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100-day plan: Govt e-platform to spur exports, connect with stakeholders

Since India has been on a free trade agreement (FTA) signing spree, the platform will offer easy access to benefits under these agreements

Need to build on success of PLI schemes, recent FTAs: Piyush Goyal

Goyal was convening a review meeting with senior officers from the commerce and industry department

Govt restricts import of gold jewellery and parts amid unusual surge

The jump in imports has been the sharpest in the case of gold jewellery parts that saw 30 times jump to $1.55 billion in FY24 from $51.51 million a year ago

Piyush Goyal takes charge amid export decline and FDI contraction

Over the last decade, Goyal, 59, handled key and diverse portfolios, including power, renewable energy, coal, mines and railways during the first term of National Democratic Alliance (NDA)

Commerce Ministry's focus likely on signing FTAs, reviving exports

The new government is likely to complete the unfinished agenda, particularly related to signing of the free trade agreement (FTA) with Oman

India to sign IPEF agreements after formation of the new government

IPEF clean energy investor forum identifies projects worth $23 billion

Metallurgical coke curbs: Commerce dept, SteelMin tussle over import quota

The steel ministry's request comes against the backdrop of the final findings of the DGTR investigation released last week

Georgia reaches out to India to begin free-trade agreement talks

India and Georgia have discussed the possibility of a trade deal for over seven years now

Where are all the job opportunities? A refrain of the youth in Chandigarh

Chandigarh votes on June 1. The BJP's Sanjay Tandon and the Congress' Manish Tewari are the leading contestants

India's core sector output sees 6.2% growth in April, shows govt data

The eight sectors-coal, steel, cement, fertilisers, electricity, natural gas, refinery products, and crude oil-comprise two-fifths of India's total industrial production

India's FDI equity inflow at five-year low of $44 billion in FY24

High interest rates in advanced economies, limited absorptive capacity locally likely reasons

Lok Sabha polls: Farmers may decide strike rate in Punjab powerplay

BJP candidates across the state facing repercussions of the two farmers' protests

Battleground 2024: Ludhiana's textile industry wants govt to stitch up FTAs

The past eight years have been a rollercoaster ride for this labour-intensive industry

Govt, experts talk SOPs for contemporary issues under modern FTAs

There were also suggestions that FTAs can be used as tools to enhance supply chain resilience, ensuring stability and sustainability in trade relationships

On Chandigarh industry's Lok Sabha polls wish list: An NCR-like tag

As the Chandigarh Lok Sabha constituency braces for a fierce contest between Tewari and the Bharatiya Janata Party's Sanjay Tandon, the questions around the city's growth are moot

Musical chairs, gen-next politicians look to shake up Punjab's poll fray

The churn in Punjab politics has been the biggest among the states ahead of the Lok Sabha polls

Early general elections in UK may further delay FTA deal with India

Sunak sprang a surprise on Wednesday by advancing the election to July 4, well ahead of the January deadline

Pesticide controversy: Govt tells MDH, Everest to take corrective measures

EtO is often used in the food industry to reduce bacterial load, yeast and mould, as a fumigant

Govt continues curbs on import of unregistered IT, electronic goods

Rules referred to 2012 have been replaced with 2021 and there is no change in policy, says senior government official

New govt may liberalise FDI norms for more sectors, says DPIIT Secy

Says industry should prepare itself for a low tariff regime in the long run