India–New Zealand to sign FTA to boost trade, investments and market access across goods and servicesIndia and New Zealand are set to sign a Free Trade Agreement. This pact will boost bilateral trade in goods and services. It will also enco...
27 Apr, 2026, 11.14 AM IST
India explores FTA full use with Norway, sets up fast-track investment system with AustriaIndia and Norway are enhancing cooperation in energy, maritime, and biotech sectors. Norway sees growing investment interest in India. Mean...
17 Apr, 2026, 09.50 PM IST
WTO meet: India pushes tech transfer to boost developing nations’ tradeNew Delhi highlighted persistent barriers faced by developing economies and LDCs in acquiring, adapting and deploying critical technologies...
04 Mar, 2026, 09.21 AM IST
Piyush Goyal urges Indian Missions to help resolve trade barriers faced by exportersPiyush Goyal has directed Indian Missions abroad to proactively tackle trade barriers hindering Indian exporters. He emphasised gathering t...
17 Jul, 2025, 08.34 PM IST
India negotiating trade pact with EU, UK, Sri Lanka, Peru"India-Sri Lanka Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ECTA) negotiations are ongoing with the 12th round of negotiations conducte...
19 Dec, 2023, 08.03 PM IST
India, Sri Lanka relaunch talks on economic, technology cooperationIndia and Sri Lanka have resumed negotiations for the Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ECTA) after a five-year hiatus. The 12...
01 Nov, 2023, 10.15 PM IST
US at WTO: India allows GM cotton, mustard at home but blocks importsThe US has asked India to revoke approval for routine cultivation of genetically modified cotton and the environmental release of GM mustar...
20 Jul, 2023, 12.35 AM IST
India, Canada trade pact to cover goods, services, investments, technical barriersCommerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal met Canada’s minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Dev...
10 May, 2023, 06.57 PM IST
Food security, regulatory measures likely on India-GCC trade talks agendaGCC comprises Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain. In May, India had implemented an FTA with the UAE which is likely to form...
21 Nov, 2022, 11.29 PM IST
India, Australia to sign interim trade pact on Saturday; thousands of Indian exports to get duty free accessThe economic cooperation and trade agreement will be signed by India and Australia on Saturday, the sources said on Friday. The pact will c...
01 Apr, 2022, 08.29 PM IST
India-Australia trade agreement to respect each other's sensitivities: Piyush Goyal, Oz ministerThe two nations are expected to sign the interim agreement in March and the India-Australia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (C...
12 Feb, 2022, 07.12 AM IST
India, United Kingdom conclude round 1 of free trade agreement talksThe talks covered 26 policy areas including trade in goods and services such as financial services and telecommunications, investment, inte...
28 Jan, 2022, 10.16 PM IST
India’s exports to EU declined in the last 20 years, accounts for mere 0.9% of the total imports of EUThe share of the European Union in India's overall goods exports declined from 18% in 2001 to 14% in 2020, even though there was growth in ...
23 Sep, 2021, 10.06 AM IST
Govt asks exporters to comply with global standards to tap intl. marketsCommerce Secretary Rita Teaotia said it is critical to promote manufacturing, exports and enhancing participation of domestic industry into...
18 Jun, 2018, 02.19 PM IST
'High hopes' for trade deal with India: Australian PMMalcolm Turnbull told business leaders recently that the government had "high hopes" of concluding the Australia-India Comprehensive Econom...
15 Dec, 2016, 12.31 PM IST
- EU, US renew pressure on India's import ban on animal products
The European Union and the US have renewed pressure on India, through the World Trade Organisation, to remove import restrictions on animal...
07 Apr, 2008, 07.38 PM IST
- Global food packaging norms on anvil
Union health ministry plans to make it mandatory for all packed foods sold in the country to conform to stringent international packaging n...
18 Dec, 2004, 02.51 AM IST