Self-Reliance in Pulses and Oilseeds Is Our Top Priority: Shri Shivraj Singh.
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan today addressed a press conference on the Kharif Conference-2026 at the PUSA campus in New Delhi. During the briefing, the Union Minister said ensuring the country’s food security, improving farmers’ livelihoods and providing nutritious food to citizens remain the highest priorities of the Central Government. He said the Government of India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has been continuously working to strengthen the agriculture sector. A two-day Agriculture Conference on the National Kharif Campaign-2026 is being organised on May 28 and 29, 2026, at the NASC Complex, Pusa, New Delhi. Agriculture ministers, scientists and senior officials from across the country are participating in the conference, along with representatives from ICAR, states and Union Territories. Detailed discussions and reviews on preparations for the upcoming Kharif season will be held over the two days.
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Foodgrain production exceeds 3,765 lakh tonnes, a historic achievement: Union Agriculture Minister.
The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan addressed a press conference on Kharif Conclave-2026 at Pusa Complex in New Delhi today. The Union Agriculture Minister said that ensuring food security in the country, improving farmers’ livelihood and providing nutritious food to the countrymen is the top priority of the Union Government.
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Strategic sectors driving the next stage of India–Russia economic cooperation.
New frontiers of energy cooperation, trade and industrial partnerships, and critical minerals are emerging as the next stage in burgeoning India-Russia economic partnership. Representatives of the Trade Representation of the Russian Federation in India recently participated in the high-level meet 'India-Expanding Frontiers of Special & Privileged Strategic Partnership', organised by Indo Russia 'Innopraktika' Technology Hub with the participation of selected audience comprising government officials, industry representatives, experts and academia.
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The UK-India Free Trade Agreement.
Mr. Harjinder Kang, His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for South Asia and British Deputy High Commissioner for Western India, was at the negotiating table from day one. The cultural ties, diaspora connections, and shared legal and financial systems between the UK and India aren’t replicated by any other bilateral relationship. The UK and India landmark trade deal has marked a new era of growth for two of the world’s largest and most innovative economies. Mr. Ranjan Bhattacharya, Managing Director - Head of Strategy, India & Middle East at HSBC, frames the core of good cross-border business in a single word: trust. In a complex market with many attractive-looking potential partners, the discipline of finding a trusted counterpart is the most important first step any company can take. The UK-India FTA is designed to make that trust easier to build and act upon through cleaner regulations, mutual recognition of professional credentials and digital contracts, and support structures that help companies on both sides find their footing in unfamiliar markets. The river of trade has been flowing between these two countries for centuries. This agreement widens the channel considerably.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
Piyush Goyal engages with over 50 industry leaders in New York to deepen India-US trade.
India and the United States moved closer to deepening their trade ties as Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal engaged with more than 50 prominent business and industry leaders for a closed-door roundtable discussion at New York City, in the United States. The discussions focused on expanding partnerships across trade, investment, innovation, and supply chains to drive shared prosperity between the two nations.
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India becomes world's largest rice producer.
India has become the world's largest rice producer, surpassing China, agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Thursday, as the government unveiled a nationwide contingency plan ahead of the crucial kharif sowing season amid fears of a weak monsoon and increasing climate risks. Rice production is estimated at a record 154.02 mt in the 2025-26 crop year, up from 150.18 mt a year earlier, according to the third advance estimates released by the agriculture ministry.
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India, Canada launch trade and investment forum to strengthen economic partnership.
India and Canada have unveiled a new trade and investment forum aimed at deepening commercial ties and boosting business engagement between the two countries, following Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal’s three-day visit to Canada from May 25 to 27. The announcement came after a series of meetings between Indian and Canadian business leaders, as well as bilateral talks between Goyal and Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Maninder Sidhu.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
Gujarat govt's 'revolutionary' decision to provide Rs 1,500 cr financial relief to sugar cooperatives.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has taken a landmark decision in the interest of sugarcane farmers and the cooperative sector by officially approving the sugarcane prices paid by cooperative societies. Providing details of this decision, Agriculture and Cooperation Minister Jitubhai Vaghstated that the State Government has granted official approval to the sugarcane prices paid by sugar cooperative societies to sugarcane farmers during the period from 2007-08 to 2014-15, according to the release.
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India cancels soymeal export deals, turns to Africa for soybean imports.
Indian traders have cancelled 25,000 metric tons of soymeal export contracts for the first time since 2021 and booked 80,000 tons of imports from African countries after soaring domestic prices reversed trade flows, trade sources said. The cancellations are likely to help soymeal suppliers in North and South America boost shipments to Asian buyers that traditionally source from India. India's soybean purchases are also allowing African exporters to sell the oilseed at a hefty premium to global benchmark prices.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
'This is the right moment...': Piyush Goyal highlights opportunities under India-Canada CEPA.
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said 'diversity defines the Canada-India partnership,' telling business leaders in Toronto that deep trust between the two democracies is unlocking new trade and investment opportunities as both sides push for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
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