Piyush Goyal, Sonowal hold meet to facilitate foreign trade

IANS | May 22, 2026 5:24 PM

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday co-chaired a meeting with Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterway, Sarbananda Sonowal, to directly engage with India's exporters, importers and port authorities to facilitate the smoother flow of trade amid the disruption in ship movement and uncertainties in global markets due to the Middle East conflict.

India’s capital goods industry set to see double-digit growth this fiscal

IANS | May 22, 2026 3:21 PM

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) India’s capital goods industry is projected to see a revenue growth of 12-14 per cent this fiscal, buoyed by sustained government spending, steady capacity expansion in power, mining, oil and gas, metal and auto-linked sectors, and increasing opportunities from emerging segments such as data centres and electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, a report showed on Friday.

India’s organised gold jewellery retail sector to achieve 20-25 pc revenue growth this fiscal: Report

IANS | May 22, 2026 1:51 PM

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Indian organised gold jewellery retail sector, comprising jewellery, coins and bars, is poised to achieve a robust revenue growth of 20-25 per cent year-on-year this fiscal (FY27), driven by higher realisations, despite the expected decline in volume due to high prices of gold and recent policy measures to curb imports of the metal, a new report showed on Friday.