Financial bids for Pawan Hans to be submitted by March 6

Separately, the transaction advisor has worked out a reserve price for Pawan Hans which will be submitted to the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

Prabhu for extending interest subsidy to more products from chemical sector

These issues were discussed during a meeting called by Prabhu with representatives of pharma and chemical industries.

India and Italy on Tuesday discussed ways to increase cooperation in areas such as machinery, infrastructure, engineering, and agriculture.

The country's exports for goods and services will cross USD 500 billion this fiscal: Prabhu.

Jakarta asked for a 5 percentage point cut in India’s import tax to match the tariff of 45 pc New Delhi charges on products from Malaysia.

USD 50 billion target set for bilateral trade between India and Russia over the next seven years: CR Chaudhary.

Ways to increase trade and investments were discussed during a meeting between Prabhu and the Saudi delegation led by Kamel Al-Munajjed.

Prabhu said an efficient and cost-effective logistics framework would provide huge business opportunities.

During the visit, he also met Kenya's Foreign Affairs Chief Administrative Secretary Ababu Namwamba.

Exports grew 20.18 per cent to USD 28.86 billion in May - the highest in six months.