India is unlikely to achieve the desired target of annual steel production capacity of 124 million tonne by 2011-12 due to slow progress in big expansion projects of different companies. (ET)
India’s coffee exports rose to to 15,103 tonnes in January, up by 65 per cent from the same last year. (ET)
Government plans to raise the cap on FDI by any single investor (currently 5%) in India’s stock and commodity exchanges .However, the overall cap on FDI for these bourses would remain 49%. (FE)
India and Germany talked about boosting their trade and security cooperation in combating global terrorism. (FE)
The MSME ministry has asked the finance minister Pranab Mukherjee to increase the lending priority and tax audit for micro enterprises. (FE)
The government said it will divest up to 15% stake in state-run Coal India Ltd in next six months. (FE)
