New Delhi event examines environment-related trade measures.
The Department of Commerce has inaugurated a two-day National Workshop and Chintan Shivir on “Environment-Related Non-Tariff Measures: WTO Rules and Their Implications for Free Trade Agreements” in New Delhi. Organised in collaboration with the Centre for WTO Studies and the Centre for Research in International Trade at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, the workshop brings together government officials, trade experts, WTO practitioners, industry representatives and stakeholders involved in multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations.
The discussions are focused on environment-related non-tariff measures and their implications for India’s trade and export competitiveness. Key themes include WTO rules governing Technical Barriers to Trade, sustainability-related non-tariff measures, carbon- and deforestation-related trade measures and possible responses through multilateral and bilateral mechanisms. The workshop began on June 22, 2026 and is scheduled to conclude on June 23, 2026.
Source: Press Information Bureau (PIB)
