Exports of Geographical Indications certified Bhalia wheat from Gujarat begins
New Delhi; 7.7.21
In a major boost to wheat exports, the first shipment of Geographical Indication (GI) certified Bhalia variety of wheat was exported today to Kenya and Sri Lanka from Gujarat. The GI certified wheat has high protein content and is sweet in taste. The crop is grown mostly across Bhal region of Gujarat which includes Ahmadabad, Anand, Kheda, Bhavanagar, Surendranagar, Bharuch districts.
Shri Piyush Goyal addresses the Special Plenary with the Trade Ministers in the Indo-Pacific region
Shri Goyal says India endorses the concept of working towards ensuring a transparent, trustworthy, dependable & reliable supply chain;
Minister says India’s track record should give confidence to our friends that it will be their natural & most reliable ally in years to come
New Delhi; 7.7.21
Highest ever merchandise exports in a quarter (Q1 2021-22, USD 95 billion) in the history of India
India sets a target of USD 400 billion merchandise exports in 2021-22
Despite COVID-19, labour-intensive sectors (engineering goods, rice, marine products, etc.) saw a rapid export growth
Highest ever FDI inflow of USD 81.72 billion in 2020-21
Number of startups recognised by DPIIT goes up to 50,000, spread across 623 districts
Shri Piyush Goyal said, “the world sees India as the trusted and reliable partner”
New Delhi; 2.7.21
Commerce Ministry’s Logistics Division unveils plans for ‘Freight Smart Cities’;
Launches portal and handbook with 14 key measures to enhance urban freight systems
New Delhi; 2.7.21
Shri Piyush Goyal says India will be playing a much greater role in the post pandemic world in creating resilient supply chains
New Delhi; 30.6.21
APEDA in collaboration with Indian embassy organize virtual buyer seller meet for boosting agricultural and processed food products exports to Algeria
New Delhi, June 24, 2021
In a bid to boost agricultural and processed food products exports, APEDA in collaboration with Indian embassy has organized a virtual buyer seller meet (VBSM) with Algeria where key stakeholders in the agricultural value chains from both the countries participated.
GeM providing increasing market access to seller groups like MSEs, Women SHGs and Startups to reinforce the Make in India Initiative;
Instantaneous loans for Sellers at ‘GeM SAHAY’ app;
GeM has now over 6,90,000 MSE sellers and service providers onboard;
Since its inception GeM has facilitated 67.27 lakh orders worth Rs. 111,113 Crores for 52,275 Govt buyers;
GeM providing online market access to under-served sellers reinforced the “Atmanirbhar Bharat”, “Vocal for Local”, “Make in India” initiatives
New Delhi; June 16, 2021
GI certified Jalgaon banana exported to Dubai India exported 1.91 lakh tonne banana worth Rs 619 crore during 2020-21
New Delhi, June 16, 2021
In a major boost to exports of Geographical Indications (GI) certified agricultural produce, a consignment of fibre and mineral rich ‘Jalgaon banana’ has been exported to Dubai.
The twenty-two metric tonnes of GI certified Jalgaon banana were sourced from progressive farmers of Tandalwadi village, part of Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, a banana cluster identified under Agri Export Policy.
In a boost to exports from eastern region, 24 MT of groundnuts exported to Nepal from West Bengal
New Delhi, June 8, 2021
Opening a window of possibilities of boosting groundnut exports from eastern region, a consignment of 24 metric tonne (MT) of groundnuts was exported to Nepal from West Bengal.
The consignment was sourced from farmers of west Midnapore district of West Bengal, was exported by APEDA registered Laduram Promoters Pvt Ltd, Kolkata.
India exports 11,49,341 MT of Marine products during 2020-21 Aquaculture sector performs better; uptick in tilapia and ornamental fish exports
New Delhi; June 03, 2021