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Jun 12, 2025 News Image Five chapters finalised in India-EU FTA.
India and the EU have closed five chapters including on intellectual property, and customs and trade facilitation of their proposed free trade agreement (FTA) in the 11th round of talks held on May 12-16 in New Delhi. The two sides also discussed the EU's proposal for easing the process of certification under India's Quality Control Orders, especially improvements in online application and accreditation of EU Conformity Assessment Bodies, said an official.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jun 12, 2025 News Image Tea exports from India rise by 9.92% at 254.67 million kg in CY2024.
Tea exports from India increased by 9.92 per cent at 254.67 million kg, from January to December 2024, against 231.69 million kg in the previous calendar year. According to the latest data released by Tea Board, production in the north Indian estates during calendar 2024 stood at 154.81 million kg, as compared to 141 million kg in the preceding period from January to December 2023, registering a rise of 9.79 per cent year-on-year.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jun 12, 2025 News Image Union Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal concludes successful visit to Switzerland, reinforces momentum for India–Switzerland partnership under EFTA TEPA.
Union Commerce and Industry Minister, Shri Piyush Goyal, concluded a successful two-day official visit to Switzerland from June 9–10, 2025, and commenced his official engagements in Sweden today. The Switzerland leg of the visit focused on advancing India–Switzerland economic cooperation and operationalising the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) signed earlier this year between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Jun 12, 2025 News Image 41 Countries Import Indian Mangoes But This One Country Surpasses The Rest.
India continues to make its mark globally with its mango exports, sending the king of fruits to over 40 countries in 2024. While traditionally the United States and the United Kingdom have remained major buyers, the latest figures reveal a surprising shift. As reported by multiple agencies, a nation in the Gulf region has emerged as the leading importer, overtaking Western countries in volume and value.
 Source:  curlytales.com
Jun 12, 2025 News Image Bihar farmers begin food & energy production via agrivoltaics in Gaya.
The Tata Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) and Preservation and Proliferation of Rural Resources and Nature (PRAN) have set up an agrivoltaics site in Bihar’s Gaya district. Agrivoltaics combines agriculture and solar power generation in an effort to prevent food production and energy production from competing for land. On a typical agrivoltaics site, shade-tolerant crops grow beneath solar panels, allowing farmers to produce food while generating electricity.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
Jun 12, 2025 News Image India tells WTO it won’t lift wheat export ban.
Despite a bumper wheat harvest, India has formally notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it will not lift restrictions on wheat exports, citing food security concerns for its own population as well as vulnerable and neighbouring countries. In a submission to the WTO’s Committee on Agriculture on Tuesday. circulated on Wednesday, India said its temporary ban on wheat exports, first imposed in May 2022, remains in place due to ongoing volatility in global wheat prices and the need to ensure domestic availability.
 Source:  livemint.com
Jun 12, 2025 News Image Challenging times for global trade; India will certainly cross $825 billion exports this fiscal: Piyush Goyal.
'The world trade is facing severe geo-political challenges, but India has consistently emerged as a winner in such times, and the country’s exports of goods and services will certainly cross $825 billion in 2025-26,' Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said.
 Source:  thehindu.com
Jun 12, 2025 News Image 15-Day ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ Successfully Reaches Its Final Phase.
As part of the ongoing Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, visited Tigipur village on the outskirts of Delhi today. He was accompanied by Dr. M. L. Jat, Secretary (DARE) and Director General (ICAR), along with other senior officials and agricultural scientists.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Jun 12, 2025 News Image India's granaries overflow as rice stocks hit record, wheat surges.
India's rice stocks in government warehouses rose 18% from a year ago to a record high for the start of June, while wheat stocks have hit their highest level in four years on higher procurement from farmers, official data showed on Wednesday. Record rice stocks will help the world's biggest exporter increase shipments, while an improvement in wheat inventories will help the federal government tame any price spikes later this year by increasing open market sales.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jun 12, 2025 News Image Koderma’s Kesariya Kalakand awaits GI Tag.
Kesariya Kalakand, a famous sweet delicacy of the district, is on the verge of obtaining the prestigious Geographical Indication (GI) tag, officials said on Wednesday. The district administration had begun its efforts to obtain the tag a year ago.A tag is a name or symbol that signifies a product's origin from a particular geographical location, associating its quality, reputation, or other characteristics with that origin.
 Source:  timesofindia.indiatimes.com