A review meeting was convened for the North Zone States and Union Territories to encourage greater utilisation of the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP). It was chaired by Sumita Dawra, Special Secretary (Logistics), DPIIT, in virtual mode. The meeting witnessed active participation from States and Union Territories– Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, […]
The Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) in India has lauded the Government’s prompt actions, leading to a substantial availability of sugar at reasonable prices across the country. While speaking to ANI, Secretary of DFPD, Sanjeev Chopra informed that as the current Sugar Season (Oct-Sep) 2022-23 approaches its end on 30 September 2023, India […]
Sugar output in Maharashtra, India’s top producing state, is likely to fall 14 per cent in the 2023-24 crop year to its lowest in four years due to lower cane yields following the driest August in more than a century, industry and government officials told Reuters on Wednesday. The reduced output could add to food […]
Centre has reportedly imposed a 20 per cent export duty on parboiled rice as the paddy production is under a cloud due to excess rains in Punjab and Haryana and deficient showers in east India. According to the report, the move was aimed at maintaining adequate local stock and keeping the check under domestic prices. […]
India is not considering imposing any restrictions on exports of non-basmati parboiled rice, Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra said on Tuesday. Last month, India surprised buyers by imposing a ban on the export of widely consumed non-basmati white rice, following a ban on broken rice exports last year. “There is no proposal as of now to […]
India is in talks with Russia to import wheat at a discount to surging global prices in a rare move to boost supplies and curb food inflation ahead of state and national elections next year, according to four sources. The imports would allow New Delhi to intervene more effectively in the market to drive down […]
India has exported a total of 1,240.6 million dollar Ayush and Herbal products in last two years (2021-2022 to 2022-23), the Central government told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. A total of 612.1 million dollar Ayush and Herbal products were exported in 2021-2022 while 628.25 million dollar Ayush and Herbal products were exported in 2022-2023, […]
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said that the Indian Footwear and Leather industry is not only a major foreign exchange earner but being a labour-intensive sector, it also provides employment to approximately 4.5 million people, 40 per cent of whom are women. While addressing as a Chief Guest at India International Footwear […]
The technical textile segment in India has in recent years shown robust growth, both internationally and in the domestic market, and the market is likely to double in the next five years, said Rachna Shah, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles. “Within India, the market size is around USD 22 billion, and the goal of the government […]
A report by MVIRDC World Trade Center Mumbai has revealed that India meets hardly 1.4 per cent of G-20 import demand, which leaves huge scope to cater to this market. G-20 is one of the most integrated trade bloc as 80 per cent of its imports are sourced from among the member countries. Yet, large […]
