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trade The Commerce Secretary said that the government is taking a “very very pragmatic approach” with the EU as they are taking with the US.

India, EU weigh early harvest trade pact: Commerce Secretary

April 16, 2025 6:01 am

A similar strategy has been adopted with the US to negotiate a first tranche ahead of the full Bilateral Trade Agreement, for which the negotiations are underway.

food testing This food-quality testing initiative comes as India is negotiating free-trade agreements (FTAs) with the UK and the EU, thereby seeking to improve domestic standards.

Govt planning to ramp up food testing infrastructure to boost exports: Official

January 02, 2025 10:48 pm

The Export Inspection Council is set to launch a user-friendly online portal integrating traceability modules, a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), and E-Health features

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Strongly refute allegations levelled in Australia panel report on child labour: Commerce Ministry

May 10, 2024 10:18 am

India and Australia are negotiating the Comprehensive Economic Co-operation Agreement (CECA), which consists of a chapter on labour which seeks to cooperate, share information on best practices to ensure elimination of forced labour

Developing e-commerce hubs to boost exports may figure in commerce ministry's 100-day agenda: Report

May 01, 2024 1:54 pm

The commerce ministry's arm DGFT is already working with the RBI and concerned ministries, including the finance ministry, on several steps to promote exports through e-commerce medium as huge export opportunities are there in the sector.

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Target is to achieve $1 trillion goods exports by 2030: Trade Ministry

April 26, 2024 10:54 am

EU lawmakers backed the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) by 374 votes to 235 against, with 19 abstentions, Reuters reported.

Commerce Ministry working on infra requirement to achieve $1 trillion goods exports target by 2030, says official

April 25, 2024 2:29 pm

Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce Anant Swarup said that the Asian Development Bank has been requested to conduct a study in this regard.

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India against China-led investment facilitation proposal at WTO: Official

February 21, 2024 1:01 am

Such an attempt will be in violation of the WTO framework and fundamental rule of consensus-based decision-making.

Govt has strictly no plans to put MEP on all agri commodities: Commerce Ministry

December 29, 2023 8:58 pm

An inter-ministerial committee, which looks into MEP on onion, has recently decided on basmati rice.

The commerce ministry's arm DGFT is working on formulating criteria to provide licences in a smooth way to importers of laptops and computers, an official said.

Commerce ministry working on criteria for laptop, computer importers to provide licences in smooth ways: Official

September 01, 2023 12:20 pm

As the government has decided to impose import curbs on these electronic devices, importers would have to seek a license from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) from November 1.

Laptop imports will require licence; Govt keen to boost local industry

August 04, 2023 10:43 am

The move seems to be aimed at promoting domestic manufacturing, and probably targeted at China since more than 75 per cent of India’s total $ 5.33 billion imports of laptops and personal computers in 2022-23 was from the neighbouring country.

Invited to a ‘birthday party’, 20-year-old ‘raped’ in a Kolkata flat

Invited to a ‘birthday party’, 20-year-old ‘raped’ in Kolkata flat

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A 20-year-old woman was allegedly raped at a birthday party in south Kolkata. She was invited by her friend and found only two men present. They forcibly took her to another person's house where she was raped and assaulted. She managed to escape and filed a complaint, leading to an FIR against the two accused. The police are investigating the case and the accused are still at large.

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