The Startup Accelerator of MeitY for Product Innovation, Development, and Growth (SAMRIDH) programme, aims to accelerate around 300 Startups through existing and upcoming Accelerators in Health-tech, Ed-tech, Agri-tech, Consumer-tech, Fin-tech, Software as a Service (SaaS), and sustainability. Under the SAMRIDH programme, 186 accelerators submitted Expressions of Interest, leading to the selection of 43 top accelerators across 16 states. (State-wise details ...

India’s total exports (Merchandise and Services combined) for December 2025* is estimated at US$ 74.01 Billion, registering a negative growth of (-)1.01 percent vis-à-vis December 2024. Total imports (Merchandise and Services combined) for December 2025* is estimated at US$ 80.94 Billion, registering a positive growth of 6.17 percent vis-à-vis December 2024. Table 1: Trade during December 2025*     December ...

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), and other Government partners and industry stakeholders, organised the National Conference on Strategic Trade Controls (NCSTC) 2026 in New Delhi today. The Conference provided a platform for discussions on India’s Strategic Trade Control (STC) framework, including policies ...

The Kimberley Process (KP) Plenary has selected India to assume the chairpersonship of the Kimberley Process from 1 January 2026. The Kimberley Process is a tripartite initiative involving governments, the international diamond industry and civil society, aimed at preventing the trade in “conflict diamonds”—rough diamonds used by rebel groups or their allies to finance conflicts that undermine legitimate governments, as ...

India has 4500+ industrial parks mapped on the India Industrial Land Bank, spanning 7.70 lakh hectares, with 1.35 lakh hectares still available. 306 plug-and-play parks and 20 National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (NICDC)-led parks/smart cities. The Industrial Park Rating System (IPRS) 3.0 brings a sharper focus on sustainability, green infrastructure, logistics, digitalization, skill linkages, and tenant feedback. Introduction Industrial parks have emerged as a principal vehicle for accelerating the ...

The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) increased by 1.8 per cent (provisional) in November, 2025 as compared to the Index in November, 2024. The production of Cement, Steel, Fertilizer and Coal recorded positive growth in November, 2025. The details of annual indices, monthly indices and growth rates are provided at Annex I and Annex II. The ICI measures ...

India and New Zealand have concluded a comprehensive, balanced and forward-looking Free Trade Agreement (FTA) under the visionary leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, marking a major economic and strategic milestone in India’s engagement with the Indo-Pacific region. The Agreement stands out as one of India’s fastest-concluded FTAs aligned with the national vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.  The ...

India’s total exports (Merchandise and Services combined) for November 2025* is estimated at US$ 73.99 Billion, registering a positive growth of 15.52 percent vis-à-vis November 2024. Total imports (Merchandise and Services combined) for November 2025* is estimated at US$ 80.63 Billion, registering a negative growth of (-) 0.60 percent vis-à-vis November 2024 Table 1: Trade during November 2025*     ...

Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade published Part 1 of its working paper examining the intersection of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright law. The paper captures the recommendations of an eight-member committee constituted by DPIIT (“Committee”) on April 28, 2025 for assessing the adequacy of the existing law to address the issues raised by generative artificial intelligence ...

The global demand for organic products has been growing consistently, as evident from the growth in the world market from 112 billion USD in 2019 to 147.49 billion USD in 2023. Growth in Global Market for Organic Products Year Value of Global Market (In USD Billion) 2019 112.00 2020 129.00 2021 135.50 2022 141.94 2023 147.49 Source: Report of FiBL ...