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In 1987, the world swapped ozone-destroying CFCs for safer refrigerants; nearly 40 years later, scientists found the switch had been quietly raining a forever chemical across the planetChemicals meant to protect the planet are now causing a new issue. Replacements for ozone-damaging CFCs are forming a stubborn chemical, TF...- Scientists warn over new forever acid in rain: All you need to know about itGlobal rainfall is increasingly contaminated with trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), a persistent chemical raising concerns among scientists and r...
- Implementation of TFA of WTO can bring down exporters' costs significantly: CBECTFA, which facilitates movement of goods, was ratified by 110 or two-thirds of members of the 164-member WTO on February 22, 2017, and it c...
- Government forms body to oversee execution of WTO’s Trade Facilitation PactThe inter-ministerial NCTF, a mandatory and institutional arrangement under the WTO agreement, will facilitate domestic co-ordination and i...
- National Committee on Trade Facilitation soon: Nirmala Sitharaman"She (Sitharaman) said that after TFA ratification, the world-wide best trade practices would be shared among the member countries," the st...
- Ratification of WTO's TFA a significant step, says Commerce Minister Nirmala SitharamanNirmala Sitharaman described the Cabinet's decision to ratify WTO's trade facilitation agreement (TFA) as a "very significant step".
- Commerce Ministry to seek Cabinet approval for WTO pact soon"The ministry has received comments on the draft Cabinet note from all the departments and now the final note would be soon sent for Cabine...
- WTO trade pact ratification on government's table: Commerce Secretary Rita TeaotiaTFA seeks to simplify Customs procedures and rules, increase transparency and reduce transaction costs for traders.
- Government working on internal processes to ratify WTO's trade facilitation agreementThe government is working on internal processes to ratify WTO's trade facilitation agreement (TFA), a senior commerce ministry official tod...
- US welcomes WTO's agreement on Trade Facilitation AgreementThe US today welcomed the WTO decision on enabling full implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), the first multilateral tr...
- Trade Facilitation Agreement to help lower transaction cost, provide more market accessFIEO Prez said TFA will definitely help in realising higher market access & reduce transaction cost by 3%, leading to savings of close to $...
- India says it is committed to TFA; WTO talks failCommerce Secretary Rajeev Kher said the WTO will be on vacation for a month and during this time, India will focus on follow up action.
- US accuses India, other nations of revisiting Trade Facilitation Agreement commitment"Unfortunately, a couple countries now appear to be revisiting their commitment to implement the WTO's TFA later this week," Froman said.
- TFA impasse: Roberto Azevedo puts World Trade Organisation members on two-day alertThere was no consensus reached at the Tuesday meeting of group coordinators called by Azevedo, who warned that there were deep concerns.
- EU, Australia-led group unite against India at WTOThe EU and an Australia-led group have asked India not to veto the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What WTO's Trade Facilitation Agreement has in store for India?The protocol will be open for acceptance by individual countries for a year, up to July 31, 2015.
- India sticks to its tough stand on WTO;Cabinet discusses issueIndia has decided to stick to its tough stand on WTO's trade facilitation agreement and the matter was discussed today in the Union Cabinet.
- India stands alone at WTO talksThe TFA is to be finalized by July 31, while the issue of subsidy caps and food security that India is pushing for has a 2017 deadline.
- WTO: Bali pact may run into rough weather, India toughens standIndia is toughening its stand after WTO DG indicated that New Delhi should agree to TFA following "interim solution" to its food security i...
- WTO: India unhappy over slow progress on food security issueEarlier this month in Geneva, India had said that the country always engaged constructively and actively on TFA and was working on its comm...
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