Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has introduced mandatory annual reporting requirements for exporters who have claimed duty credits exceeding Rs 1 crore under the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP) scheme.
India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have come together to demand that concerns over support for public stockholding of foodgrains - an issue critical for procurement - along with special safeguard measures to check surge in import of agricultural products be addressed in the Geneva-based trade body's committee on agriculture instead of focusing on all issues through a 'facilitator-driven' approach, being pushed by the WTO secretariat.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) on Tuesday said container traffic at its port rose 11.86 per cent year-on-year to 6,14,651 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in October.
Against the backdrop of rising prices, the government has geared up efforts to buy rice from the international market to replenish stocks and ensure distributions under social safety net schemes to arrest market volatility.
India’s rice production in 2024 kharif season is estimated at 119.93 million tonnes (mt), which shows that the output has jumped by about 30 mt in the past decade alone. The rice output in the last kharif was 113.26 mt. This also reflects farmers’ growing preference for paddy crop when there is uncertainty over yield and prices of other crops, experts said.
ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur, and the Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) jointly organized an important stakeholder meet today in Nagpur. The meeting aimed to accelerate the export of Nagpur Mandarin from the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.
In Janakpurdham, the capital of Madesh, Nepal, bananas valued at approximately $403,225 (50 million rupees) have been imported from India for the Chhath festival. The festival, which necessitates fasting, traditionally includes bananas as an essential offering to God.
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) is pleased to announce its participation in the 22nd edition of the Middle East Organic & Natural Products Expo 2024, scheduled to be held in Dubai from November 18th to 20th.
