Indian rice millers and exporters are upbeat about Bangladesh’s “plan to import 9 lakh tonnes of rice”, anticipating a boost in demand and better prices for the cereal, stakeholders said on Sunday. With India accounting for 46 per cent of global rice exports, the country is expected to “emerge as the primary beneficiary of the…
India’s electronics industry has raised the alarm over informal trade restrictions by China, saying this could dent the country’s competitiveness and threaten the $32 billion smartphone exports target for this fiscal year. Read More…
India’s largest privately held tech services firm, Zoho Corp., expects India’s small businesses and enterprises to generate more than $1 billion in revenue within the next five fiscal years, its new chief executive, Mani Vembu, told Mint on Thursday. Speaking with Mint, Mani Vembu, who took over after his elder brother Sreedhar stepped down to…
The US asked New Delhi to slash average applied tariffs on American agriculture imports to 5% from the existing level of about 40%, with this likely to be one of the key issues of the four-day long trade deliberations set to start in Washington on Monday, people in the know said. Read More…
The Resistance Front (TRF), now designated by the United States as a global terror outfit, is a proxy of Pakistan-based proscribed group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). The outfit was floated in the aftermath of the abrogation of Article 370 to evade international sanctions against Pakistan, according to Indian security agencies. Read More…
Aiming to boost its Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) nearly 14 to 15 times by 2047, the Chhattisgarh government with NITI Aayog, has unveiled an ambitious roadmap with a sharp focus on transforming the services sector and investing in its youthful demographic. Read More…
India reiterated that New Delhi “does not subscribe to any unilateral sanction measures” and calling for an end to double standards in energy trade The European Union (EU) on Friday unveiled sanctions on the Vadinar refinery in Gujarat, jointly owned by Russian energy firm Rosneft and an investment consortium, as part of a new package…
India’s exports of agricultural and processed food products jumped over 7% to $5.96 billion in April-June 2025, primarily driven by robust global demand for rice (up 3.5%) and buffalo meat (up 17%), reinforcing India’s dominance in key segments. Read More…
Report of Workshop on Key Insights from the International Conference on “Vision 2047: Prosperous and Great Bharat” (28-29 June 2025) Post-Conference Workshop sessions were conducted to consolidate insights, develop actionable roadmaps, and initiate thematic working groups under Vision 2047, ensuring continuity, accountability, and cross-sectoral engagement beyond the event. Strengthening Swadeshi Shodh Sansthan (SSS) as a…
Diving support vessel Nistar. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement India’s first indigenously built Diving Support Vessel, Nistar, was commissioned on Friday (July 18, 2025), marking a major maritime achievement. Read More…