âWe appeal to PM again… not a question of Punjab or Haryana aloneâ: Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher Amid a third round of talks with the central government ending in a stalemate, the General Secretary of Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Sarwan Singh Pandher on Friday urged an intervention on part of Prime Minister Narendra … Read more
Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher criticised the centreâs way of handling the protests A meeting of the farmer unions and the central government has been scheduled for today at 5 pm. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher criticised the centreâs way of handling the protests pointing out the high-level security measures involving even para-military forces. âThere … Read more
Farmers walk towards Delhi as part of their ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest near the Shambhu Barrier in Punjab on February 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Even as protesting farmers from Punjab continue to camp near different locations on the boundary with Haryana, farmer representatives and Union Ministers will hold another set of talks … Read more
New Delhi: India is drawing up a list of market access and non-tariff barriers(NTBs) hurting its goods and services exports and would take them up with the respective trade partners as it seeks to give a fillip to outbound shipments. The commerce department has begun the exercise with barriers such as registration requirements, higher pesticide … Read more
M.K. Stalin, T.N. Chief Minister; Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles; T.R.B. Raja, Minister for Industries, Investment Promotions and Commerce; Venu Srinivasan, Chairman, TVS Motors; and foreign delegates releasing the Tamil Nadu Semiconductor and Advanced Electronics Policy during GIM 2024 in Chennai on Sunday. | Photo … Read more
India and New Zealand have discussed measures to reduce trade barriers and promote a more investor-friendly environment to boost economic ties, an official statement said on Wednesday. The issues were discussed during the meeting of Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and his counterpart from New Zealand Todd McClay on December 19. Both the ministers … Read more
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday asked the domestic industry to accelerate production activity and make India a global manufacturing hub. He was addressing industry leaders at a chintan shivir (brainstorming session) where issues related to creating a manufacturing ecosystem, maintaining quality standards, promoting domestic value addition, government policies and support, and fostering … Read more
In a move to reduce transaction costs and improve ease of doing business, the government on Monday automated the system of giving credibility to the Indian exporters in the international markets. Commerce and industry Piyush Goyal launched a new initiative to issue IT system based automatic ‘Status Holder’ certificates to exporters under the Foreign Trade … Read more
New Delhi: Senior officials of India and the UK will start the 13th round of negotiations for the proposed free trade agreement from September 4, an official said on Thursday. The two sides concluded the 12th round of negotiations on August 31. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has recently stated that the negotiations between … Read more
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the focus of G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting (TIMM) is to ease barriers to international trade and investment, help boost productivity and output and foster economic growth. Addressing the opening session of the two-day TIMM in Jaipur, he said the meeting aims to formulate fair, … Read more