Fast track action to remove non-tariff barriers key to realise trillion-dollar merchandise export goal: GTRI reportIt asked for upgrading domestic systems, in cases where Indian products are rejected due to quality issues; and retaliating if unreasonable...
15 Aug, 2023, 01.21 PM IST
AIREA concerned about future of Basmati rice exports as some west Asian countries tighten pesticide normsOman, Egypt, Jordan UAE and Saudi Arabia are among the nations which have adopted pesticide residue norms at part with those in the Europea...
25 May, 2021, 10.38 AM IST
India adds checks to rice exports to European UnionThe commerce and industry ministry on Thursday amended the export policy for Basmati and non-Basmati rice from ‘free’ to outbound shipments...
09 Jan, 2020, 10.01 PM IST
Rice exporters seek ban on pesticides unregistered in the US, EUIndia’s rice export to Europe has plunged by 40 per cent in 2018-19 over the issue of maximum residue level (MRL), and the market is likely...
20 Dec, 2019, 06.31 PM IST
Modi has a plan to double farm incomes by 2022. But here's the problemModi govt believes a boost to farm export is a sure-shot way to help double farmers’ income by 2022.
11 Aug, 2019, 10.24 AM IST
Govt tells basmati exporters to stick to EU’s pesticide rulesIndia’s basmati exports to the EU had declined around 60 per cent from a year earlier.
04 Mar, 2019, 03.46 PM IST
Farm export policy hasn't been framed with elections in mind: Siraj Hussain, ICRIERExport policies do not result in overnight transformation, says the former Secy, food processing ministry
07 Dec, 2018, 05.21 PM IST
Basmati exports may pick up as Saudi Arabia likely to ease residue rulesShipments from the country to Saudi have taken a hit after Riyadh sought undertakings from exporters on minimum residue levels
12 Oct, 2018, 07.10 PM IST
Punjab plans to cut pesticides use in basmati ricePunjab Agriculture University has already recommended alternatives to these five pesticides and fungicides.
30 Aug, 2018, 12.13 PM IST
India asks Germany to help relax new EU rice import ruleThe EU has reduced the maximum permissible residue level of Tricyclazole (a fungicide) in basmati rice to 0.01 mg per kg from the present l...
22 Jan, 2018, 04.28 PM IST
Agriculture minister ask global companies to invest in IndiaIn his meeting with Nedimovic, the agriculture minister said that agriculture & food processing and agricultural machinery are crucial indu...
03 Nov, 2017, 07.41 PM IST
EU sets Dec 31 deadline to adhere to new Basmati import normsThe new norms set by European Commission bring down the maximum residue limit (MRL) level for Tricyclazole (a fungicide) in Basmati rice to...
02 Nov, 2017, 03.30 PM IST
GST to facilitate ease of doing business: EUPM Modi appreciated the ongoing participation by EU companies in the flagship initiatives and called for their deeper engagement in India's...
06 Oct, 2017, 08.36 PM IST
Tough EU norms on India's basmati rice to shift trade to PakistanTwo aromatic basmati rice varieties -- PB1 and 1401 -- are maximum exported to the EU. The shipments of these varieties with Tricyclazole M...
05 Jul, 2017, 03.42 PM IST
FDA chief Margaret Hamburg's visit may soothe jittery nervesIn the last few months, there's been a spike in "violations" at Indian drug factories, according to data from FDA's Centre for Drug Evaluat...
28 Oct, 2013, 08.06 AM IST
Taking steps to ensure compliance with EU food norms: GovtGovernment today said it is taking steps to ensure compliance with the European norms.
07 Aug, 2013, 06.01 PM IST
United States finds pesticide residue in basmati, exports plungeExporters seek government help as a close vigil by the US raises costs and obstructs sales.
01 Jul, 2013, 11.38 AM IST