India on Monday permitted export of 14,000 million tonnes of non-basmati white rice to Mauritius, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.

A seven-member delegation from India led by Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, Shri Amardeep Singh Bhatia accompanied by High Commissioner of India to Republic of Ghana, Shri Manish Gupta and Economic Adviser, Department of Commerce, Ms. Priya P. Nair held a Joint Trade Committee (JTC) meeting with their Ghanaian counterparts in Accra from 2nd to 3rd May, 2024. The JTC was co-chaired by Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Republic of Ghana, Hon. Michael Okyere-Baafi; and Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Shri Amardeep Singh Bhatia.

With Australia eager to expedite negotiations on the proposed full-fledged Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) with India soon after the country’s general elections are over, the Commerce Department, is collecting inputs from the Indian industry on non-tariff barriers faced in the Australian market across sectors to make a case for their removal, sources have said.

With the World Bank planning to come out with its first Business Ready report in September this year, the commerce ministry has started working on the international trade topic in detail to further push India's ranking, an official said.

India's January and February 2024 shipments to Iran increased by 20 per cent year over year to US$269 million. This was reported by the Tehran Times, a partner of TV BRICS.

India has extended the timeline for duty-free imports of yellow peas by four more months until October 2024, according to an official notification.

The season of famous and delicious variety of mangoes, Alphonso, has come to an end early this year in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri. Renowned for its exquisite taste and hefty price tag, this year's harvest bids farewell earlier than anticipated.