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India-UAE to enable bilateral trade in local currencies
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Ongoing strategic initiatives between the Central Banks of India and the UAE to enable bilateral trade in local currencies, the integration of payment systems in the two countries and cooperation on Central Bank Digital Currencies were also discussed, with both sides commending the stron
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India to host world's largest rice industry event in October; aims to rede
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
India has emerged as the world's top rice producer with a record output of 145 million metric tons, surpassing China. The country now commands over 40 per cent of the global rice trade, with exports reaching 172 nations, making it a cornerstone of global food security.
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India marks three years of National Logistics Policy; Unified Logistics in
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Over the past three years, NLP has catalysed reforms across the logistics ecosystem, driving improvements in digital integration, skill development, policy alignment, and infrastructure planning. These initiatives have contributed significantly to enhancing efficiency and reducing logistics
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DPIIT to organise special campaign 5.0 from October 2 to 31 for improving
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
This year, it aims at saturation of Swachhata in the office premises of DPIIT and its all attached/subordinate offices/PSUs/autonomous organisations.
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India, US have positive meeting on next steps in bilateral trade negotiati
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Assistant US Trade Representative Brendan Lynch had a positive meeting with his counterpart, Ministry of Commerce and Industry Special Secretary Rajesh Agrawal, on Tuesday to discuss next steps in bilateral trade negotiations, with the two sides deciding to intensify efforts to achieve early
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102 new Indian fishery units can now export to EU countries: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
This significant development for India's seafood industry reflects the growing confidence in India's food safety and quality assurance systems and marks a major step forward in enhancing market access for Indian seafood products, especially aquaculture shrimps and Cephalopods (squid, cuttlef
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India reaffirms commitment to WTO-centred, fair trade system at SCO Trade
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
India stressed the scope to leverage the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's (SCO) collective strengths for shared prosperity at the SCO Trade Ministers' Meeting held in Vladivostok and highlighted the need for export diversification, reducing dependency, and building resilient supply chain
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India among best-performing G20 nations in meeting sustainability commitme
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
India is one of the best-performing G20 nations in meeting our sustainability commitments. This was said by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, at CII's 20th Global Sustainability Summit in New Delhi on Tuesday, according to a statement from the Ministry of Commerce &am
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GeM crosses Rs. 15 lakh crore milestone in public procurement
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Government e Marketplace (GeM) has crossed a historic milestone of Rs. 15 lakh crore in cumulative Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) since its launch in 2016, marking a major leap in India's public procurement landscape. The information was shared through a press release issued by the Ministry o
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Piyush Goyal reviews plantation boards, calls for market diversification a
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal, reviewed the functioning of the country's plantation boards, stressing the need for stronger export diversification, brand promotion, and collective showcasing of India's plantation products, as per a press release issued by the Min
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India's core industries recorded 2% growth in July
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) increased by 2.0 per cent (provisional) in July, 2025 as compared to the Index in July, 2024, Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in a statement.
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Government rolls out major measures to boost exports, domestic manufactur
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The Government of India has unveiled a wide range of measures aimed at strengthening exports and expanding domestic manufacturing. According to a Ministry of Commerce & Industry press release, the initiatives include production-linked schemes, new trade agreements, modernized logistics,
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