 0.25 per cent to $27.67 billion in February and trade deficit widened to $12.88 billion, according to......

Gold imports surge in November, but 70% lie unused

Dealers anticipated a sharp rise in jewellery demand this wedding season, but then came demonetisation.Dilip Kumar Jha/Business Standard reports. India's gold import in November was the highest in......

Drought dents India gold demand; prices still appealing

Anantha Padmanabhan is offering deep discounts and giving freebies to attract customers to his gold bangle festival in southern India, but he is still struggling to sell in a region where monsoon......

Gold sales rise 20% during Diwali

Gold sales in India during the festivals of Diwali and Dhanteras celebrated this week rose by about a fifth, a senior official at the country's biggest gold trade group said on Friday. Image:......