Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s arrival on an official visit to Singapore, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Tuesday (September 3, 2024) said the time is ripe for the two countries to take their bilateral relationship to the next level.

With the global demand for Indian spirits growing at a healthy rate, the government is planning to promote both Indian alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in the international markets and is eyeing USD one billion (about Rs 8,000 crore) exports in the next few years.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed on a historic visit to Brunei on Tuesday, marking the first-ever visit by an Indian head of state to the island nation despite 40 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Building on 'new anchors' of partnership identified under the India-Singapore ministerial roundtable framework, the relations between the two countries is poised for an even bigger take-off, the MEA said on Monday ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Singapore.

In an attempt to boost India’s agricultural sector, the Union Cabinet, on Monday, approved seven major schemes with a combined investment of Rs.13,966 crore.

The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry jointly with IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) organized a workshop on 'Profiling of Potential Varieties of Non-Basmati Rice and Value-Added Products of Rice' at New Delhi on 29th August 2024.

Overall sowing under all crops in the current kharif season touched 1,087.33 lakh hectares (lh) as of August 30, up by 2 per cent from 1066.89 lh a year ago, the Agriculture Ministry said on Monday. The government is hopeful of another year of bumper harvest with higher area and good rainfall across the country. However, with the prediction of above-normal rains in September, policymakers are closely watching the weather scenario.