Safeguards built in to protect agri sector in FTAs, says Indian Agriculture Minister

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Government has said that it undertakes negotiations for Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) only after carefully safeguarding the interests of Indian agriculture sector. Replying to a question in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister for Agriculture and […]

Govt aims to make India 5th largest shipping nation by 2047: Minister Sonowal

Madhu S. Nair, CMD, Cochin Shipyard Ltd inaugurating Comarsem 2026 by lighting the ceremonial lamp. Also seen Ajith Kumar Sukumaran, Chief Surveyor, DGS, B. Kasiviswanathan, Chairperson, Cochin Port Authority; P. K. Mishra, MD, Indian Register of Shipping; Kaushik Seal, President, IMEI in Kochi , Sajan John Chairman IMEI Kochi and .Krishnakutty Convenor, Comarsem. The Centre […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney denies pursuing China free trade deal amid tariff threats

‘The Big Money Show’ panel discusses Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s AI policy as Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei issues a warning about selling chips to China.  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government has no plans to pursue a free trade agreement with China. His comments come amid a trade spat with President Donald Trump, […]

Kerala to emerge as South Asia’s MedTech and life sciences hub: Minister Rajeeve

P Rajeeve (centre), Kerala Industries Minister, inaugurating a High-Level Strategic Investment Facilitation Dialogue for the In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) and MedTech sector convened by the Industry Department in association with Agappe Diagnostics Ltd. Kerala has set a clear objective to emerge as a leading South Asian hub for medical devices, diagnostics and life-sciences manufacturing, P Rajeeve, […]