Shri Rajesh Agrawal met European Commission officials and industry representatives in Brussels over India-EU FTA preparations Commerce Secretary, Shri Rajesh Agrawal on Sunday held high-level meetings with European Commission officials and industry representatives in Brussels to discuss trade facilitation, market access, customs cooperation and preparations…

Vizhinjam’s first import container, carrying engineered building boards from Ningbo, has now arrived on MSC Sabrina III. Vizhinjam International Port has received its maiden import shipment on a vessel arriving from China. The inbound container, carrying engineered building boards intended for the construction industry as…

India’s coal imports dropped 5.83 per cent in August 2026 as the Ministry of Coal pushed domestic production and supply. India’s total coal imports declined by 5.83 per cent in August 2026, falling to 104.57 million tonnes (MT) from 111.05 MT in August 2025, a…

RatingDog China General Manufacturing PMI edged down to 52.0 in October from 52.1 while output rose at a six-month high. China’s factory activity expanded at a marginally slower pace in October as export order growth slowed, though output rose at its fastest rate in six…

Dev said high business costs, too few mid-sized firms and difficulty in acquiring land are holding India back. India is well placed to gain from the redrawing of global supply chains, but high business costs, a shortage of mid-sized firms and difficulty in acquiring land…