Maldivian Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer praised India's decision to renew the quota for essential commodities, emphasizing the deepening bilateral ties and efforts to expand trade. The renewal covers various commodities for 2024-25, marking the highest approved quantities since the 1981 agreement.

Demonstrating the credibility of the Narendra Modi government’s 'neighbourhood first' policy, India is set to supply thousands of metric tons of onions to Sri Lanka, following significant quantities of essential commodities provided to Maldives under the pro-China Mohammed Muizzu regime.

India’s Cumbum Valley has emerged as a thriving region for the cultivation of Muscat Hamburg, locally known as panneer thiratchai, contributing to an impressive 85% of the country’s grape production.

Food adulteration has been a major concern across India. Now and then, we come across news of people getting affected by eating foods, that are contaminated in some way or the other. To tackle the situation, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recently launched initiatives to detect and control the issues of food adulteration. According to a report in ANI, the food regulation authority is emphasizing its commitment to ensure the integrity of the food supply chain, further safeguarding public health.

Dammu Ravi, secretary, economic relations in the MEA, will visit Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya from April 7-12, as a 'reaffirmation of India's commitment' to further strengthen its ties of friendship with the three African countries. The Ministry of External Affairs, in a statement on Saturday, said the visit seeks to 'maintain the momentum of high-level contacts' between India and countries in Africa, post the entry of the African Union (AU) as a permanent member of the G20 during the Indian Presidency of the grouping.