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Trade among BRICS nations less than 5%: Nirmala Sitharaman

She called for BRICS countries to liberalise the services sector on priority, as it effectively contributes to boosting GDP

BRICS should agree for free trade area: Chinese media

Chinese Ministry said a free trade area would be 'a significant form of cooperation' between BRICS members

BRICS nations look to utilise individual strengths to push economic integration

The five countries are home to 42 per cent of the world's population with the share in global GDP reaching 30 per cent

India to host BRICS trade ministers meeting today

The meeting will be hosted by Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

States vie to woo BRICS investors

Ease of doing business, road & power infrastructure major focus of those courted

Civil society groups to meet ahead of BRICS summit in Goa

People's forum will be held at Xavier Centre of Historical Research at Alto Porvorim, Goa, prior to the official BRICS summit

BRICS trade ministers eye synergy in services, IPR on Thursday

The bloc comprising five countries has 42% of the world population and a combined GDP of over $16 trillion

No breakthrough likely on NSG in Xi-Modi meet at BRICS Summit

Beijing indicates it will continue its technical hold on India's bid for a UN ban on Masood Azhar

Another talkfest

BRICS needs a reboot if it wants to be taken seriously

India plans to engage public via BRICS event

This is a week for intense diplomatic activity as India gears up to mark the eighth BRICS summit, which it will chair

China moots BRICS free trade area ahead of Goa summit

A free trade area will help remove barriers, advance trade and liberalise investments among member nations

Taj Mahal, Great Wall to be side by side at BRICS meet venue

Display is part of series of cultural, educational and entertainment events including BRICS film festival

First BRICS Trade Fair in Delhi from October 12-14

There is a need felt for measures to be taken to deepen intra-BRICS economic engagement, trade and investment ties, said Commerce Ministry

BRICS nations to step up cooperation in education

A 'New Delhi Declaration of Education' was issued paving the way for India to host an annual conference

M Ramachandran: BRICS and our cities

At a time when urbanisation is progressing fast in the country, with its concomitant problems of inadequate basic infrastructure and mobility issues

Trade unions to boycott BRICS Labour Ministers meet tomorrow

Unions claimed that the government has not formally invited them to the summit, but has appointed BMS to coordinate with them for the event

Vijay Goel to unveil BRICS football tournament logo at Goa

The tournament is set to begin from October 5 and the final match will be played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on October 15

Jaitley to conclude BRICS seminar discussing challenges in developing a bond market

The seminar will provide a platform to share the best practices followed by the member nations- Brazil Russia, India, China and South Africa- and help exploring practices that can be adopted to develop the bond market

New Delhi keen to ink pact with South Africa to import pulses; urges China to push up imports

India is working on an agreement with South Africa to import pulses to meet its domestic consumption requirements and curb price rise.South Africa had sent a draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) to the Indian government regarding procurement of pulses and lentil (masoor dal). It also urged neighbouring China, part of the five-nation BRICS grouping to import a wide range of items from it such as rice, sugar, maize and dried grapes.Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today met his South African counterpart Senzeni Zokwana and Chinese counterpart Qui Dongyu on the sidelines of the BRICS agri-meet."We have received a draft of the MoU on procurement of pulses from South Africa. The MoU has been slightly revised and sent to your High Commission in New Delhi. We hope that the MoU is finalised soon and ready for signature," Singh said in a statement.The MoU focuses on procurement of pulses and lentil form South Africa as well has enhancing production of pulses, he said.

India wants BRICS to grow pulses; scrap agri export subsidies

To meet the perennial shortfall of pulses, India on Friday sought the cooperation of BRICS nations to grow the crop in member-nations which would also help in improving their soil fertility and ameliorating malnutrition."India would like to seek cooperation from member countries in helping to meet our production shortfall in crops like pulses and oilseeds," Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said, while addressing the 6th meet of BRICS Agriculture Ministers here.The minister also endorsed scrapping of agri-export subsidies, as agreed at WTO's ministerial meeting at Nairobi.A joint declaration issued at the end of meeting also accepted India's position. "We acknowledge the importance of the multilateral trade system as a means of promoting global trade. In this context, we welcome the outcomes of the WTO 10th ministerial conference at Nairobi in December 2015, especially as regards the elimination of agricultural export subsidies," the declaration said.The BRICS bloc said it recogni