All stakeholders have shown interest in the idea of a unified gold rate across the country, said Samar Kr De, President of the Swarna Silpa Bachao Committee.
On new export destinations, Patel said Indian Missions in various countries have been given targets for identifying such markets.
The weather office predicted widespread rain in the northeastern states during the period and isolated rainfall in West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an 'orange alert' (be prepared), warning of severe heatwave conditions, in the next two days in Motihari, Sitamarhi, Begusarai, Khagaria and Banka districts of Bihar.
Post monsoon, with the expected pickup in demand, the company expects to see Rs 20-25 per bag increase in cement prices, Ashok Gutgutia, Vice Chairman & Managing Director of Burnpur Cement told CNBC-TV18.
A near normal rainfall activity is also expected over peninsular India till July 30. Above normal rainfall activity likely over Western Himalayan Region and Indo-Gangetic plains till July 20 and over northeastern states till July 30.
Rain likely to continue in central, east India
Ahmedabad-based ice-cream maker Vadilal Industries is looking at East India for market expansion as it eyes 25 percent revenue growth in the current fiscal.