In a significant move to enhance market linkage for agricultural and horticultural produce in Arunachal Pradesh, the state govt launched ‘Mission Arun Himveer' on Friday. The initiative was marked by the signing of an MoU between the Arunachal Pradesh Agriculture Marketing Board (APAMB) and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), North East Frontier, in the presence of chief minister Pema Khandu in Itanagar.

India's vision is to become the world's most efficient and trusted trade hub by expanding participation of authorised economic operators (AEOs), integrated free zones, and promoting innovative policies, Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra said on Friday. 'We aim to set new benchmarks in trade facilitation and global connectivity,' Malhotra said while delivering the valedictory address at the Global AEO Conference here.

The Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA) revised upward the exports of soybean meal from India in the 2023-24 oil year to 22.75 lakh ton, up 24 per cent from the preceding year.

Five major agriculture producers led by the US have accused India of providing support to its rice and wheat producers far in excess to what the World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules allow, an allegation which has been rejected by Indian representatives in Geneva as baseless.

The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC) will enhance strategic supply chains and boost security in economic and energy sectors, and it will be a source of regional peace and stability, French foreign trade minister Sophie Primas has said. In an interview to PTI, Primas said France looks at the proposed corridor as a key to regional integration, stability, and an opportunity to hasten the decarbonisation of trade routes.

After forging close partnership in the defence domain, India and France are now looking at significantly deepening economic and trade ties especially in sectors like clean energy, new technologies and aviation, French foreign trade minister Sophie Primas has said. At the end of her three-day visit to India, Primas said France is looking forward to further negotiations between New Delhi and the European Union for finalisation of a 'mutually beneficial' free trade deal that could expand two-way economic engagement.

The National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is releasing in this Press Note, Quarterly Estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the July-September Quarter (Q2) of the Financial Year (FY) 2024-25 along with its expenditure components both at Constant (2011-12) and Current Prices. Quarterly and Half-Yearly (April-September) Estimates of Gross Value Added (GVA) at Basic Prices by kind of economic activity along with year-on-year percent changes and expenditure components of GDP for the financial years 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 at Constant and Current Prices are given in Statements 1 to 8 of Annexure A.

India’s buffalo meat (carabeef) exports during calendar year 2025 will likely rise by 4 per cent to 1.65 million tonnes (mt) on rising demand from countries in the Middle East, South-East Asia and Africa, according to the USDA Post New Delhi. In 2024, the carabeef exports were estimated at 1.58 mt.