During the current 2019-20 sugar season, sugar production as on November 15, was 4.85 lakh tonnes as compared to 13.38 lakh tonnes.

Wholesale onion prices are about 40 rupees (55 cents) per kg, down slightly from 55 rupees earlier this month.

MSME sector has 29 per cent contribution in country's growth and 48 per cent of export is done through MSMEs.

The chief secretary was informed that till date 4.85 lakh fruit boxes valuing Rs 32 crore have been procured.

Diesel cracks that had strengthened in anticipation of new marine fuel norms from January 2020 have eased since the start of Sept.

India's imports may increase by USD 29 bn annually during the post-RCEP period, implying a revenue loss by as much as 1.3 pc of GDP.

The government is targeting to increase the exports to USD one trillion in coming years.

In June, India withdrew 10 per cent export incentives on onions after prices started to rise due to dwindling supplies.

The minister also said there will be a fully automated electronic refund route for input tax credits (ITC) in GST.

India-China bilateral trade stood at USD 87 billion during 2018-19.