Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan addressed the 'Regional Consultation Program on the Science of Natural Farming' yesterday in Lucknow. On the occasion, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that while fulfilling the Prime Minister’s dream of 'saving Mother Earth from chemicals', we will try our best that in the coming times, farmers do chemical-free farming so that the coming generation remains healthy.

With global supply chain leaders exploring new territories to diversify their supply chain locations, the government in India is intensifying its efforts to realise its ambitious plan of transforming the country into a global export hub, aiming to offer the world an alternative global supply chain destination.

Steps such as increasing exports, making local currency trading workable and a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union will help boost trade between India and Russia, think tank GTRI said on Thursday. India should not worry over the trade deficit, as it is getting crude petroleum oil at cheaper than market rates from Russia and it is also cutting India's overall oil import bill, the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said.

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds in Italy and discussed plans to take forward the negotiations on the proposed free trade agreement, an official statement said on Wednesday.

India securing the rights to manage a terminal at Mongla port in Bangladesh promises to be a game changer for the region as it enhances trade connectivity and solidifies the country’s strategic footprint in the region.