India in 2019 decided not to join the mega free trade agreement RCEP as the pact was not addressing its concerns and since then there has been no change in that position, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.

Shri Piyush Goyal, Honourable Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India will hold an interactive meeting with the Norwegian industry delegation led by H E Ms May-Elin Stener, Ambassador of Norway to India during the India - Norway Business Roundtable to be held on Sunday, 08 December 2024, at Mumbai.

President Vladimir Putin praised Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's 'India-first' policy and the 'Make in India' initiative at the 15th VTB Russia Calling Investment Forum. President Putin acknowledged India's efforts to foster a stable environment for growth, emphasising how these policies have contributed to India's development.

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) had commissioned a study through NABARD Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. (NABCONS), namely, 'Study to determine Post harvest losses of Agri Produce in India' in 2022 with reference year 2020-22.

In order to ensure overall development of Food Processing Sector in the country, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) implements Central Sector Umbrella Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY), since 2016-17, Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI), since 2021-22 and centrally sponsored Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme, since 2020-21. 

After the tax was withdrawn,1,655 tons of rice were imported from India through Benapole land port in the last 17 days. Rice import resumed on November 17 after 2 years.

Indian businesses should take a 'balanced' approach in dealing with China as excessive dependence on its supply chain could be detrimental to India's national interest, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday (December 5, 2024).

Estonia is, of course, a cyber security giant. That, Egovernance systems and robotics apart, this country of 1.5 million people is reaching out to India for a wider relationship — selling gin and fish and cheese to India and buying fruits and vegetables and tea and coffee.

India has pitched for fast-tracking negotiations in the WTO on special safeguard mechanism (SSM), which would allow developing countries to temporarily raise tariffs on agricultural imports in response to import surges or price drops, an official said. The country flagged the issues during a meeting of a committee on agriculture issues in Geneva on December 4.