The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 8th July 2024.

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade ( DGFT ) has amended the inspection rules of export of Basmati and Non-Basmati rice to EU member states and other European Countries namely United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland only will require Certificate of Inspection from EIC/EIAS. Sl.No.Tariff item HS codeItem DescriptionPresent Policy ConditionRevised Policy Condition551006 2000

The discussions with the 10-member team aim at identifying potential areas of collaboration and improvement to facilitate smoother trade operations between the two nations, says port Chairman Angamuthu

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has approved a proposal to display nutritional information regarding total sugar, salt and saturated fat in bold letters and relatively increased font size on labels of packaged food items.

With the new government taking charge in Britain, senior officials of India and the UK will hold the next round of talks this month for the proposed free trade agreement to resolve the pending issues and close the negotiations, an official said.

Indian meat exporters have a significant opportunity to increase their share in overall meat export to Egypt, even to 100 per cent from the current 75-80 per cent, the ambassador of Egypt to India, Wael Mohamed Awad Hamed, said on Friday at a function held in New Delhi.

India is a leading producer of quality bananas. Globally, India's export share is less than one percent and it is ranked 18th among major banana exporter nations. Smaller countries are well ahead in banana exports than us. India's banana export last year was US$ 290.9 million. An important discussion on how the export of bananas will cross the US$1 billion mark was held in a meeting with APEDA Meeting of banana growers and exporters held at Jain Hills. For this to happen, the training of farmers for fruitcare management along with infrastructure facilities, pack house, cold storage, safe, fast and low cost transportation facilities from farm to pack house are subjects which were also discussed.