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Mar 21, 2025 News Image Cabinet approves revised national program for dairy development.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the Revised National Program for Dairy Development (NPDD), an official statement said. The Revised NPDD, a Central Sector Scheme, has been enhanced with an additional Rs1000 crore, bringing the total budget to Rs 2790 crore for the 15th Finance Commission cycle (2021-22 to 2025-26).
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Mar 21, 2025 News Image Egypt And India Seek Enhanced Trade Relations Amid Growth Opportunities.
The Egyptian Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Hassan Al-Khatib, met with Indian Foreign Minister Dr. Subramanyam Jaishankar during an official dinner hosted by the latter in honor of the Egyptian Minister. The two parties discussed ways to enhance bilateral relations between Egypt and India across various fields of mutual interest.
 Source:  evrimagaci.org
Mar 21, 2025 News Image Australian almond exports rise to China and India.
The Almond Board of Australia (ABA) published its January position report on March 11, 2025, detailing volumes and destinations of almond shipments, akin to the Almond Board of California's reports. Australian exporters dispatched nearly 5.3k metric tonnes (mt) in January 2025, marking a decrease of 8.3k mt from December 2024, yet showing a slight rise over January 2024. This brings the crop-year-to-date total to 163.4k mt, surpassing previous seasons with one month left to report.
 Source:  freshplaza.com
Mar 21, 2025 News Image Global coffee prices soar nearly 40% amid climate disruptions.
Global coffee prices surged by 38.8 percent in 2024, reaching their highest levels in years due to severe climate conditions disrupting key producing regions, according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The price of Arabica, a premium coffee variety, rose by 58 percent, while Robusta, mainly used in instant coffee, saw an even sharper increase of 70 percent, significantly narrowing the price gap between the two for the first time since the mid-1990s.
 Source:  fnbnews.com
Mar 21, 2025 News Image India Closes In on Long-Sought Free Trade Agreement With UK.
The UK and India are 'very close' to agreeing a long-awaited free trade agreement just weeks after the two countries restarted talks, a senior Indian diplomat said.
 Source:  bloomberg.com
Mar 21, 2025 News Image Gujarat extends registration deadline for wheat farmers to April 5.
The deadline for registration of wheat farmers wanting to sell their rabi crop at Minimum Support Price (MSP) has been extended to April 5, Gujarat government said on Thursday. The government extended the deadline to allow wheat farmers who missed the earlier deadline to register themselves online. The Gujarat government had begun online registration for farmers on March 1 and ended it on March 16. The pending online registrations are being done and biometrically authenticated for farmers through e-gram centres operated by Village Computer Entrepreneurat the village-level.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
Mar 21, 2025 News Image Piyush Goyal discuses trade ties with representatives of Peru & Chile.
He emphasized the need for a balanced and equitable agreement that considers mutual trade priorities and agreed to fast-track negotiations, reinforcing the commitment to deeper trade and investment engagement. Mr. Goyal also held a meeting with Chile’s Under-Secretary for International Economic Relations, Claudia Sanhueza. Both sides discussed areas of collaboration to further boost India-Chile trade and investment ties.
 Source:  theindianawaaz.com
Mar 21, 2025 News Image India bets big on Latin America, Carribean trade; eyes 2X growth in five years.
India is looking to deepen its economic ties with the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region, with a focus on expanding trade and investment across key sectors, union commerce minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. Highlighting the untapped potential for economic collaboration, Goyal called for ambitious steps to double trade volumes between the two regions in the next five years.
 Source:  livemint.com
Mar 21, 2025 News Image Swiss parliament approves free trade agreement with India.
After sixteen years of negotiations, Switzerland signed the agreement with India a year ago, along with the other members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. A total of 94.7% of Swiss exports to India will benefit from customs relief. India currently levies very high customs duties on most imported products.
 Source:  swissinfo.ch
Mar 21, 2025 News Image India-Sweden ties strong, hopes for trade talks with EU to progress: Former Swedish PM Carl Bildt.
Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt highlighted the strong ties between India and Sweden, said that both countries share business and political relations with no major challenges while expressing optimism that the long-stalled EU-India trade talks will finally move forward as both sides are now more committed to reaching an agreement.
 Source:  aninews.in