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Jul 23, 2025 News Image India and Maldives discussing free trade agreement, investment pact.
India and the Maldives are in discussions to negotiate a free trade agreement and an investment treaty, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told reporters on Tuesday. The countries are also discussing new areas of cooperation, including in renewable energy, Misri said.
 Source:  reuters.com
Jul 23, 2025 News Image World's Largest Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative.
Government on 31.05.2023, has approved the 'World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector', and it has been rolled out as a Pilot Project. The Plan entails creation of various agri infrastructure at PACS level, including godowns, custom hiring centers, processing units, Fair Price Shops, etc. through convergence of various existing schemes of the Government of India (GoI), such as, Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure Scheme (AMI), Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM), Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme (PMFME), etc.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Jul 23, 2025 News Image Cold Storage Facilities for Perishable Crops.
Government is implementing various schemes under which financial assistance is available for setting up of cold storage for perishable horticultural produce throughout the country. Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is implementing Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) under which financial assistance is provided for various horticulture activities including Construction/Expansion/ Modernization of cold storages of capacity up to 5000 MT in the country on the basis of Annual Action Plan (AAP) received from States/UTs. The component of Cold Storage is demand/entrepreneur driven for which Government assistance in the form of credit linked back ended subsidy is available at the rate of 35% of the project cost in general areas and 50% of the project cost in North Eastern & hilly States and scheduled areas through respective State Horticulture Missions.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Jul 23, 2025 News Image Initiatives to Promote Organic and Climate Smart Farming.
Organic farming is being promoted through Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) in all the States/UTs except North Eastern States and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) for the North Eastern States. Both schemes stress on end-to-end support to farmers engaged in organic farming i.e. from production to processing, certification and marketing. Primary focus of the schemes is to form organic clusters, with preference to small and marginal farmers, to create a supply chain. Both schemes are also promoting natural resource based integrated and climate resilient sustainable farming systems, natural resource conservation and on-farm nutrient recycling. Both the schemes are implemented through States /UT Governments.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Jul 23, 2025 News Image Maize acreage up 15% till July 21, seen heading for a new high as farmers expand area.
As more farmers eye maize crop, the planting of the coarse cereal crop has seen an increase of 15 per cent across the country till the third week of July. Per the Agriculture Ministry data as of July 21, maize has been planted on nearly 71.21 lakh hectares (lh) this year compared to 61.73 lakh hectares during the same period last year.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
Jul 23, 2025 News Image India, US BTA not signed yet, 5 rounds of talks held: Govt to Parliament.
India and US are negotiating a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) which has not been signed as yet and five rounds of negotiations have been held till now, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday. The BTA negotiations were launched in March 2025.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jul 23, 2025 News Image Cabinet approves India-UK free trade agreement: Sources.
The cabinet on Tuesday approved the free trade agreement between India and the UK, which will be signed in London on July 24, sources said. The pact, officially called as comprehensive economic and trade agreement, will be signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to London.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jul 23, 2025 News Image India submits ratification document of TEPA with European Free Trade Association.
India on Tuesday submitted the ratification document of the free trade agreement with the four-European nation bloc EFTA to Norway. The pact, officially dubbed as Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA), will be implemented from October 1, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said on Saturday.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jul 23, 2025 News Image India-UAE Trade at $100 bn since signing CEPA.
India-UAE bilateral trade has risen to $100.06 billion in FY25 from $72.87 billion in FY22 since the signing of India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) on February 18, 2022 and came into force on May 1, 2022. India's merchandise exports to UAE have grown to $36.63 billion in 2024-25 from $28.04 billion in 2021-22, a growth of 7%.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jul 23, 2025 News Image Maharashtra govt brings new scheme with Rs 25,000 crore outlay to boost agri sector.
The Maharashtra Government on Tuesday announced a new scheme aimed at empowering farmers and promoting climate-resilient, sustainable, and cost-effective farming practices. The 'Krishi Samruddhi' scheme will be implemented by the agriculture department over the next five years with a cumulative outlay of Rs 25,000 crore.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com