New Delhi, January 16, 2022: The Central Government has secured the approval of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the export of Indian mangoes to the USA in the new season. Consumers in the United States (US) would now have access to excellent quality mangoes from India. The export of Indian mangoes has been […]
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Rural population of Rameswaram empowered through seaweed cultivation & processing
New Delhi, December 14, 2021: The life of Mutha Muthuvel Sambai from Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, has changed for good through training in seaweed cultivation and farming and exposure to the market demands of seaweed. Cutting out the role of the middlemen, she is now directly selling seaweed cultivation products to the entrepreneurs, thereby increasing her income […]
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying to Celebrate “National Milk Day”
New Delhi, November 26, 2021: The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying will celebrate “National Milk Day” to commemorate the birth centenary of Dr. Varghese Kurien (Milk Man of India) on 26.11.2021 at T K Patel Auditorium, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Campus, NDDB, Anand, Gujarat at 10:00 AM onward and till 2.00 PM. The […]
India records close to 15% rise in export of agricultural and processed food products in April-October
New Delhi, November 23, 2021: In a major boost to export prospects of agricultural produce, India registered a significant surge in export of agricultural and processed food products in April-October period of current Financial Year, 2021-22, in comparison to the corresponding seven month period of last fiscal, 2020-21. According to the Quick Estimates released by […]
Kerala farmer’s innovative technique can save senile cashew gardens from debilitating pests & frequent cyclonic storms
New Delhi, November 2, 2021: A woman farmer from Kannur district of Kerala has come up with an innovative practice to develop support roots in cashew trees to protect her senile cashew garden from devastating borer attacks and frequent cyclonic storms. The area under cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) cultivation in India is around 10.11 lakh ha, […]
Seminar on the PLI Scheme for Specialty Steel today
New Delhi, October 25, 2021: The Ministry of Steel is organizing a daylong Seminar on the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Specialty Steel on today at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. Union Minister of Steel Ram Chandra Prasad Singh, and Minister of State for Steel, Faggan Singh Kulaste will be addressing the inaugural […]
India is exporting ‘strictly’ only Non GMO rice to World
New Delhi, October 21, 2021: Ministry of Commerce & Industry clarified that there is no commercial variety of GMO rice in India, in fact the commercial GM cultivation of rice is banned in India. There is no question of export of GM rice from India. A particular incident which is reported through Rapid Alert by […]
GI tagged sweet dish Mihidana exported to Bahrain
New Delhi, October 6, 2021: The first consignment of GI tagged sweet dish Mihidana sourced from Bardhaman, West Bengal has been exported to the Kingdom of Bahrain. The consignment of unique sweet dish Mihidana was exported to Bahrain by APEDA registered M/S DM Enterprises, Kolkata and imported by Aljazira Group, Bahrain. The sweet dish from West Bengal is being displayed […]
Innovation, Quality and Competition by Exporters is going to define the Brand India
New Delhi, September 28, 2021: The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal yesterday said, the ‘Rules of Business’ have to be the same for all stakeholders. Addressing the ‘Vanijya Saptah Samapan Samaroh’, organised by the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) here yesterday, Piyush Goyal […]
JNPT records 28.45% growth in container traffic in August 2021
New Delhi, September 10, 2021: Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), one of the premier container handling ports, witnessed an upswing in cargo handling and recorded a throughput of 453,105 TEUs in August 2021, a growth of 28.45% as compared to 352,735 TEUs in the same month last year. NSIGT handled 98,473 TEUs in August-2021, which […]