On his two-day trip to Dhaka, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other top leaders and reviewed New Delhi’s bilateral ties in areas such as security, water, trade and investment, power and energy, defence, connectivity and sub-regional cooperation.

Export-Import Bank of India (India Exim Bank) forecasts India’s total merchandise exports to amount to US$ 116.7 bn, witnessing an y-o-y growth of 12.3%, while non-oil exports are forecast to amount US$ 93.9 bn, witnessing an y-o-y growth of 10.7%, during Q1 (April-June) of FY2025. 

Finding good quality kesar in the markets could be a task for mango lovers this season but those living abroad will be able to gorge on this luscious variety like every year.

India's top food regulator—the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)—has cracked down on food imports, saying in has authorized officers at only 155 points to clear shipments 'until further orders'. 

As countries such as Brazil and Argentina start expanding acreages under black matpe or urad, India the largest consumer of pulses, expects increase in imports from those nations. Presently, Myanmar has been the main supplier of urad to India.

The FSSAI has suspended Reliable Analytical Labs Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, which was recognised and notified by the food authority u/s 43(1) of FSS Act, for Chemical and Biological scope of testing and carrying out the analysis of food samples.