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08 Sep, 2025 News Image India, Israel to sign bilateral investment treaty this week
India and Israel are expected to sign a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) during the upcoming visit of Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich this week, which would prepare a common ground for a free trade agreement (FTA) to boost trade between the two countries, sources here told PTI.
 Source:  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/
08 Sep, 2025 News Image ET Graphics: India, EU to hold 13th round of FTA talks in Delhi; pact likely by year-end
The 13th round of the India-EU free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations will be held in New Delhi starting Monday.European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Maroš Šefcovic, is also expected to visit India later this week as both sides attempt to finalize the trade pact by the end of the year.
 Source:  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/
08 Sep, 2025 News Image GST rate cuts to benefit 10 crore dairy farmers: Ministry of Cooperation
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate cuts on dairy products, farm inputs, and food processing items will directly benefit over 10 crore dairy farmers and strengthen the cooperative sector, the Ministry of Cooperation said on Saturday.The restructuring addresses the inverted duty structure in fertiliser manufacturing and is expected to check price rise for farmers while ensuring timely availability of inputs during sowing seasons, the ministry said in a statement.
 Source:  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/
08 Sep, 2025 News Image Potato processing gains momentum, especially in emerging markets
Fast-growing markets such as China and India evolved from net importers to net exporters of frozen processed potato products during this period. These and other developments are highlighted in the World Potato Map recently published by RaboResearch analysts.
 Source:  https://www.freshplaza.com/
08 Sep, 2025 News Image New Zealand Rouge apples arrive in India for very first time
"This moment will remain etched in the history of our fresh produce trade," says Rohan Satish Ursal of Purander Highlights Farmers Producer Company.This launch comes at the perfect time. A few months ago, Hon. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon of New Zealand visited India and engaged in extensive discussions with Hon. Prime Minister of India Shri. Narendra Modi where agriculture was placed at the forefront of bilateral cooperation.
 Source:  https://www.freshplaza.com/
08 Sep, 2025 News Image Niti Aayog recommends strategies to double India's pulses production by 2047 and self-sufficient by 2030
Government think-tank Niti Aayog has recommended strategies and pathways to be adopted by government to make India self-sufficient, (Atmanirbhar) in pulses by 2030 and double the production of pulses by 2047.The report noted, India's pulses production is set to witness steady growth in the coming years with output projected to rise to 34.45 million tonnes (MT) by 2030 and 51.57 MT by 2047, up from 26.06 MT in 2022.
 Source:  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/
08 Sep, 2025 News Image India will be at negotiating table 'in a month or two': US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick
New York/Washington: Terming India as the 'vowel' between Russia and China in the BRICS grouping, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday said New Delhi will be at the negotiating table and will try to make a deal with President Donald Trump in a couple of months.So, I think yes, in a month or two months, I think India is going to be at the table, and they're going to say they're sorry, and they're going to try to make a deal with Donald Trump," Lutnick said in an interview with Bloomberg.
 Source:  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/
08 Sep, 2025 News Image India’s Expanding Trade Ties: Japan, China, And Russia In Perspective
With the lion’s share of the world’s GDP and a significant population base, these four countries make for a vast domestic and international market. According to estimates, the combined domestic market of these four countries, based on the latest final consumption expenditure from the World Bank dataset, in current USD terms, amounts to USD 17.82 trillion, which is 21.6% of the whole world’s combined final consumption expenditure.
 Source:  https://ddnews.gov.in/
08 Sep, 2025 News Image India Reaffirms Commitment to WTO - Centred, Fair Trade System at SCO Trade Ministers’ Meeting
Representing the Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Shri Amitabh Kumar, Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, underlined the need for an open, fair, inclusive and non-discriminatory multilateral trading system with the WTO at its core. He highlighted the importance of a development-centred agenda that includes a permanent solution on Public Stockholding (PSH) for food security purposes, effective Special & Differential Treatment (S&DT) for developing countries, and restoration of a fully functional two-tier WTO dispute settlement system. He also underlined the role of services trade and the temporary movement of skilled professionals, in line with national laws and transparency, to strengthen economic growth and support greater participation of MSMEs in global value chains.
 Source:  https://www.pib.gov.in/
04 Sep, 2025 News Image APEDA launches Bharati initiative to boost agri-food exports.
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), launched its new initiative ‘Bharati’ on the sidelines of the ‘Food & Beverages Sector Stakeholders Meeting’ chaired by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, alongside Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE’s Minister of Foreign Trade, and Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan.
 Source:  fnbnews.com