Imports from India rise, exports remain almost unchanged.
The country imported goods worth $10.96 billion from India in fiscal year 2025-26, up from $9.62 billion a year earlier, according to National Board of Revenue (NBR) data. In contrast, exports to India stood at $1.75 billion in FY26, compared with $1.76 billion in the previous fiscal year.
Source: thedailystar.net
TN govt plans GI tag push for 10 agro products.
Agriculture Minister R Vinoth on Monday announced that the Tamil Nadu government will apply for Geographical Indication (GI) tags for 10 agricultural products from various parts of the state, including the Kancheepuram Parimilagai, Poyyur Kathiri (Nagapattinam), Chidambaram Black Gram, Karumandurai Kadukkai, Thiruvaiyaru Elai Vazhai, Eraiyur Karunai Kilangu, Cuddalore Vettiver, Manapparai Brinjal, Ooty Garlic and Javvadhu Pei Sesame. The minister said Rs 30 lakh will be allocated for obtaining GI recognition for the above products, which are associated with distinctive characteristics and geographical identifications.
Source: newindianexpress.com
Commerce ministry meeting industry, exporters on India-US trade on September 1.
The Commerce Ministry will meet with industry associations and representatives of export promotion councils on September 1 on India-US trade performance, an official said. The meeting will be chaired by Additional Secretary in the ministry Darpan Jain. He is also the country's chief negotiator for the India-US bilateral trade agreement (BTA).
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
India, Uzbekistan agree to deepen cooperation in trade, defence, energy, digital connectivity.
India and Uzbekistan on Sunday agreed to strengthen cooperation in trade and investment, digital connectivity, defence and energy as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held delegation-level talks with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Tashkent. Modi is on a two-day state visit to Uzbekistan from August 29 to 30 at the invitation of Mirziyoyev. This is his fourth visit to the Central Asian country.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
Govt expands digital fertiliser tracking system to link farmers, subsidies and supply chain.
The government on Sunday said it is broadening a nationwide digital platform that tracks fertilizer from production to retail sale, adding tools to link purchases with individual farmers' land records and to monitor subsidy payments more closely. The Integrated Fertilizer Management System (iFMS), run by the Department of Fertilizers with technical support from the National Informatics Centre, already tracks more than 14 crore Aadhaar-linked buyers and over 2,50,000 retailers, and processes about 70 million tonnes of fertilizer sales a year. The system underpins roughly ₹2 lakh crore in annual fertilizer subsidies.
Source: thehindubusinessline.com
India’s area under pulses acreage tops last year’s level.
Kharif pulses area has surpassed last year’s levels. As on August 28, the acreage registered an increase of 1.68 per cent at 111.46 lakh hectares (lh) over 109.62 lh a year ago. The delayed onset and slow progress of South-West monsoon impacted the sowing in the early part of the kharif cropping season, while in the recovery in rainfall in the western and central parts of the country in the recent weeks aided the sowing.
Source: thehindubusinessline.com
भारत–चिली सीईपीए वार्ता अगले चरण में पहुंची, वाणिज्य सचिव श्री राजेश अग्रवाल ने चिली की उप-मंत्री पाउला एस्टेवेज वेनस्टीन से मुलाकात की
वाणिज्य सचिव श्री राजेश अग्रवाल ने भारत-चिली व्यापक आर्थिक भागीदारी समझौते (सीईपीए) पर बातचीत को आगे बढ़ाने के लिए 26 अगस्त 2026 को सैंटियागो, चिली में चिली गणराज्य की अंतरराष्ट्रीय आर्थिक संबंधों की उप-मंत्री सुश्री पाउला एस्टेवेज वेन्स्टीन से मुलाकात की। भारत ने दोनों देशों के व्यवसायों और लोगों के लिए सार्थक अवसर पैदा करने पर ध्यान केंद्रित करते हुए, भारत-चिली आर्थिक साझेदारी को मजबूत करने में खुलेपन, निरंतर जुड़ाव और एक संतुलित दृष्टिकोण के प्रति अपनी प्रतिबद्धता दोहराई। ग्लोबल साउथ के सदस्यों के रूप में भारत और चिली की साझा पहचान, उनके साझा रणनीतिक दृष्टिकोण के साथ, द्विपक्षीय आर्थिक सहयोग को गहरा करने और साझा समृद्धि को बढ़ावा देने के लिए एक मजबूत आधार प्रदान करती है।
Source: pib.gov.in
वाणिज्य सचिव श्री राजेश अग्रवाल ने चौथी भारत-अर्जेंटीना संयुक्त वार्ता की अध्यक्षता की; दोनों पक्षों ने रणनीतिक और आर्थिक साझेदारी को गहरा करने की प्रतिबद्धता की पुष्टि की
भारत-अर्जेंटीना संयुक्त व्यापार समिति (जेटीसी) की चौथी बैठक 24 अगस्त 2026 को ब्यूनस आयर्स के पलासिओ सैन मार्टिन में आयोजित की गई। भारतीय प्रतिनिधिमंडल का नेतृत्व वाणिज्य सचिव श्री राजेश अग्रवाल ने किया, जबकि अर्जेंटीना प्रतिनिधिमंडल का नेतृत्व अंतर्राष्ट्रीय आर्थिक संबंध सचिव राजदूत फर्नांडो ब्रून ने किया। दोनों पक्षों ने माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र मोदी की 2025 में अर्जेंटीना यात्रा के दौरान सहमत हुए रोडमैप पर हुई प्रगति की समीक्षा की और दोनों देशों के बीच रणनीतिक और आर्थिक साझेदारी को और अधिक सुदृढ़ करने की अपनी प्रतिबद्धता की पुष्टि की।
Source: pib.gov.in
Visit of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyz Republic (29 August-1 September 2026).
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit Uzbekistan from 29–30 August on a bilateral visit and the Kyrgyz Republic for the 26th SCO Summit from 31 August to 1 September 2026. At the invitation of the President of Uzbekistan, H.E. Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister will undertake a State Visit to Tashkent on 29–30 August 2026. This will be Prime Minister’s fourth visit to Uzbekistan. During the visit, Prime Minister will hold delegation-level talks with President Mirziyoyev to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries. The two leaders would review cooperation in trade and investment, defence, digital connectivity, energy, education and people-to-people domains and set the agenda for the road ahead. They will also share perspectives on advancing the shared developmental visions of Viksit Bharat 2047 and Uzbekistan-2030. Prime Minister is also expected to visit the Shastri Memorial in Tashkent and the Mahatma Gandhi Centre at the Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies.
Source: pib.gov.in
CSIR-CFTRI opens secondary millet processing facility.
CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), Mysuru, has inaugurated a new secondary millet processing facility established with financial support from Milltec Machinery Private Ltd, Bengaluru, under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. The facility is aimed at supporting farmers, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and other grassroots enterprises in converting millets into value-added, market-ready foods.
Source: fnbnews.com