I. Key highlights · Headline Inflation drops to 0.25 % in October, 2025 · Food inflation declines to -5.02 % in this month · Impact of reduction in GST visible across all sectors Headline Inflation: Year-on-year inflation rate based on All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of October, 2025 over October, 2024 is 0.25% (Provisional). There is decrease of 119 basis ...
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Government to launch nationwide workshops to implement amended Vegetable Oil Products Production and Availability (Regulation) Order, 2025
The Department of Food and Public Distribution has notified the amended Vegetable Oil Products Production and Availability (Regulation) Order, 2025 (VOPPA 2025), marking a significant reform aimed at improving transparency, data collection, and monitoring across the edible oil industry. Capacity-building workshops to ensure smooth implementation To facilitate effective implementation of Vegetable Oil Products Production and Availability (Regulation) Order, 2025, the ...
Read More »Government to promote tribal products in international markets: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal has said that all tribal products with export potential will be fully supported by the Department of Commerce through various channels, including e-commerce platforms, international warehouses for product display and sales, as well as wholesale and retail trade networks. Shri Goyal said this while addressing the Tribal Business Conclave 2025 in ...
Read More »Cabinet approves Export Promotion Mission to strengthen India’s export ecosystem with an outlay of Rs.25,060 crore
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Export Promotion Mission (EPM) — a flagship initiative announced in the Union Budget 2025–26 to strengthen India’s export competitiveness, particularly for MSMEs, first-time exporters, and labour-intensive sectors. The Mission will provide a comprehensive, flexible, and digitally driven framework for export promotion, with a total outlay of Rs.25,060 ...
Read More »Cabinet approves Credit Guarantee Scheme for Exporters
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today approved introduction of Credit Guarantee Scheme for Exporters (CGSE) for providing 100% credit guarantee coverage by National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited (NCGTC) to Member Lending Institutions (MLIs) for extending additional credit facilities upto Rs.20,000 crore to eligible exporters, including MSMEs. The scheme shall be implemented by Department of ...
Read More »Cabinet approves rationalization of royalty rates of Graphite, Caesium, Rubidium and Zirconium minerals critical for Green Energy
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved in today’s meeting to specify/revise the royalty rate of caesium, Graphite, Rubidium and Zirconium as below: Mineral Royalty Rate Caesium 2% of Average Sale Price (ASP) of Caesium metal chargeable on the Caesium metal contained in the ore produced Graphite (i) With eighty per cent or more fixed carbon ...
Read More »IWAI Hands Over Kalughat Intermodal Terminal to PPP Operator; Cargo Operations Commence at Haldia MMT under Jal Marg Vikas Project
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, has achieved two major milestones in advancing India’s inland water transport ecosystem under the Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) on National Waterway-1. The Kalughat Intermodal Terminal in Bihar has been formally handed over to SAPL – Summit Alliance Port East Gateway (India) Pvt. Ltd. for operations and maintenance. Meanwhile, cargo ...
Read More »India–New Zealand Business Forum Showcases Expanding Bilateral Partnership and Economic Opportunities
Commemorating the historic visit of Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, to New Zealand—accompanied by the largest-ever Indian business delegation—the India–New Zealand Business Forum was organized by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with the High Commission of India, Wellington. The forum brought together senior government officials, leading industry representatives, and key business stakeholders from both ...
Read More »Government of India takes Significant Step to Strengthen Small Scale Fisheries, Fisheries Cooperatives & FFPOs
In a major step towards realizing the vision of a prosperous and inclusive Blue Economy, the Government of India on 04.11.2025 has notified the Rules for “Sustainable Harnessing of Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)”. The initiative, inspired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s commitment to unlocking the untapped potential of India’s marine sector, fulfils the Budget 2025–26 announcement that ...
Read More »Developed Countries must Accelerate Emission Reductions and deliver the Promised, Adequate and Predictable Support: India
Delivering India’s National Statement at the Leaders’ Summit of the CoP30, on 07.11.2025, Ambassador of India to Brazil Shri Dinesh Bhatia reiterated the country’s consistent commitment to climate action based on equity, national circumstances and the principles of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities (CBDR-RC). The 30th Conference of Parties (CoP30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ...
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