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Jun 02, 2025 News Image 'Not in it to enrich ourselves, we are in it to enrich both peoples': NZ FM on FTA negotiations.
Describing the negotiations on a comprehensive free trade agreement a 'breakthrough' in India-New Zealand economic relationship, Foreign Minister Winston Peters on Friday said 'we are not in it to enrich ourselves, we are in it to enrich both peoples'. In an interactive session after delivering an address at an event here, Peters also elaborated on the trade talks, and said he 'understands the concern' of the dairy industry in India.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jun 02, 2025 News Image Govt extends duty-free yellow pea imports till March 2026.
As part of efforts to cool the prices of pulses, India has extended permission for duty-free imports of yellow peas until March 31, 2026 with immediate effect, according to a government order issued late on Friday. The South Asian nation is the world's biggest importer of yellow peas, which it imports mainly from Canada and Russia.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jun 02, 2025 News Image India and Chile conclude first round of FTA talks.
India and Chile have concluded the first round of negotiations for the proposed comprehensive bilateral free trade agreement, the Department of Commerce said on Friday. The two countries had implemented a preferential trade agreement (PTA) in 2006 and are now negotiating to widen its scope for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA).
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jun 02, 2025 News Image WTO meet on June 3 in Paris: India to raise issues on agri, fisheries, investment facilitation.
India will flag its concerns on issues pertaining to agriculture, fisheries agreement, China-led proposal on investment facilitation and dysfunctional appellate body of the WTO during an informal meeting of about 25 trade ministers in Paris on June 3, an official said. The mini-ministerial meeting will be held on the margins of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) Ministerial Council Meeting in Paris.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jun 02, 2025 News Image India, EU can wrap up FTA talks before year-end: Piyush Goyal.
India and the European Union can conclude talks for a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) before the end of this year, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Sunday. However, he said, there are certain sensitive issues on both sides that have to be resolved.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jun 02, 2025 News Image Market demand playing key role in reviving nearly extinct mango varieties like Husnara, Ratol.
Changing consumer preferences are breathing new life to several nearly-extinct mango varieties like Husnara, and Ratol as growers are shifting their focus to meet rising demand beyond just popular Dussehri, that has long dominated the Indian mango market. Known for producing the world-renowned Dussehri mango, the orchards of Malihabad are witnessing a revival of demand for once-popular varieties such as Husnara, Totapari, Ratol, and Langda.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
May 30, 2025 News Image India wheat, rice production to rise to record high, government says.
India is likely to produce a record 117.5 million metric tons of wheat in the year ending June 2025, the farm ministry said, above its March forecast of 115.4 million tons, as higher prices prompted farmers to expand the area planted with high-yielding seed varieties.
 Source:  reuters.com
May 30, 2025 News Image A 100% no food labels sent packing: FSSAI asks food companies not to make false claims of absolute purity.
The government has tightened scrutiny on packaged food companies, directing them to discontinue claims of 100% on food labels, packaging and promotional content. It has termed such claims as 'misleading to consumers, and ambiguous and prone to misinterpretation'. In a May 28 advisory, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said 'the term 100% is not defined or referenced in any manner under the Food Safety Act'.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
May 30, 2025 News Image 'Leading In Agriculture Development': PM Modi At Sikkim's 50th Celebration.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called Sikkim a pride of the country and said the Centre seeks to make the northeastern state a global tourism destination. 'In the coming years, India is poised to emerge as a global sports superpower. The Yuva Shakti of the Northeast and Sikkim will play a pivotal role in realising this dream,' he said, as he addressed Sikkim's Golden Jubilee of Statehood celebration in Gangtok via videoconference.
 Source:  ndtv.com
May 30, 2025 News Image PM Modi kicks off nationwide ‘lab to land’ campaign to boost agriculture.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday directed the country’s agricultural scientists and experts to take the 'lab to land' campaign to the villages under ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ in the spirit of a service to the nation and not merely as 'doing a routine government job.'
 Source:  socialnews.xyz