Oct 09, 2025 News Image India and New Zealand plan apple industry collaboration.
A collaboration between Indian and New Zealand researchers and apple growers is being developed, with industry representatives from both countries expecting benefits. Steve Ainsworth, divisional manager for bilateral relations and trade at the Ministry for Primary Industries, said that in September, New Zealand High Commissioner Patrick Rata and a delegation from the New Zealand apple sector met with Sukhvinder Singh, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, to discuss apple industry cooperation.
 Source:  freshplaza.com
Oct 09, 2025 News Image Government-backed platform makes sourcing India's main seasonal fruits easier for overseas buyers.
India's National Co-operative Exports Limited (NCEL) is a new national cooperative federation envisioned to supply a range of Indian grapes, pomegranates, bananas, mangoes, and onions directly to overseas buyers, says Sanjay Suryawanshi, Business Head, Fruits and Vegetables. 'Approved by the Union Cabinet and registered in January 2023, the federation now works with around 11,585 member cooperatives, spanning major producing states and crop categories.'
 Source:  freshplaza.com
Oct 09, 2025 News Image FSSAI forms special panel to review organic food products norms.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is set to review the existing regulations with respect to organic food products. It is learnt that a special panel has been constituted by the food authority for the same.
 Source:  fnbnews.com
Oct 09, 2025 News Image Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal Visits Qatar to Reinforce India–Qatar Strategic Economic Partnership.
The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, paid an official visit to Doha, Qatar to co-chair the India–Qatar Joint Commission on Economic and Commercial Cooperation with H.E. Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani, Minister of Commerce and Industry of the State of Qatar. This was the first meeting of the upgraded Joint Commission, following the decision taken during the visit of the Amir of Qatar to India in February 2025 to elevate the earlier Joint Working Group on Trade and Commerce. The visit reaffirmed both sides’ strong commitment to further strengthen bilateral economic engagement and expanding cooperation across multiple sectors.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Oct 09, 2025 News Image India-UK Trade Ministers Hold Bilateral Meeting in Mumbai.
The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, and the Rt. Hon. Peter Kyle, UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade, held a bilateral meeting in Mumbai today to chart a renewed course for the India–UK trade and investment partnership. The meeting marked a significant step towards operationalising the India–UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), with both Ministers agreeing to reposition the Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) to oversee its implementation and delivery.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Oct 09, 2025 News Image e-NAM Platform Expanded: 09 New Commodities Added to Boost India’s largest digital agri-trade platform.
The Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India, has further strengthened the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) by expanding its coverage with the inclusion of 09 additional commodities, taking the total number of tradable agricultural commodities on the platform to 247. This significant step has been taken in response to the continuous demand from farmers, traders, and other stakeholders for wider commodity coverage and deeper market integration.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Oct 09, 2025 News Image India will likely be the swing factor in global sugar market this season.
India will be the swing factor for the new sugar season, which began on October 1, with a likely surplus of 7 million tonnes (mt) in sugar production, industry analysts and experts say. However, research agency BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions, said better-than-expected output in Brazil, a sharp upturn in Indian production, and weaker crude prices have contributed to an increasingly bearish sentiment through Q3 2025.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
Oct 09, 2025 News Image Scotch whisky in spotlight as UK PM Keir Starmer begins India visit.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer begins a two-day visit to India on Wednesday with the Scotch whisky industry in the spotlight as a 'big winner' of the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which the UK government expects will grow the Scottish economy by 190 million pounds a year. Downing Street said Scotch Whisky Association members and producers are part of Starmer's trade mission to explore first-hand a potential increase in whisky sales to India worth an estimated 1 billion pounds a year, creating more than 1,000 new UK jobs.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Oct 09, 2025 News Image World Bank economist says for lower tariffs & trade pacts can transform India’s manufacturing and exports.
India could unlock transformative growth in manufacturing and exports by combining tariff reductions with broader trade agreements that expand market access and ease non-tariff barriers, said Franziska Ohnsorge, World Bank’s chief economist for South Asia, calling for trade reforms coupled with internal measures for bigger gains. 'If this (higher US tariffs) can be the trigger for finalising these trade agreements that have been under negotiation for a long time, it could be transformative, especially for manufacturing,' Ohnsorge said in an interview.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Oct 09, 2025 News Image US Congress urges Trump to reset and repair ties with India after tariff escalation.
A group of members of the United States Congress on Wednesday (Local Time) wrote to President Donald Trump urging him to take immediate steps to reset and repair the country's partnership with India, following recent tariff measures that they said have strained relations with the world's largest democracy. In their joint letter addressed to President Trump, the lawmakers said that 'recent actions by your administration have strained relations with the world's largest democracy, creating negative consequences for both countries,' and called for swift action to restore balance in the bilateral relationship.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com