Nepal: Investment Board approves Project Development Agreement that will be signed with India’s SVJN
A meeting of the Investment Board Nepal (IBN) has approved the final Project Development Agreement (PDA) draft which will be signed with India’s state-owned SJVN to develop 669 MW Lower Arun Hydropower project, media reports said.
Tesla held talks with India on incentives for car and battery manufacturing: Report
New Delhi: The executives of US-based electric car maker Tesla engaged in discussions with Indian officials regarding potential domestic incentives for car and battery manufacturers, indicating that the company is reconsidering its entry into the Indian market, Reuters reported citing a source familiar with the matter.
India achieves record coal prodn of 893.08 MT in FY23; prodn grows 47% in the last 9 yrs
New Delhi: India’s overall coal production has gone up by 47% to 893.08 million tonnes (MT) in the last nine years and supply has touched 877.74 MT, recording 45.37% growth, the government said on Friday.
India's defence production value crosses Rs. 1 lakh crore mark in FY 2022-23
New Delhi: The Indian government on Friday said India's defence production value in Financial Year 2022-23 has crossed the figure of Rs. 1 lakh crore for the first time ever.
India and EU affirm commitment to work together on WTO reforms
Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Textiles, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Piyush Goyal and Executive Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for an Economy that Works for People, and the European Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis emphasised on the need for expediting the ongoing India-EU FTA negotiations by finding convergence on all issues.
India's wholesale inflation slips into negative territory in April
New Delhi/UNI: India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation fell into the negative zone in April 2023.
PM Modi interacts with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he had an insightful meeting with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, and he is happy to see India emerge as an attractive destination for investment.
India – EU Trade and Technology Council to be held in Brussels
New Delhi: The first Ministerial meeting of the India – EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) will be held in Brussels on May 16.
India intensifies efforts to reduce trade deficit with Russia; focuses on exports
New Delhi: The Union Commerce Ministry has intervened to address the increasing trade deficit between India and Russia, media reports said.
Piyush Goyal, Canadian counterpart Mary Ng review progress of India-Canada FTA
New Delhi/Ottawa: Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, who is visiting Canada, co-chaired the 6th India- Canada Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment (MDTI) along with his Canadian counterpart Mary Ng, during which they reviewed the progress in the Free Trade Agreement negotiations.
A Chat on Online Gambling and Gaming Laws in India
During a conversation between Felicia Wijkander, Editor in Chief at SevenJackpots and Uday Walia, Partner at Touchstone Partners, a leading law firm in India working with complex topics such as cross-border advice and foreign investments, they discussed the latest updates on online gambling and gaming laws in India.
CEPA is the growth engine for India-UAE bilateral trade
New Delhi: On the occasion of the first anniversary of the implementation of the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) recently, Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal congratulated the people of India and the UAE on the milestone and talked about CEPA’s role as a growth engine for India-UAE bilateral trade over the past 11 months.
Bangladesh allows India's permanent access to Chattogram, Mongla ports
In a significant decision, the Bangladesh government has granted India permission to use Chattogram and Mongla ports to transit and trans-shipment cargo vessels, media reports said.
India, EFTA leaders meet to boost bilateral trade and economic partnership
New Delhi: Ministers and high-level representatives from India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland) gathered in New Delhi recently to discuss the prospects of resuming their negotiations towards a Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA).
India jumps 6 places to Rank 38 in World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index 2023
New Delhi/IBNS: India has jumped 6 places to rank 38 out of 139 countries in the 7th edition of Logistics Performance Index (LPI 2023) of the World Bank.