At the moment, only state and central government ministries and departments can access the portal to execute infrastructure projects in a time-bound manner
Some experts see significant positives, other believe problems associated with older policy will persist
Demand for items, such as steel, apparels, leather, iron ore has been lukewarm from some of India's largest export partners, such as the United States (US), European Union (EU)
Rs 1,368 cr committed for manufacturing ACs and LED light components; Total production pegged at Rs 25,583 crore over five years, with 4,000 direct job opportunities
The commerce and industry ministry is drafting a legislation for the next chapter for SEZs that will see development of large manufacturing and investment hubs
The development comes in the backdrop of the small-scale implementation of ONDC over the last two months
Second edition of PLI scheme for textiles on the cards, with focus on apparels
There is no need to extend waiver on import duty of cotton after September, says minister.
Despite disruptions in the global economy, India's goods and services exports stood at $670 billion and exceeded the $400-billion target for merchandise export alone, he said
ONDC promotes open networks for exchange of goods and services over digital or electronic networks.
It's now the 4th largest petroleum supplier for India with exports worth $1.3 bn in April
According to the minister, India has a number of Covid vaccines and can help other developing countries to make vaccines
With this, the time taken for a project can be cut by at least 100 days
Piyush Goyal said perhaps this was the first ministerial where India set the agenda. "We were on the front foot. We were telling other countries what needs to be done"
The four-day meeting was extended by a day
The launch of fresh negotiations with the EU comes close on the heels of India signing two trade deals, with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Australia
Pushes for reforms in appellate body, which is currently non-functional
India wants to protect subsidies of several million low-income, poor traditional fishermen as it is a matter of livelihood for them
India proposes that we carve out an exemption for govt-to-govt purchases between countries so that we can support countries in distress, particularly during some humanitarian crisis, said Goyal
WTO's draft agreement doesn't include temporary waiver