The Department of Commerce (DoC) has focused on empowering exporters, streamlining processes, and promoting economic growth through innovative solutions during the first 100 days of this Government. These achievements underscore the.

India and Korea on Saturday held discussions on upgrading the existing free trade agreement, balancing two-way commerce and promoting investments between the two countries. The issues were discussed during a meeting between Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and his Korean counterpart Inkyo Cheong at Vientiane, Laos.

India and Myanmar on Saturday discussed ways to promote bilateral trade through their local currencies rupee and kyat.

'World Food India 2024', organized by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, concluded today. The 3rd edition of this mega food event, held from 19thto 22ndSeptember 2024 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, was inaugurated jointly by Shri Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and New & Renewable Energy, Shri Chirag Paswan, Minister of Food Processing Industries & Shri Ravneet Singh Bittu, Minister of State, Food Processing Industries & Railways.

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said there are plans to open offices in different countries in the coming months to hand-hold foreign investors looking at opportunities to invest in India. The first such office of Invest India -- the national agency to promote investments into the country -- was inaugurated by the minister in Singapore.

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan today informed the media through a press conference on the occasion of important decisions and achievements for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare in 100 days during the third term of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Dr. Devesh Chaturvedi and Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) and Director General of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Dr. Himanshu Pathak and other officials of the Ministry were also present in the press conference.

The Ministry of Ayush showcased the significant role of Ayurveda and different traditional medicine systems of India in modern nutrition and wellness through the Ayush Pavilion at World Food India 2024 event, organised at Pragati Maidan from 19th September to 22nd September 2024.

Onion imports at Hili land port in Dinajpur, Bangladesh, resumed on Tuesday after a four-day interruption caused by a software issue in Indian customs. The disruption was due to an update in the tariff regime by Indian customs, which reduced the export duty on onions from 40 percent to 20 percent at 4:45pm that day. This adjustment followed India's decision to eliminate its minimum export price for onions on Friday, allowing Bangladesh to procure the commodity at more favorable rates.

The Advisory Committee on Economic Affairs (ACEA), in a meeting with Finance Advisor of the interim government Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair, approved in principle.