21 Oct, 2024 News Image India s H1FY25 pulses imports rise 73 per cent to $2.18 billion.

India’s pulses imports were up 73 per cent in value terms for the first half of current financial year.


 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
21 Oct, 2024 News Image Bangladesh: Another 2.31 lakh eggs imported from India.
Dhaka-based importer 'Hydro Land Solution' brought it the consignment costing Tk5.70 per egg.
With a Tk1.83 import duty at the land port, the buying price of each egg stands at over Tk7.5.  The government has permitted the import of 4.5 crore eggs in phases.

 Source:  tbsnews.net
21 Oct, 2024 News Image Ministry may soon tap Cabinet for green flag on FTA SOPs as new guidelines nearly ready.

The commerce and industry ministry will soon seek Cabinet nod for the standard operating procedure (SOP) for negotiating its free trade agreements (FTA) and address new issues — labour, environment, digital services, gender and indigenous people and has temporarily paused some new trade pacts.


 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
21 Oct, 2024 News Image The national target of food grain production in 2024-25 will be 341.55 million tonnes : Shri Chouhan.

With an objective to review and assess the crop performance during the preceding crop seasons and fix crop-wise targets for rabi season, the Union Minister of Agriculture, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign 2024 to at NASC Complex, New Delhi. 


 Source:  pib.gov.in
21 Oct, 2024 News Image FM Nirmala Sitharaman Meets Mexican Minister, Discusses Ways to Deepen Economic Ties.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday met her Mexican counterpart Rogelio Ramirez de la O and discussed areas of mutual interest and boosting economic ties between India and Mexico.


 Source:  news18.com
21 Oct, 2024 News Image India has chosen to be a part of solution in sustainability and is changing faster than before: Shri Piyush Goyal.

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal during his keynote address at the 13th Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) India Annual Conference & Expo 2024 today in New Delhi said that sustainability is an area where India has chosen to be a part of the solution and now, navigating change faster than before.


 Source:  pib.gov.in
18 Oct, 2024 News Image Bangladesh: Govt plans to import another 45m eggs.
The interim government has planned to import an additional 45 million eggs to increase supply.
Approval is being granted to 12 organizations for this purpose.
 

 Source:  dhakatribune.com
18 Oct, 2024 News Image Twenty-three Armenian companies to participate in Sial 2024 food and beverage exhibition in Paris.

Twenty-three Armenian companies will showcase their products at the 60th international food and beverage exhibition Sial 2024, which will be held on October 19-23 in Paris, the Ministry of Economy said.


 Source:  arka.am/
18 Oct, 2024 News Image Native sweet makers export tonnes of Deepavali sweets and snacks abroad.

Every year, as the festive season approaches, home kitchens and sweet shops buzz with activity. But, over the last few years, it is the kitchens in rural India that have been busy prepping months ahead for Navaratri, Deepavali, and the New Year. 


 Source:  pib.gov.in
18 Oct, 2024 News Image Nirmala Sitharaman on official visit to Mexico to explore trade corporation between India-Mexico.
Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, arrived in Mexico on Thursday for an official visit to Mexico and the USA.
The minister was welcomed at Guadalajara Airport, also known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL), by India’s Ambassador to Mexico, Pankaj Sharma, marking her maiden visit to the country. 

 Source:  theprint.in