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Coffee exports grow by 38% in 2021-22

During 2021-22, Indian coffee exports stood at USD 1.016 billion, growing by 38% from the previous year 2020-21, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Smt. Anupriya Patel said in reply to a parliamentary question today. […]

Business

India-Australia Economic and Cooperation Trade Agreement comes into effect

India has achieved the unique distinction of operationalizing two Trade Agreements this year. After the entry into force of the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement on May 1, 2022, the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (#IndAusECTA) has come into effect on December 29, 2022. […]

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India – Canada to re-launch CEPA

India and Canada held the fifth Ministerial Dialogue on Trade & Investment (MDTI) here today. Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food, and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal and Ms. Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, Government of Canada co-chaired the MDTI. […]

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Tyre Manufacturers & Association fined for cartelisation

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) had passed a final order dated 31.08.2018 against five Tyre companies namely Apollo Tyres Ltd., MRF Ltd., CEAT Ltd., JK Tyre and Industries Ltd., Birla Tyres Ltd. and their association i.e. Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) for indulging in cartelisation […]

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4th BRICS Sherpas and Sous Sherpas held

BRICS Sherpas and Sous Sherpas held their fourth and concluding meeting under India’s Chairship during the year 2021, on 15 December 2021. The meeting was chaired by Secretary (CPV&OIA) Shri Sanjay Bhattacharyya as India’s BRICS Sherpa. […]

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World’s First Multimodal Brain Imaging Data and Analytics Developed in India

DBT-National Brain Research Centre (DBT-NBRC) have recently developed project SWADESH, a unique brain initiative focusing on certified neuroimaging, neurochemical, neuropsychological data and analytics that are made accessible to researchers for managing brain disorders. SWADESH is the first large-scale multimodal neuroimaging database designed specifically for Indian population with big-data architecture and analytics for various disease categories (Fig. 1) under one platform. […]

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MPLAD extended upto 2025

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today has approved the restoration and continuation of Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) during the remaining part of Financial Year 2021-22 and up to Financial Year 2025-26 co-terminus with the period of 15th Finance Commission […]