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Traders body CAIT asks govt for robust and unambiguous e-commerce policy

Alleges that FDI policy has been continuously violated by foreign-funded e-commerce firms right under govt's nose, no action taken against such companies so far

Goyal assures full support to IT firms in pushing growth, exports to $1 trn

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal assured full government support to leaders of top IT companies in pushing the growth of the sector and taking services exports to $1 trn in a decade.

Piyush Goyal urges global VC funds to focus on startups in smaller cities

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal called upon the global venture capital funds to focus more on startups from tier 2 and 3 cities of the country and explore new sectors for investing.

India, UK FTA to boost cooperation in tourism, tech, startups: Piyush Goyal

Union Minister of Commerce and Trade Piyush Goyal said that the agreement will expand cooperation in tourism, technology, startups, education, climate change, etc.

Exports rise 33% to $7.63 billion during Jan 1-7 period: Govt data

The country's exports grew 33.16 per cent to USD 7.63 billion during January 1-7 period on account of healthy performance by various sectors, including engineering, petroleum and gems and jewellery

India's exports going strong, says commerce ministry official

Joint Secretary in the Department of Commerce Amitabh Kumar stressed on increasing India's share in global exports

Commerce ministry likely to soften stance on 21st century issues at WTO

The commerce secretary said including 21st century issues in bilateral deals would bring both opportunities and challenges for Indian industry

India's exports rose 44% to $16.46 billion during Dec 1-14: Govt data

Imports too grew 42.57 per cent to $27.53 billion during the period under review, the data showed

Centre to brainstorm on reducing compliance burden of citizens, businesses

To improve 'Ease of Living' and 'Ease of doing business, the Centre has decided to further reduce the compliance burden on businesses and citizens, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry informed

Comm Min recommends continuation of anti-dumping duty on Chinese tiles

The commerce ministry has recommended continuation of anti-dumping duty on Chinese tiles, used for covering floors and walls in buildings, for five more years

4 industrial smart cities being developed under DMIC: Commerce Ministry

The government has approved 11 such corridors consisting of 32 projects to be developed in four phases

DPIIT working on national retail policy: Union Minister Som Parkash

The minister said it is imperative to focus on creating an overarching retail policy for the country

Aim to cut imports, Commerce Ministry shares list of items with ministries

The cumulative share of these items is 57.66 per cent in total import during the March-August 2021 period

US Trade Representative to visit Delhi in Nov to expand ties with India

In the past, India had extensive discussions with the US on a limited trade deal, with the regime of Donald Trump

India to push for lower price at CERAWeek as crude oil hits $85 a barrel

India will be anchoring the international meeting, which will be attended by representatives from the world's largest oil producer, Saudi Arabia and Opec

Gold imports jump multi-fold to $24 billion in Apr-Sep due: Commerce min

Gold imports, which have a bearing on the current account deficit, zoomed to about USD 24 billion during April-September 2021 due to higher demand in the country,

Gati Shakti master plan may help cut logistics cost to 8% of GDP

Railways looking at Rs 50K cr of investments under the project

Trying to include education as key sector of cooperation in FTA talk: Goyal

India is trying to include education as a key sector of cooperation in free trade agreements that the country is negotiating with its trading partners, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said

Govt notifies processes for granting RoDTEP duty credits

An exporter must make a claim for RoDTEP in the shipping bill or bill of export by making the prescribed declaration

Proposed e-commerce policy to be balanced, with robust framework: Goyal

Union minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday assured that every stakeholder's interest will be taken into consideration while framing e-commerce policy which would be robust and in interest of every Indian