Government e-Marketplace (GeM), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance the empowerment and integration of women entrepreneurs from the informal sector into the country’s public procurement ecosystem. The MoU focuses on promoting gender-responsive procurement by ...

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal launched the Trade Intelligence & Analytics (TIA) Portal today in New Delhi. The Minister said that business needs to be more transparent with trade data to help stakeholders take the best decisions. Shri Goyal stated that the Trade Intelligence Portal will open up new insights for importers, exporters, startups, and MSMEs. ...

India’s total exports (Merchandise and Services combined) for October 2025* is estimated at US$ 72.89 Billion, registering a negative growth of (-) 0.68 percent vis-à-vis October 2024. Total imports (Merchandise and Services combined) for October 2025* is estimated at US$ 94.70 Billion, registering a positive growth of 14.87 percent vis-à-vis October 2024. Table 1: Trade during October 2025*     ...

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 ...

India’s total exports (Merchandise and Services combined) for September 2025* is estimated at US$ 67.20 Billion, registering a positive growth of 0.78 percent vis-à-vis September 2024. Total imports (Merchandise and Services combined) for September 2025* is estimated at US$ 83.82 Billion, registering a positive growth of 11.34 percent vis-à-vis September 2024. Table 1: Trade during September 2025* September 2025 (US$ ...

The 8th Session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs began in Guwahati, Assam, on 13th October, highlighting India’s role in the global spice sector. Organised by the Spices Board under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the event brought together 81 delegates from 27 countries to discuss harmonised international standards for spices and culinary herbs. Inaugurating the session, ...

India stressed the scope to leverage the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) collective strengths for shared prosperity at the SCO Trade Ministers’ Meeting held in Vladivostok on 06 September 2025 and highlighted the need for export diversification, reducing dependency, and building resilient supply chains. With the SCO accounting for 42% of the world’s population and 17.2% of global trade, India emphasised ...

AURIC (Shendra-Bidkin Industrial Area) in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra proudly marks its sixth anniversary, celebrating a journey of industrial progress, global investments, and sustainable growth. It is one of India’s first Greenfield Industrial Smart Cities developed under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP). In six years, 323 plots have been allotted across industrial and mixed-use categories, covering 3,029 acres of ...

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has successfully completed the migration of Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandum (IEM) services from the existing G2B Portal to the National Single Window System (NSWS). This important reform initiative is aimed at furthering the Government of India’s agenda of Ease of Doing Business and providing a seamless digital ...

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thermo Fisher Scientific (TFS) to accelerate innovation in India’s biotechnology sector and nurture a strong pipeline of high-growth startups. The partnership aims to support over 500 biotech startups in the next three years through strategic advisory, technology access, mentorship, ...