Aug 28, 2025 News Image US-India relationship ‘complicated’, but ‘at the end of the day we will come together’, says US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
On the day 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods imported into the US took effect, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the India-US relationship is a 'complicated' one, but added that he believed that 'at the end of the day' the two countries will 'come together'. Speaking to television news channel Fox Business, Bessent suggested that the recent unease in the relationship between New Delhi and Washington was not just due to India’s hefty purchases of Russian oil, but also the delay in the two countries reaching a trade agreement.
 Source:  indianexpress.com
Aug 28, 2025 News Image 'Increasing wheat and barley production and reducing costs is essential': Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that while India today is self-reliant in the production of wheat and rice, it is equally important to reduce agricultural costs so that farming becomes more profitable. He made the statement while addressing the 64th All India Wheat and Barley Research Workers’ Workshop as the chief guest at Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Agricultural University, Gwalior today.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Aug 28, 2025 News Image India, Africa co-creating shared future built on trust, collaboration.
Together with India, Zimbabwe can write the next great chapter of South-South cooperation, demonstrating to the world, that partnerships among developing nations can drive innovation, build industries, and create a more equitable, global economy, said H.E. Gen. (Retd) Dr C.G.D.N. Chiwenga, Vice President, Republic of Zimbabwe.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Aug 28, 2025 News Image India's huge domestic consumption can offset export losses to US: GTRI.
Ajay Srivastava, founder of the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI), noted that India can offset the loss of US trade to some extent through increased domestic consumption. The 50 per cent Trump tariffs on India come into effect starting today, posing challenges for the country's US-oriented exporters.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Aug 28, 2025 News Image No compromise on red lines, sensitivities in India-US trade pact, sources say.
Negotiations between India and the US for the proposed trade pact will depend on how each side addresses the sensitivities and the red lines, sources told PTI. As far as India is concerned, they said, it has already made it clear that there will be no compromise on issues concerning farmers, fishermen, and small units.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Aug 27, 2025 News Image Mizoram CM Lays Foundation for PM Ekta Mall to Boost ODOP Scheme.
Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Saturday laid the foundation stone for the 'PM Ekta Mall' in Aizawl to promote the 'One District, One Product (ODOP)' scheme. The centrally sponsored scheme 'PM Ekta Mall' (Unity Mall) was announced in the Union Budget 2023-24 for the promotion and sale of ODOP products, Geographical Indication (GI) products, and other handicaft from across the country.
 Source:  tripuratimes.com
Aug 27, 2025 News Image Dairy Contributes 25% of India’s F&B Sector: NDDB Executive Director at Anuga FoodTec India 2025.
India’s food processing and ingredients sector is growing at 8.8 percent CAGR, projected to double by 2030, while food-tech outpaces global benchmarks at 14 percent CAGR. Food processing equipment market in India is projected to reach USD 1.5 billion by 2033, packaging machinery to cross USD 6.6 billion by 2030.
 Source:  krishijagran.com
Aug 27, 2025 News Image WFP's Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau Commends India’s Progress in Food Security in Meeting with Agriculture Secretary.
Carl Skau, Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the World Food Programme (WFP), met today with Dr. Devesh Chaturvedi, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (DA&FW), at Krishi Bhavan in New Delhi. The meeting centered on WFP’s collaborative initiatives and developments spanning national, regional, and global levels.
 Source:  krishijagran.com
Aug 27, 2025 News Image 'Indian Cavendish bananas keep up export pace despite rainfall setbacks'.
India's banana exports remain resilient despite recent heavy rainfall disrupting production and logistics. The market is navigating fluctuating farm availability while maintaining consistent demand in key markets, shares Nagoor Shareef Shaik, Director at fresh produce trader Sattvaa Owaiss. 'Our exports are performing steadily at the moment, with consistent demand from our regular markets. Volumes have been stable, though we have had to monitor logistics closely due to fluctuating availability at the farm level,' Shaik says.
 Source:  freshplaza.com
Aug 27, 2025 News Image India exports first GI-tagged Indi lime to UAE.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has announced the first-ever export of three metric tons of GI-tagged Swadeshi Indi Lime from Vijayapura, Karnataka, to the United Arab Emirates. The export was facilitated by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).
 Source:  freshplaza.com