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15 Sep, 2025 News Image Punjab’s flavourful quest: Amritsari Kulcha eyes GI tag.
The Punjab government is exploring the possibility of securing a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Amritsari Kulcha, an iconic stuffed flatbread deeply rooted in the culinary heritage of Amritsar. The initiative is being led by the Punjab Food Processing Department, with Principal Secretary Rakhee Gupta Bhandari highlighting that such recognition would not only safeguard the city’s food culture but also boost branding, exports and employment in the region.
 Source:  tribuneindia.com
15 Sep, 2025 News Image GI tag sought for Madurai jigarthanda.
Madurai’s iconic summer cooler, jigarthanda, is a sip away from global fame. An application has been filed with the GI Registry in Chennai seeking a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Madurai jigarthanda, a milk-based delicacy synonymous with the temple city. The application has been jointly submitted by Madurai Famous Jigarthanda Association and Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology. From pushcart beginnings to cult status, Madurai jigarthanda has enthralled people for decades.
 Source:  thehindu.com
15 Sep, 2025 News Image India, EU committed to work for mutually beneficial trade pact soon: Goyal.
India and the European Union are committed to work for a balanced and mutually beneficial free trade agreement soon, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday. EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic and the European Agriculture Commissioner Christophe Hansen were here to give a push to the ongoing negotiations for the trade agreement.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
15 Sep, 2025 News Image Piyush Goyal Inaugurates APEDA’s First Regional Office In Bihar, Boosting State’s Agri-Export Potential.
In a bid to boost Bihar’s footprint on the global agri-export map, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday inaugurated the state’s first regional office of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA). The inauguration took place during the Bihar Idea Festival in Patna, in the presence of Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary, Industries Minister Nitish Mishra, senior state officials, APEDA leadership, entrepreneurs, FPOs and farmer groups.
 Source:  ddnews.gov.in
12 Sep, 2025 News Image Trade pact with EU to provide huge opportunities for Indian auto industry: Rajesh Agrawal.
The proposed trade pact with the European Union (EU) will provide huge opportunities for the domestic auto industry to boost exports and forge new partnerships with leading automobile giants from the 27-nation bloc, a senior government official said on Thursday. Special Secretary in the Department of Commerce Rajesh Agrawal said India is currently negotiating its biggest free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union, and it is important particularly for the Indian automobile sector, as the auto sector is one of the bloc's key strengths.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
12 Sep, 2025 News Image India is in 'active dialogue' with the US on trade deal: Piyush Goyal.
India is in 'active dialogue' with the US for a proposed trade deal, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. He said talks are also on with New Zealand to finalise a trade agreement. Negotiations are also ongoing with the European Union in New Delhi for concluding a free trade agreement (FTA), while a trade pact with Oman is also likely to be reached soon, Goyal said, adding India and Qatar are set to finalise terms of reference for a FTA in the first week of October. India is also in talks with Australia for a second tranche of their bilateral trade pact, the minister said at a FICCI event. 'I say (we are) in active dialogue with the United States of America, with New Zealand. Qatar and I (India) will be finalising the terms of reference, I think, first week of October,' Goyal said. 'Chile, Peru, and frankly (I) have lost track because I am already talking and promising many other nations that we will expedite the discussion...Trade deal with Oman in weeks now,' he said.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
12 Sep, 2025 News Image Industry Titans Pledge to Pass on GST Benefits to Consumers and Strengthen Grassroots Outreach.
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), today convened an exclusive interaction with leading CEOs from the food processing sector. The roundtable, chaired by Shri Chirag Paswan, Minister of Food Processing Industries, provided an important platform for open dialogue between government and industry stakeholders. The interaction commenced with a vote of thanks from industry representatives to the Prime Minister, Finance Minister, and Food Processing Minister for spearheading the landmark GST reforms.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
12 Sep, 2025 News Image India, US satisfied with trade talk progress: Piyush Goyal.
Negotiations on the first part of the bilateral trade agreement between India and the US are ongoing and the two sides are satisfied with the movement that has taken place, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Thursday. 'In February, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Trump instructed us that ministers on both sides should arrive at a good agreement by November,' Goyal told reporters in Patna on Thursday, speaking in Hindi. 'The first part of that agreement, the first tranche, should be finalised by November 2025. Discussions have been going on very seriously since March in a very good environment. Progress is being made, and with the progress, both sides are satisfied.'
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
12 Sep, 2025 News Image India’s sugar surplus may open doors for limited exports in 2025/26.
India should allow exports of 2 million metric tonnes of sugar in the 2025/26 marketing year starting from October 1 as the country is set to produce surplus, the head of a leading industry body said on Thursday. Sugar mills can divert up to 5 million tonnes of sugar for production of ethanol in the new season, Gautam Goel, president of Indian Sugar & Bio-energy Manufacturers Association told an industry conference.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
12 Sep, 2025 News Image Railways launch daily rail service to move Kashmiri apples to Delhi.
Northern Railway will begin a daily parcel express service between Budgam in Kashmir and Adarsh Nagar in Delhi from Sept. 13, providing a transport option for perishable produce such as apples. Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said in a post on X that the service would 'empower Kashmir’s apple growers' by improving connectivity following the opening of the Jammu-Srinagar line.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com