WTO meeting: India objects to agri timelines in draft text for permanent solutionA revised text on agriculture circulated in the afternoon offered two options either adopting a permanent solution at the MC13 or members i...
02 Mar, 2024, 12.04 AM IST
WTO MC13: G33 calls for permanent solution for food securityIndia also highlighted that a Special Safeguard Mechanism was another mandated issue on which the MC13 had to deliver, without linking it t...
25 Feb, 2024, 11.14 PM IST
India won't allow blocking of food security talks at WTOThe text circulated on January 29 includes all elements, but the divergent views of the US and EU need to be considered. The US wants marke...
09 Feb, 2024, 12.03 AM IST
Despite India push, US avoiding talks on food security measuresAt a WTO agriculture negotiations meeting held on Tuesday, the US said a permanent solution for public stockholding, which includes subsidi...
18 Jan, 2024, 12.37 AM IST
No new issue in agri till permanent solution on public stockholding: India at a WTO meetIn a WTO meeting, Piyush Goyal put forward New Delhi's approach to the issue saying that public procurement and stockholding of food grains...
29 Nov, 2023, 08.31 PM IST
India, 20 others to talk agriculture subsidies at WTO tomorrowAround 80 WTO members opposed this proposal by the Cairns Group, which has 19 members including Argentina, Australia, Brazil and Canada. La...
27 Nov, 2023, 12.34 AM IST
European Union ready to talk food stock policy at WTOThe European Union has expressed its willingness to negotiate on global trade norms regarding the purchase, stockpiling, and distribution o...
04 Oct, 2023, 12.39 AM IST
India urges WTO members to start text-based talks on finding permanent solution to public food stockholdingIndia has called for text-based negotiations to find a permanent solution to the issue of public stockholding for food security at the Worl...
03 Oct, 2023, 11.23 AM IST
UK, US oppose extending WTO food subsidy clause“India said that the strongest evidence supporting the necessity of public stockholding was in its own actions during the pandemic, when it...
19 Jul, 2023, 12.51 AM IST
India, 46 others seek higher production of food & price stabilityThe countries, as part of the G33, also insisted that it was important to maintain an "open and predictable agricultural trade to ensure th...
15 Jun, 2022, 12.02 AM IST
India to pitch for permanent solution for food security in WTO meet: OfficialIndia will pitch for finding a permanent solution to the issue of public stock holding for food security purposes in the forthcoming meetin...
17 Nov, 2021, 04.36 PM IST
India, China, 50 others to float food security proposal at WTOAhead of a key ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization this year, India, China and 50 other developing countries are working on...
29 Jun, 2021, 07.11 AM IST
Used peace clause to provide excess support to rice farmers: India to WTOIn a notification, India has informed the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that the value of its rice production was USD 43.67 billion in 201...
02 Apr, 2020, 05.03 PM IST
G33 nations wants sops for food security in global rulesG33 has called for an amendment in the Agreement on Agriculture of the WTO because current rules suggest a fixed subsidy of 10% for food pr...
26 Sep, 2017, 01.54 PM IST
Take up issue of grain stock holding at WTO: Parkash Singh Badal to PM Narendra ModiBadal urged PM Narendra Modi to forcefully take up the issue of public stock holdings of foodgrains at WTO for food security of the nation.
10 Dec, 2015, 10.05 PM IST
WTO's General Council to meet today in GenevaMeeting of the World Trade Organization to discuss the India-US agreement on public stockholding was pushed back by a day to Thursday.
27 Nov, 2014, 02.52 AM IST
India seeking amendments to subsidy as it would hit food aidIndia is seeking an amendments to the 10 per cent subsidy cap of the WTO as it would hit the food aid programmes in the developing countrie...
08 Aug, 2014, 05.46 PM IST