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Chittapur (Karnataka) [India], September 26 (ANI): As the Centre's 'Make in India' campaign completed 11 years on September 24, Karnataka Congress MLA Priyank Kharge on Friday alleged "weak performance" in the manufacture and export of the country goods. Kharge flagged a fall in the manufacturing sector's share in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and said that the initiative has "failed many". Sharing an X post, he wrote, "As Make in India completes 11 years. Served a few, failed many. Manufac ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 16 (UNI) India's merchandise exports rose to USD 35.10 billion in August 2025 compared to USD 32.29 billion in August 2024 , said the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Moreover, the country's imports remained at USD 61.59 billion in August 2025, compared to USD 68.53 billion of the same period in previous year, showing a decline, said the statement. "The cumulative exports (merchandise and services) during April-August 2025 are estimated at USD 349.35 billion as compared to USD ...Read More >
New Delhi: India-US talks on trade issues are to begin today in New Delhi between Brandon Lynch from the United States and Rajesh Agarwal from India. Brandon Lynch is the Assistant US Trade Representative for South and Central Asia. He reached the Ministry of Commerce & Industry at Vanijya Bhawan in Delhi on Tuesday morning. The talks come amid the tensions of tariffs between India and the United States. Rajesh Agarwal is the chief Indian negotiator in the talks about the India-US Bilateral Tra ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Assistant US Trade Representative for South and Central Asia Brendan Lynch on Tuesday arrived at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry at Vanijya Bhawan in the national capital. The Lynch-led US team is in India to resume discussions with India's chief negotiator and Special Secretary in the Department of Commerce, Rajesh Agrawal, and other Indian officials on the bilateral trade agreement. Also Read | UCL 2025-26: Mikel Arteta Urges Arsenal To Rewrite UE ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Assistant US Trade Representative for South and Central Asia Brendan Lynch on Tuesday arrived at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry at Vanijya Bhawan in the national capital. The Lynch-led US team is in India to resume discussions with India's chief negotiator and Special Secretary in the Department of Commerce, Rajesh Agrawal, and other Indian officials on the bilateral trade agreement. Earlier, the trade talks schedule to be held between August 25 to ...Read More >
New Delhi: After a brief pause, trade talks between India and the United States are set to resume on September 16. The U.S. Chief Trade Negotiator, Brendan Lynch, along with his team, is scheduled to arrive in India tonight. Full-day discussions between the two nations are expected to take place on Tuesday, focusing on the proposed bilateral trade agreement. Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce, Sunil Barthwal, confirmed this development and stated that India is now open to pursuing Free Trade ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15: Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, today showcased its latest portfolio of innovative and sustainable lighting solutions at the International Electrical and Consumer Goods Manufacturing (#IECGM2025India), organized by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The event, inaugurated by Shri Piyush Goyal, Honble Minister of Commerce & Industry, underscores India commitment to aligning international standards with national requirements and advancin ...Read More >
NewsVoir New Delhi [India], September 15: Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, today showcased its latest portfolio of innovative and sustainable lighting solutions at the International Electrical and Consumer Goods Manufacturing (#IECGM2025India), organized by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The event, inaugurated by Shri Piyush Goyal, Hon'ble Minister of Commerce & Industry, underscores India's commitment to aligning international standards with national requirements ...Read More >
(RTTNews) - India's wholesale prices increased in August after falling in the previous two months, provisional data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry revealed on Monday. The wholesale price index, or WPI, rose 0.52 percent year-over-year in July, reversing a 0.58 percent fall in June. The expected rise was 0.30 percent. Food prices logged a renewed increase of 0.21 percent annually in July, while the price decline in primary articles eased to 2.10 percent annually from 4.95 percent in ...Read More >
(RTTNews) - India's wholesale prices increased in August after falling in the previous two months, provisional data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry revealed on Monday. The wholesale price index, or WPI, rose 0.52 percent year-over-year in July, reversing a 0.58 percent fall in June. The expected rise was 0.30 percent. Food prices logged a renewed increase of 0.21 percent annually in July, while the price decline in primary articles eased to 2.10 percent annually from 4.95 percent in ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- India's wholesale price index (WPI) rose to 0.52 percent in August, data released by the federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday said. The wholesale inflation turned positive in August after remaining negative in the past two months. The August figure marks a four-month high. "Positive rate of inflation in August 2025 is primarily due to increase in prices of food products, other manufacturing, non-food articles, other non-metallic mineral products a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The annual rate of inflation based on the All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) number edged up to 0.52 per cent for August, primarily due to the increase in prices of food products and manufactured goods, according to figures released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday. "Positive rate of inflation in August 2025 is primarily due to an increase in prices of food products, other manufacturing, non-food articles, other non-metallic mineral produc ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation returned to positive territory in August 2025, after two consecutive months of deflation, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry on Monday. The annual rate of inflation, calculated on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, stood at 0.52% (provisional) for August 2025, a significant reversal from the -0.58% recorded in July 2025. This shift is primarily attributed to rising prices in key sectors such as food products, other m ...Read More >
