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Sitharaman, Goyal among 27 newly-elected Rajya Sabha members to take oath
The 27 members are from 10 states and took oath in nine languages - 12 in Hindi, four in English, two each in Sanskrit, Kannada, Marathi and Odia and one each in Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu
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States must push farmers to up sowing to boost exports: Piyush Goyal
Goyal told state governments that there is no shortage of funds with the Centre for settling old food subsidy claims but the delay was because states are not filing their claims with proper documents
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The long-term hurdles to India's export growth
No country has succeeded in becoming a merchandise export powerhouse unless its quality standards are uniformly high
Commerce ministry looking to release new FTP before September: Official
Under the scheme, the aim is to initially focus on 50 districts which have products that are scalable and hold huge export potential
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Piyush Goyal says Telangana govt has become a symbol of corruption
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that the Telangana government has become a symbol of corruption and said people want a change while taking a veiled jibe
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GST rule change for small businesses a game-changer for ONDC: Goyal
Goyal said another big advantage is for the small retailers who are very keen to engage with ecommerce
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LIVE: PM Modi congratulates Shinde on being sworn in as Maharashtra CM
Modi says Shinde has rich political, legislative, administrative experience
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Indian economy may touch $30 trn in next 30 years, says Piyush Goyal
If India grows at 8% every year on a compounded annual growth basis, the economy will double in about nine years, says Commerce and Industry Minister
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Govt wants to create 75 Tiruppurs across the country: Piyush Goyal
Second edition of PLI scheme for textiles on the cards, with focus on apparels
Another PLI scheme for textile sector to be announced soon: Piyush Goyal
There is no need to extend waiver on import duty of cotton after September, says minister.
Govt, private sector should work together to cut down logistics cost: Goyal
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday urged the Commerce industry to work with the government to bring down the logistics cost from 12-14% to 7-8 % as prevailing in the developed countries
Piyush Goyal asks for ONDC pilot focused on non-digital traders, artisans
ONDC promotes open networks for exchange of goods and services over digital or electronic networks.
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Seven companies have built ONDC compatible apps, says Piyush Goyal
These apps have been able to successfully complete cascaded transactions across the ONDC network during the pilot phase in grocery and food and beverages segments, says commerce ministry
Goyal calls for digital media use for speedy consumer complaint redressal
Piyush Goyal urged that all Commissions to see how digital media such as WhatsApp and e-mail can be generously used to issue notices, replies and other documents
India supported TRIPS waiver for benefit of developing nations: Goyal
According to the minister, India has a number of Covid vaccines and can help other developing countries to make vaccines
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India, EU trade pact to help open doors for several domestic sectors
It will open the doors, we believe, to our textiles, leather, pharma, sports goods, some agri products, handicrafts, handlooms. All this will get a bigger market: Piyush Goyal
Need to protect consumers from consolidation of internet-economy: Govt
The government said consumer complaints related to online transactions are rising and pointed out that of the total complaints registered last month on NCH, 38-40% pertained to e-commerce trade
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Was WTO meet a success for India?
Union minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal called the WTO meeting a "spectacular success" for India. But experts insist that it was a mixed bag. So what exactly happened in Geneva this time?
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WTO still lives
Outcomes for India were mixed
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India, EU trade pact to help unleash significant untapped potential: Goyal
Goyal said they were here to relaunch the negotiations for a fair, equitable and balanced free trade agreement (FTA) between the EU and India