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21 Feb, 2025 News Image Centre revises Wheat Stock Limit until 31st March, 2025.
Government of India keeps a close watch on the prices of wheat and takes suitable appropriate interventions to ensure price stability for the consumers in the country. A total production of 1132 LMT of wheat was recorded during Rabi 2024 and there is ample availability of wheat in the country. In order to manage the overall food security and to prevent hoarding and unscrupulous speculation, the Government of India imposed stock limits on Wheat applicable to Traders/Wholesalers, Retailers, Big Chain Retailers and Processors in all States and Union Territories. The Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs (Amendment) Order, 2024 was issued on 24 June 2024 and revised on 09 September 2024 & on 11 December 2024 and was applicable for all States and Union Territories.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
21 Feb, 2025 News Image Jaishankar to visit UK, Ireland in March; trade and economic ties top agenda.
Trade and economic cooperation and bolstering people-to-people ties will top the agenda for external affairs minister S Jaishankar’s week-long visit to the United Kingdom and Ireland next month, people familiar with the matter said. Jaishankar is set to travel to Britain and Ireland during March 3-9, days after the planned relaunch of negotiations on the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) in New Delhi, the people said on condition of anonymity. This will also be the first high-level visit to Ireland since 2015, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to Dublin.
 Source:  hindustantimes.com
21 Feb, 2025 News Image Rishi Sunak jets in to smooth relations ahead of UK-India trade talks.
Just days before the U.K. is set to officially restart trade talks with India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi threw open the doors of parliament for a VIP visitor: former British PM Rishi Sunak. Sunak, who has kept a low-profile since last July’s election defeat, was given the full prime ministerial treatment — touring the halls of parliament, meeting senior ministers and taking the nation’s media by storm, with his visit splashed across New Delhi Television, the Hindustan Times, and the Indian Express.
 Source:  politico.eu
20 Feb, 2025 News Image Qatar commits to investing $10 bln in India.
Qatar has committed to investing $10 billion in India across various sectors, the two nations said in a joint statement on Tuesday, after Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani visited New Delhi. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he had a 'very productive meeting' with Qatar's Emir, who was on a two-day visit to New Delhi.
 Source:  reuters.com
20 Feb, 2025 News Image Agriculture is Mizoram government’s prime focus: Guv.
Mizoram Governor General (Retired) Vijay Kumar Singh on Wednesday said that agriculture remains the chief focus of the state government with a mission to enhance sustainable agriculture crop productivity. Delivering his maiden address on the first day of the budget session of the state assembly, Singh said that the Fostering Climate Resilient Upland Farming System (FOCUS) project to increase the agricultural income of 55,000 households through climate resilience agriculture system is being implemented across six districts of the state.
 Source:  theprint.in
20 Feb, 2025 News Image National Horticulture Fair to showcase Viksit Bharat.
ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research will organise the National Horticulture Fair-2025 from February 27 to March 1 in Bengaluru. The event is being organised in collaboration with the Society for Promotion of Horticulture (SPH); BESST- HORT, a Technology Business Incubator ICAR-IIHR; ICAR-ATARI Bengaluru along with all the leading development departments, institutions and firms serving for promotion of horticulture and allied sectors.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
20 Feb, 2025 News Image Bilateral goods trade between India and UAE doubles.
The India-United Arab Emirates (UAE) Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) has proven to be a significant driver of trade growth between the two countries as it completes three years since signing on Tuesday. Bilateral merchandise trade between India and the UAE has nearly doubled in this period, rising from $43.3 billion in FY21 to $83.7 billion in FY24.
 Source:  maritimegateway.com
20 Feb, 2025 News Image Belagavi MP seeks establishment of APEDA unit.
BJP MP Jagadish Shettar has urged the Union government to set up a unit of Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) in Belagavi, on the lines of the APEDA centre in Mapusa in Goa. He met Union Minister for Commerce and Industries Piyush Goyal in New Delhi on Tuesday and submitted a memorandum seeking the establishment of the unit near the Belagavi Airport.
 Source:  thehindu.com
20 Feb, 2025 News Image Govt Extends PM-AASHA Scheme Till 2025-26, Promises 100% Tur, Urad and Masur Procurement for Next Four Years.
The government has approved the continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) scheme until 2025-26, as part of the 15th Finance Commission cycle. This initiative aims to stabilize prices, provide fair compensation to farmers, and ensure the availability of essential commodities at reasonable rates for consumers.
 Source:  krishijagran.com
20 Feb, 2025 News Image India-Russia trade via INSTC doubles in past year.
Trade between India and Russia using the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) doubled in the past year with New Delhi increasing the volume of exports as it looks to reduce its substantial large trade deficit with Moscow. INSTC connects western India with Russia through Iran. The corridor’s eastern route is considered the most convenient among all its three branches in terms of volume of goods transportation and geographical coverage.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com