PM GatiShakti to help in planning social infrastructure: Piyush Goyal
"High tariff walls will disrupt world trade," the think tank said
India's partnership with the UK and the EU is significant in the global effort to make the planet safer and greener, Piyush Goyal said
Both sides were expected to launch trade negotiations in November last year
According to the official, as far as 2022 is concerned, there has been a 4 per cent increase in FDI inflows
The 1987 batch IAS officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre took over as the commerce secretary at a time when India was still grappling with the second wave of Covid-19
Exports to Russia contracted 13.5 per cent at $2.2 billion during the first three quarters of the current fiscal year
Computer software and hardware manufacturing were the highest recipient of FDI at $8.07 billion
The move is aimed at reducing transaction costs for exporters and importers, a source said
Subrahmanyam retired as the commerce secretary on September 30
The focus will also be on how logistics costs can be reduced, as far as international trade is concerned
India exported goods worth $285.9 billion during the June-January period, up 3.1%
Import from India's key crude oil suppliers -- Saudi Arabia and Iraq -- contracted 14.3 per cent and 11.2 per cent, respectively
Exports dropped in 19 of 30 sectors in January
Teething troubles in exchange rate mechanism, repatriation cited as roadblocks, even as Russia, African and Gulf nations and a few others evince interest in rupee-denominated trade
"As per the UK government, BBC is an autonomous organisation and the even UK government is not owning up to it," said the official
Economists said a comprehensive trade deal with Australia was a step in the right direction
The ministry's statement comes in the backdrop of India hosting the second round of negotiations for US led-IPEF in the national capital last week
The WTO's 12th ministerial conference in June had decided to reinvigorate the ongoing work programme on e-commerce
According to the government, the rise in India's accreditation ranking can be attributed to the 'steady growth of conformity assessment bodies (CABs)' under the national accreditation system