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Apr 08, 2025 News Image South Africa Looks to Strengthen Trade Relations with India and China Amidst US Tariff Challenges.
South Africa is exploring ways to boost trade with India and China amid potential 30% tariffs from the US, as stated by Deputy President Paul Mashatile. He emphasised the importance of engaging with other nations despite being a major US trading partner. 'The geopolitics at the moment really requires that we should be engaging other nations as well,' Mashatile remarked to business and community leaders.
 Source:  oneindia.com
Apr 08, 2025 News Image India Must Convert Global Challenges into Opportunities with a Spirit of Nationalism: Shri Piyush Goyal.
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Shri PiyushGoyal, on Monday said that India is well poised to convert the current global situation into an opportunity, just as it did during the Covid-19 pandemic and in the late 1990s when the Indian IT sector leveraged the Y2K bug crisis to mark its emergence on the global stage. Addressing the foundation day of FICCI, in Mumbai, Shri Goyal underscored the need for unity and collaboration among nations and industries to tackle evolving global challenges. 'We are all in it together. All well-meaning countries and businesses must address these challenges collectively and convert them into opportunities,' he said.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Apr 08, 2025 News Image Central Government takes necessary measures towards remunerative price of perishable agricultural produce.
Agriculture marketing is a State subject. Domestic prices of perishable agricultural produce are mainly influenced by factors such as demand and supply, trade policies, effective taxes and duties. The Central Government takes necessary measures as and when required to balance the demand and supply scenario of agriculture and horticulture produces in the domestic market and ensure remunerative prices to the farmers through appropriate policy measures and market intervention scheme.
 Source:  fnbnews.com
Apr 08, 2025 News Image India's 'applied tariffs' to US only 7-8%, not humongous: Piyush Goyal.
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said the 'applied tariffs' to the US are only 7-8 per cent, which he described as not humongous. Declining to disclose details on the ongoing negotiations with the US, which has slapped a 26 per cent 'reciprocal tariff' on the country, Goyal said India believes it can have bilateral trade pacts with countries that exercise fair trade practices.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Apr 08, 2025 News Image Amid tariff war, S Jaishankar & Marco Rubio discuss trade pact.
External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday talked with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the phone and discussed the early conclusion of the bilateral trade agreement in the backdrop of President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs. The two ministers also discussed crises in different regions of the world, including West Asia, Europe and the Caribbean.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Apr 07, 2025 News Image ICAR scientists simplify cashew nut separation from cashew apple with 3 innovative machines.
The method of separating cashew nut from cashew apple has remained a labour-intensive process. But not any more. A team of scientists from ICAR – Directorate of Cashew Research (DCR), Puttur, and ICAR – Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE), Research Station, Coimbatore, has come out with solutions for cashew nut separation from cashew apple. Based on the requirements of different segments of the farming community — ranging from a farmer with small holdings to FPOs (farmer producer organisations) —the team has developed three machines to carry out this process.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
Apr 07, 2025 News Image Bangladesh imports 10,850MT more rice from India.
Another consignment of 10,850 metric tonnes (MTs) of Indian parboiled rice arrived at the country’s premier seaport, Chattogram Port on Thursday. A vessel ‘MV HT UNITE’ carrying the consignment docked at the port, said a media release sent from the Ministry of Food.
 Source:  unb.com.bd
Apr 07, 2025 News Image India may not lose much in agriculture due to Trump's tariffs: Economist Ashok Gulati.
Ashok Gulati, a well-known Indian agricultural economist and professor at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), said that India is unlikely to face major losses in its agricultural exports due to new tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump. In fact, he stated that if India negotiates wisely during bilateral trade talks with the US, it could even gain some ground.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Apr 07, 2025 News Image After rasogolla, GI tag for nolengur sandesh; three more sweets, aromatic rice, silk yarn & guava on list too.
Nolengur sandesh, winter’s gift to Bengal’s sweet shops, can now claim its badge of authenticity. It has followed its equally illustrious cousin, Banglar Rasogolla, in getting a Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Rasogolla had got the tag in 2017.
 Source:  telegraphindia.com
Apr 07, 2025 News Image Indian Food Importers and ProChile Strengthen Agrifood Trade Ties in Presence of Chilean President.
The Forum of Indian Food Importers (FIFI) and ProChile, the Chilean government agency dedicated to the international promotion of exports, signed a Memorandum of Understanding today, aimed at strengthening the trade of food and beverages between Chile and India. The agreement was signed in the presence of Chile's President Gabriel Boric, who is currently on a State visit to India this week, to enhance commercial ties and cultural exchange with between both nations. The President is accompanied by ministers from various sectors, from mining to agriculture, as well as a business delegation that includes representatives from food export associations and companies.
 Source:  mid-day.com