Tag: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
APEDA Suspends Accreditation and Imposes Penalties on 6 Organic Certification Bodies
Earlier, in March 2025, penalties and restrictions were imposed on 12 certification...
Government Partners with IREF to Host Bharat International Rice Conference 2025
The Global Rice Summit will serve as a dynamic platform uniting all stakeholders...
India Faces 25 Percent U.S. Tariff Firepower Over Refusal to Open Farm, Dairy Markets
Trump’s social media declaration—“INDIA WILL THEREFORE BE PAYING A TARIFF OF 25%,...
India Exports First Consignment of Rose-Scented Litchi from Pathankot to Qatar
The initiative was facilitated by APEDA in association with the Department of Horticulture,...
India’s Wholesale Inflation Hits 13-Month Low, Retail Inflation Drops to 6-Year Low at 3.16% in April
The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation stood at 0.85% year-on-year in April,...
Scotch, Salmon, and Sweets: UK Agri-Food Set for Indian Expansion Under New FTA
As the final legal details are ironed out and the agreement undergoes ratification...
India Lifts Ban on Export of 100% Broken Rice
A notification issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said, "The export...
Food prices push retail inflation to 4 month high of 5.08 percent in June
Food inflation soared to 9.36% in June, marking the eighth consecutive month it...
Vegetables, pulses dearer, but still WPI inflation eases in June
The wholesale price-based inflation rate declined to (-) 4.12 per cent in June on...
GDP up 6.1 pc in Q4, 7.2 pc in FY23
India's economy grew by 6.1 per cent in the January-March quarter of 2022-23, pushing...
Centre directs Nafed, NCCF to buy red onion from farmers
Amid the fall in onion prices, the government has directed cooperatives Nafed and...
Onion: Problem of plenty in Maharashtra, Nafed comes to rescue of growers
The price of onion has dropped to Rs 400-600 a quintal in parts of Maharashtra,...
World Spice Congress to boost trade with G20 countries
With an aim to open up newer opportunities to promote the international trade of...
India's GDP grows at 6.3 per cent in Q2; agriculture grows by 4.6 per cent while manufacturing contracts by 4.3 per cent
India's economy grew by 6.3 per cent in the second quarter of the current fiscal,...
25% rise in agri, processed food export
According to provisional data released by the Directorate General of Commercial...
Centre to promote export of millets
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry through its apex agricultural export promotion...