Surat: With the US market slipping out of reach following a 50% tariff on Indian imports, the country's gem and jewellery makers are shifting focus to the Middle East. Exporters see Saudi Arabia as a key growth destination, with shipments rising 45% to $151.5 million in 2024-25 and studded jewellery exports alone jumping 55%, according to the data shared by the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC).Saudi Arabia's jewellery market is projected to nearly double to $8.34 billion by 203 ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 12 (ANI): In a significant step towards transforming Bihar into a powerhouse of agricultural and processed food exports, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal inaugurated the Regional Office of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) in Patna at the Bihar Idea Festival held on 11th September, 2025 in Patna, Bihar, a release from Ministry of Commerce & Industry said. The occasion was graced by the Deputy C ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 12 (ANI): In a significant step towards transforming Bihar into a powerhouse of agricultural and processed food exports, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal inaugurated the Regional Office of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) in Patna at the Bihar Idea Festival held on 11th September, 2025 in Patna, Bihar, a release from Ministry of Commerce & Industry said. The occasion was graced by the Deputy C ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to strengthen their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with a target of $100 billion for non-oil bilateral trade amid changing dynamics in world trade triggered by the sharp hike in US tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump. The issue was discussed at a meeting held by Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal, with the UAE's Minister of Foreign Trade, Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, la ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) As the 50 per cent tariffs imposed by the US come into effect, close to one-fourth of India's textile exports may be severely impacted in the next six months, with America being the largest export market for the country's apparel industry and exporters grappling with order cancellations, experts said on Thursday. However, the extension of duty-free import of cotton by three more months till December 31 is expected to bring some much-needed relief to the domestic textile ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) As the 50 per cent tariffs imposed by the US come into effect, close to one-fourth of India's textile exports may be severely impacted in the next six months, with America being the largest export market for the country's apparel industry and exporters grappling with order cancellations, experts said on Thursday. However, the extension of duty-free import of cotton by three more months till December 31 is expected to bring some much-needed relief to the domestic textile ...Read More >
Chennai, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu has once again emerged as the country's leader in industrial employment, with Chief Minister M.K. Stalin attributing the achievement to the policies of the Dravidian model government. Citing the Union government's Annual Survey of Industries 2023-24, CM Stalin said the recognition from New Delhi is itself the strongest rebuttal to critics, who have been "targeting" the state government on the industrial and economic fronts. In a post on 'X', the Chie ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) Chairman Sudhir Sekhri wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressing support for the government's efforts to protect farmers, dairy, and fishermen amid trade pressures from the United States. Though AEPC expressed concern over the US' imposition of 50 per cent tariffs on Indian imports, which it believed will impact the competitiveness of India's textile and apparel industry, it lauded the government for " ...Read More >
A three-year safeguard duty on steel imports, initiated by DGTR due to increased imports and declining domestic profits, faces strong opposition. GTRI's report suggests this duty could negatively impact auto, engineering, and construction sectors by raising input costs. Stakeholders argue that the duty will harm export competitiveness and create sourcing challenges, despite domestic steelmakers' profitability. The three-year safeguard duty on steel imports by Directorate General of Trade Remedi ...Read More >
Investing.com -- India has imposed anti-dumping duty on certain steel shipments from Vietnam, according to a Wednesday notification from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The duty targets hot-rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel from the Southeast Asian nation. This action follows a year-long investigation that began in August 2024, which examined potential threats and injury to India's domestic steel sector. "Domestic steel industry has suffered injury as a result of dumped i ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India and Singapore on Wednesday reviewed bilateral cooperation in key areas such as connectivity, digitalisation, healthcare and skilling and identified new initiatives for collaboration. These matters were discussed at the third meeting of the India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR), a special mechanism created in 2022 to advance cooperation in crucial sectors such as technology, investments and advanced manufacturing. The two sides reviewed the progress on cooperation under ...Read More >
India negotiates free trade agreements with nations on an equal footing with adequate firmness, as the country has changed under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada said on Wednesday. He said that India's economic growth is progressing rapidly. "When we do FTAs with different countries...we talk on equal footing. This is the new India. We put forth our point of view forcefully," he said. The minister was speaking at the ina ...Read More >
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, Aug 11 (Reuters) - India hopes trade talks with the U.S. will continue even as the U.S. hiked tariffs on its exports to 50% due to New Delhi's purchase of sanctioned Russian oil, two lawmakers said on Monday, citing a briefing to a parliamentary panel on foreign affairs. Last week, President Donald Trump imposed an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods due to Delhi's continued purchase of Russian oil, bringing the total duty on Indian exports to the U.S. to 50% - among the hig ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): India has stepped up efforts to boost turmeric exports through a government-backed initiative called the SPICED scheme, aimed at improving quality, expanding markets, and strengthening supply chains for the spice.The programme is being implemented by the Spices Board and was detailed by Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, Jitin Prasada, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha. Under the "Sustainability in Spice Sector through Progressive, Innovative and Col ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump last Wednesday announced 25% tariffs on Indian imports from August 7 and threatened more penalties over New Delhi's purchases of Russian oil. Below is a timeline of how India, once seen as the frontrunner for a U.S. deal, ended up facing steep tariffs after Trump escalated tensions, and called it a "dead economy." February Modi visits Washington * Indian Prime Minister Narendra agrees to work toward a limited trade deal by fall 2025 with the Un ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI) India and the Philippines are taking concrete steps towards launching formal negotiations for a Preferential Trade Agreement, Philippines President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr said on Wednesday. Addressing the 'India-Philippines CEO Roundtable Meeting', organised by FICCI, here, President Marcos emphasised that the Philippines and India see the PTA as a strategic platform to harness their shared strengths and elevate our economic partnership. "We are working to find co ...Read More >
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], August 2 (ANI): Counter-Intelligence (CI), Amritsar, has busted a cross-border illegal arms smuggling module with alleged links to Pakistan and arrested five operatives, recovering six sophisticated pistols from their possession, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Friday. According to a statement issued by the Department of Information and Public Relations, Punjab, those arrested have been identified as Jagroop Singh of Dhun (Tarn Taran), Nav ...Read More >
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