Goods exports up 9%, trade deficit widens | India News

NEW DELHI: India’s goods exports rose 9.1%, the fastest pace in six months, to $38.5 billion in April, while the trade deficit widened to $26.4 billion, the highest since last Nov. Latest data released by the commerce department pegged imports at $64.9 billion in April, which was 19% higher than the corresponding period last year.“We…

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Women hold 17% C-suite roles, 1 in 3 junior positions: Survey

NEW DELHI: India’s C-suite gender gap is stark, highlighting a significant disparity in leadership roles, with women holding just 17% of C-suite roles and 20% of board positions at India Inc.What’s more concerning is the low recruitment of women into entry-level private sector jobs, said McKinsey’s ‘Women in the Workplace’ report focused on India.Though women…

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Apple to review India iPhone scale-up plans for US supply

NEW DELHI: With the US and China agreeing to a tariff truce, Apple is reviewing its aggressive plans to scale up in India. While the “regular expansion and China+1 production diversification plans will continue as envisaged”, sources said the iPhone strategy being drawn up exclusively for the US market will be “temporarily put under review”.“We…

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