05 Jul, 2024 News Image Indian delegation visits Brazil; strengthens vegetable oil industry in both countries.

The Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries (ABIOVE) and The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA), associations representing the vegetable oil industries in Brazil and India, respectively, have signed in 2023 a protocol that establishes robust collaboration between the two countries in this industrial segment.


 Source:  agriculturepost.com
05 Jul, 2024 News Image Philippines: Rice imports to reach 3.8-MMT in 2025 FAO.
The Philippines will import 3.8-million metric tons (MMT) of rice next year, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has predicted.
Meanwhile, local rice consumption next year is expected to be over 17-MMT, while domestic production of the staple grain is estimated to be 13-MMT.
 
 

 Source:  tribune.net.ph
05 Jul, 2024 News Image FSSAI re-operationalises FSS Labelling and Display amendment norms.

The FSSAI has issued a direction for re-operationalisation of Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Amendment Regulations, 2022, related to Labelling Requirements for minimally processed food, tolerance limit and so on.


 Source:  fnbnews.com
05 Jul, 2024 News Image H5N1 strain of bird flu continues to spread in US, India steps up vigil.
The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) strain H5N1 has spread across 12 states in the United States, with outbreaks reported in dairy cattle and 48 poultry farms.
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), as many as 1,156 outbreaks have been reported since the virus was first detected in January 2022.

 Source:  downtoearth.org.in
05 Jul, 2024 News Image India and Bhutan hail growth in trade and economic partnership.

Eminent Indian business leaders from various sectors, including infrastructure, financial services, education, hospitality, healthcare, and technology, concluded their three-day visit to Thimpu on Thursday after having engaging conversations on expanding trade and economic ties between India and Bhutan. 


 Source:  in.investing.com
05 Jul, 2024 News Image 'Make in India' initiative can add to engines of global growth: PM Modi at SCO Summit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the 'Make in India' initiative can add to engines of global growth and help democratise the global economy, and highlighted the importance of creating multiple, reliable and resilient supply chains. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in Astana to attend the SCO Summit, delivered Modi's remarks at the extended format meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State here in the Kazakh capital.
 

 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
05 Jul, 2024 News Image Chabahar Port: Southeast Asia s gateway to Central Asia.
Astana, Kazakhstan: Singapore is keen on establishing a trade route with resource-rich Eurasia through the Chabahar port, whose management contract has been awarded to India for 10 years, ET has learnt.
 

 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
05 Jul, 2024 News Image Bengaluru airport tops in perishable exports from India for fourth year.
The Kempegowda International Airport here said on Thursday it continues to serve as the number one airport in India for exporting perishables for the fourth consecutive year. The airport recorded a total perishable cargo tonnage of 63,188 metric tons in 2023-24, an 18 per cent growth compared to the previous financial year, according to the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), which owns and operates it.
 

 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
05 Jul, 2024 News Image Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development will provide all possible assistance to the state for the development of agriculture and rural areas Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan

Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu today called on the Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. On this occasion, Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Shri Ram Mohan Naidu  and Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications, Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani were also present. During the meeting productive discussion on the topics of agriculture, farmers' welfare, and rural development in Andhra Pradesh was held.


 Source:  pib.gov.in
04 Jul, 2024 News Image India may gain from trade actions against China: IMF.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas on Tuesday said India may benefit from tariff and other actions against China.


 Source:  timesofindia.indiatimes.com