In his speech, Piyush Goyal reflected on the aspirations for India as it moves toward celebrating 100 years of independence in 2047
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Industry Minister Bimal Bora were also present on the occasion along with stakeholders, including buyers, producers and small tea growers
Goyal, who was addressing a press conference here in the Capital, stated that as both issues were handled by different ministries, he had no personal knowledge of what was happening
The Union minister's comments come amid apprehensions that the new US administration may impose some tariffs on Indian goods
These imports stood at $8.4 billion in 2023-24 against the authorisation of about $9.5 billion. Most of these imports were coming from China
In the meeting, the commerce and industry minister highlighted the issues faced by the Indian exporters arising due to EU's green economy measures such as CBAM and EU Deforestation Regulation
He called for a greater collaboration with France in the defence sector and also underlined that India's robust patent-protected regime does not insist on technology transfer
Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi paid floral tribute to BR Ambedkar in Bhubaneswar on the occasion of 'Samvidhan Diwas'. CM Majhi along with state ministers is also holding a padayatra in Bhubaneswar
Addressing realtors' apex body CREDAI's 25th foundation day, he also asked developers to build affordable rental housing projects to prevent the proliferation of slums
Goyal said We are very happy to know that the youth is celebrating 75 years of formation of the Constitution
He further highlighted that the victory reflected the people have supported the good work done by leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde, and Ajit Pawar
The Indian currency has held its position as one of the least volatile among major currencies, and the forex reserves stand at about $675 billion-among the five largest in the world, the minister said
Goyal pointed out that it will be important to understand how in the future the digital world and sustainability issues will intersect
Calls on industry leaders to partner government in easing compliance and decriminalising biz laws
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RBI's Monetary Policy Committee has kept the repo rate at 6.5% since February 2023. Retail inflation hit a 14-month high in October
He urged the students and faculty of the institute to contribute to studying the non-tariff barriers being faced by Indian products in other countries so that the officers can flag those
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has rightfully said the 21st century is India's century. He also said that the 21st century has stopped being small. What we do today best and the biggest," Goyal said
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal told reporters that this will be the second largest expo in the world in this segment and the industry should take it to the top position
Bilateral trade between India and Saudi Arabia stood at $43 billion in 2023-24 against $53 billion in 2022-23