From $300 to $8,500 freight: West Asia war squeezes UP MSMEs, delays stretch to 60 daysExporters report shipment delays of up to 60 days, 20-30% cost escalation, and growing order uncertainty due to the West Asia conflict.
07 Apr, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
India's $2 trillion export dream has a paperwork problemDigital-first exporters are powering India’s trade ambitions, but compliance delays and documentation gaps continue to hinder their progres...
25 Feb, 2026, 02.17 PM IST
Budget 2026: CII pitches lower import duties, 'trust-led' tax system, and more to Sitharaman & CoUnion Budget 2026: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has presented its economic roadmap to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Ke...
19 Dec, 2025, 10.26 PM IST
GST @8: India’s tax landscape has changed but key reforms are still pendingIndia's GST completes eight years, becoming integral to economic activity by digitizing compliance and boosting revenue, which surpassed ₹2...
01 Jul, 2025, 12.12 PM IST
Plan is to create separate agency to implement BharatTradeNet: DGFTThe government plans to set up BharatTradeNet, a unified platform for trade documentation and financing solutions similar to UPI. This ambi...
04 Feb, 2025, 08.50 PM IST
A robust and accessible trade finance system the key to achieving $2 trillion exports: Subhash Chandra Aggarwal, Additional DGFTAggarwal said that we have to improve our physical infrastructure, digital infrastructure and trade finance infrastructure, and this has to...
08 Jun, 2023, 03.52 PM IST
Foreign Trade Policy 2023 unveiled, govt breaks tradition of target yearUnveiling the much-awaited Foreign Trade Policy, Commerce Ministry on Friday broke the tradition of a policy lasting for five years and wil...
01 Apr, 2023, 11.44 AM IST
Certificates issued for 1.5 MT wheat export after banFIEO along with GlobalLinker has designed and developed the "Indian Business Portal", an International Trade Hub for Indian Exporters and F...
28 May, 2022, 12.49 AM IST
Who will pay for the kisan drone?The government wants to promote the use of drones in agriculture – from crop assessment to pesticide spraying. Who will foot the bill?
12 Feb, 2022, 11.00 PM IST
From crypto taxation to hike in 80C limit, what the market expects from BudgetWhile Indian corporates are expecting some key announcements which will enable them to reset their growth agenda, individual taxpayers are ...
30 Jan, 2022, 02.19 PM IST
Why ease of compliance is still missing from cross-border trade and how Budget 2022 can address itTrade needs to use tech extensively to control various documentations related to cross-border trade, which will help comply with the provis...
15 Jan, 2022, 07.23 PM IST
India, Australia expected to complete talks for interim FTA soonThe pact covers areas such as goods, services, investment, rules of origin, customs facilitation, legal and institutional issues. "India-Au...
30 Dec, 2021, 02.41 PM IST
View: New foreign trade policy is an opportunity for MSMEs to leverage e-commerce for their growthIndia’s 2021-26 foreign trade policy (FTP), currently under formulation, is likely to be released on April 1. The earlier FTP that was due ...
26 Mar, 2021, 11.59 PM IST
View: New foreign trade policy is an opportunity for MSMEs to leverage e-commerce for their growthIndia’s 2021-26 foreign trade policy (FTP), currently under formulation, is likely to be released on April 1. The earlier FTP that was due ...
26 Mar, 2021, 11.53 PM IST
View: The spread of digital economy also poses challenges for taxation of consumption arising within bordersIndia is one of the 10 economies showing most notable improvement in ‘Doing Business 2020’. Its rank also jumped 12 places in the ‘trading ...
03 Dec, 2020, 08.58 AM IST
75 million STBs needed for Phase III, IV of digitisation: GovernmentCable TV networks in India have been mandated to go digital by December 2014, which entails that TV signal may be received only through STB...
11 Jul, 2013, 03.28 PM IST
- EDI system for collective import, export data
With taxes on all fronts coming down progressively, the scope of benefiting Indian exporters and importers through refunds on and exemption...
27 Jul, 2009, 10.10 PM IST