The Ministry of Food Processing and Industries (MoFPI) of the central government and Startup India have launched the Food Processing Startup Grand Challenge 2.0, aiming to tackle food waste reduction, nutrition, and sustainable production through innovation and technological advancements. 

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar, who is on a one-day visit to Qatar, held extensive discussions on different aspects of the bilateral relationship with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Sunday (June 30, 2024).

The green transition currently high on the agenda in Europe will create more opportunities for cooperation and trade between India and Bulgaria, India's Ambassador to Bulgaria Sanjay Rana has said. The year 2024 is being celebrated as the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Bulgaria.

Department of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare (DA&FW) organised a workshop titled, ‘Unleashing India’s Agribusiness potential through Innovative Agri Value Chain Financing’ on June 27, 2024, in New Delhi. The event brought together senior officials of Government of India and State Government, experts, and stakeholders to discuss the dynamics of agricultural financing.

The Punjab government has for the first time started the export of litchi from the state’s sub-mountainous districts of Pathankot, Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur to England.

Horticulture minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra virtually flagged off the first consignment of litchi, exported by the horticulture department in collaboration with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).

India's goods and services exports could cross $800 billion in FY25, 3% higher from the previous fiscal year, despite the persistent geopolitical challenges, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Saturday.

Deputy high commissioner of Bangladesh Andalib Elias on Friday called for improving connectivity between the two countries by rail and waterways to increase export of agricultural and processed food products.

The Rice Exporters Association (TREA), which focuses more on non-basmati rice exports, has urged the Indian Government to lift the ban on exports of broken and white rice and permit shipments with a fixed duty.

In a flavourful boost to bilateral relations, German Ambassador Philipp Ackermann celebrated the arrival of North Indian mangoes in European markets, emphasising that Europeans too 'deserve to have good mangoes'.