King Chilli ‘Raja Mircha’ from Nagaland exported to London for the first time
New Delhi, 28th July 2021
In a major boost to exports of Geographical Indications (GI) products from the north-eastern region, a consignment of ‘Raja Mircha’ also referred as king chilli from Nagaland was today exported to London via Guwahati by air for the first time.
Achieves CII’s IGBC ( Indian Green Building Council) Green Cities Platinum Rating
IGBC Green Platinum rating awarded to Kandla SEZ
Government of India working towards ensuring environmentally sustainable development
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New Delhi:26th July, 2021
Kandla SEZ (KASEZ) was awarded IGBC Platinum Rating today. KASEZ is the First Green SEZ to achieve the IGBC Green Cities Platinum Rating for Existing Cities.
Kandla becomes first Green SEZ
Achieves CII’s IGBC ( Indian Green Building Council) Green Cities Platinum Rating
IGBC Green Platinum rating awarded to Kandla SEZ
Government of India working towards ensuring environmentally sustainable development
New Delhi:26th July, 2021
Kandla SEZ (KASEZ) was awarded IGBC Platinum Rating today. KASEZ is the First Green SEZ to achieve the IGBC Green Cities Platinum Rating for Existing Cities.
In a big boost to Agri Business, First consignment of vegetables exported to UAE from Uttarakhand
In 2020-21, India exported fruits and vegetables valued at Rs 11,019 crore compared to Rs 10,114 crore worth of exports in 2019-20
New Delhi: 26th July, 2021
In a major boost to agricultural produce exports from Uttarakhand, first consignment of vegetables including curry leaf, okra, pear and bitter gourd sourced from the farmers of Haridwar, was exported today to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Meeting of the BRICS Contact Group on Economic and Trade issues (CGETI) held on 12-14 July 2021, chaired by India
New Delhi, 20th July 2021
For the year 2021, India is the Chair of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa). Of the various groups of BRICS, the Contact Group on Economic and Trade Issues (CGETI) is responsible for economic and trade matters. The Department of Commerce is the national coordinator for the BRICS CGETI.
APEDA with Basmati Export Development Foundation organizes awareness creation programme for the basmati rice growers
New Delhi; 19.7.21
For boosting exports, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)’ arm Basmati Export Development Foundation (BEDF) has taken an innovative step to sensitize farmers involved in the cultivation of Basmati rice.
Uttar Pradesh has launched an awareness campaign to encourage farmers for growing high-quality Basmati rice at Jahangirpur under Gautam Budh Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.
APEDA inks MoU with NAFED for strengthening export linkage of Farmer Cooperatives & FPOs
New Delhi, July 12, 2021
For harnessing exports potential of agricultural and processed food products of cooperatives as well Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) today signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED).
Meet organized by APEDA in Varanasi for boosting India’s agricultural products exports from the region
New Delhi; July 10, 2021
To promote agricultural crops exports and adherence to global practices, APEDA in collaboration with Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), traders, exporters, agricultural scientists, Uttar Pradesh government & other institutions today organized a meet at Varanasi.
Smt. Anupriya Patel takes charge as Minister of State of Ministry of Commerce and Industry
New Delhi; 8.7.21
Smt. Anupriya Patel took over the charge as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry here today.
Smt. Anupriya Patel was elected to the Lok Sabha, from the constituency of Mirzapur in the 2014 and again in 2019. She was also the Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, from 2016 to 2019.
GI certified Madurai Malli and other flowers exported to USA & Dubai from Tamil Nadu
New Delhi: July 07, 2021
For ensuring that Indians living abroad get supplies of fresh flowers to deities at home and temples, consignments of Geographical Indications (GI) certified Madurai malli and other traditional flowers such as button rose, lily, chamanthi and marigold were exported today to USA and Dubai from Tamil Nadu.