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Mar 19, 2025 News Image Madhya Pradesh: Agriculture now profitable venture in state: CM.
CM Mohan Yadav on Tuesday said agriculture has become a profitable venture in the state due to continuous innovations and reforms. The state had surpassed Punjab, Haryana and other agricultural leaders in farm development, Yadav told a visiting National Defence College (NDC) delegation. The CM highlighted the massive expansion of irrigation in MP, stating while only 7 lakh hectares of farmland were irrigated in 2002-03, the figure now exceeds 55 lakh hectares. He credited this for improving both productivity and sustainability for farmers.
 Source:  timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Mar 19, 2025 News Image India, Sweden seek to boost trade, investment ties.
India and Sweden explored ways to further strengthen their bilateral trade and investment partnership during a meeting between Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria M Stenergard in New Delhi on Monday. Sweden is the 21st largest investor in India, with cumulative foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows amounting to USD 2.51 billion from April 2000 to March 2024.
 Source:  tribuneindia.com
Mar 19, 2025 News Image Nepal vows to strengthen ties with India through trade and global cooperation.
Nepal’s Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba on Monday stated that Nepal is concentrating on a 'closer relationship' with India by expanding commerce and collaborating on global concerns. 'We are focussing on closer relationships, vis a vis trade, especially energy trade and trade of our goods and maybe legalising our borders and working together on global issues also we hope to be working together.' Deuba stated.
 Source:  firstpost.com
Mar 19, 2025 News Image 'EFTA-FTA very positive step to enhance India-Norway trade relations' says FM Espen Barth Eide .
Norway's Foreign Affairs Minister, Espen Barth Eide, has welcomed the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)-India Free Trade Agreement, calling it a 'very positive step' to boost trade relations between India and Norway. Speaking to ANI, he said, 'The EFTA (European Free Trade Association)-India Free Trade Agreement is a very positive step to enhance India-Norway trade relations. There are already over 100 Norwegian companies here and more will come and I have seen a strong interest from both sides.'
 Source:  aninews.in
Mar 19, 2025 News Image India and New Zealand working on a comprehensive, mutually beneficial Free Trade Agreement: Shri Piyush Goyal.
India and New Zealand are working to finalize a comprehensive and mutually beneficial Free Trade Agreement. Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, said this while addressing the CEOs of India and New Zealand in New Delhi today. The two countries had announced the launch of negotiations for an FTA earlier this week. The event today was attended by the Right Honourable Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister of New Zealand, Hon'ble Mr. Todd McClay, New Zealand's Minister for Trade and Investment, Agriculture and Forestry, business leaders and senior officers of the two countries.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Mar 19, 2025 News Image India-Malaysia MoS Level Bilateral Meeting held in New Delhi.
The Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Jitin Prasada had a bilateral meeting with Mr. Liew Chin Tong, Malaysian Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade, and Industry on 18th March 2025, in Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. Malaysian Diplomats and Senior Govt. Officials from the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry, Malaysia and from the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Ministry of External Affairs and Bureau of Indian Standards from Govt of India were also present during the meeting.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Mar 19, 2025 News Image Initiatives undertaken to Promote Organic Farming.
Government is promoting organic farming through the schemes of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) in all the States/UTs and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) scheme is being implemented. Both the schemes stress on end-to-end support to farmers engaged in organic farming i.e. from production to post-harvest management training and capacity building. The main focus of the PKVY and MOVCDNER schemes is to promote natural resource based integrated and climate resilient sustainable farming systems that ensure maintenance and increase of soil fertility, natural resource conservation, on-farm nutrient recycling and minimize dependence of farmers on external inputs.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Mar 19, 2025 News Image Devgad Alphonso mangoes to feature tamper-proof UID seal for authenticity.
In a bid to protect the authenticity of Devgad Alphonso (Hapus) mangoes, the Devgad Taluka Mango Growers Cooperative Society Limited, the registered proprietor and custodian of the Alphonso GI (Geographical Indication) tag, has introduced a Tamper-Proof UID Seal (TP Seal) system for all Devgad Hapus/Devgad Alphonso mangoes.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
Mar 19, 2025 News Image India’s pulses import bill tops $5-billion mark for FY25.
India’s pulses import bill has crossed a whopping $5 billion for the current financial year on record purchases of tur (pigeon peas/arhar) and chickpeas (chana or gram) by the largest consuming country in the world.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
Mar 19, 2025 News Image Slovenia's Koper Port to complement India Middle East Europe Economic Corridor.
Slovenia’s possible participation in IMEEC represents an opportunity to position itself as an important route between India and the markets of Central and Eastern Europe. Slovenian Port Koper could represent a strategic gateway for logistic hub for goods distributions to these markets. according to TanjaFajon who is visiting New Delhi for the annual Raisina Dialogue conference.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com