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India amends FDI rules to boost e-commerce for small businesses, artisans, farmers, and fishermen: Union Minister Piyush Goyal

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday that India has amended its foreign direct investment (FDI) regulations to facilitate large-scale e-commerce trade…

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Rajya Sabha clears MSME bill to fast-track payment disputes amid Opposition protests

The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026, aimed at speeding up resolution of delayed payment disputes…

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India-EU FTA includes separate annexure to address EU carbon tax
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India-EU FTA includes separate annexure to address EU carbon tax

New Delhi: The proposed India-EU free trade agreement (FTA) featured intensive negotiations on the issue of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the pact…

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Comprehensive work plan in India-EU FTA to address carbon tax concerns: official

New Delhi: The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) took a lot of negotiating capital during the India-EU free trade agreement (FTA) talks but the pact…

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India exports $140 million worth of goods at zero duty on first day of UK trade pact

New Delhi: India exported goods worth USD 140 million to the UK at zero duty on day one under the comprehensive economic and trade agreement…

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Govt strengthens DGFT Norms Committees to speed up export authorisations, cut delays

New Delhi: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has introduced a set of reforms to improve the functioning of Norms Committees under the Directorate General…

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Budget for 2026-27 highlights Govt’s push for reforms, policy predictability: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday underscored the recently-unveiled Budget’s push for reforms across strategic sectors and policy predictability to enable private investors to firm…

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RBI ‘very comfortable’ with gold loan exposure despite sharp volatility in prices, says Guv Sanjay Malhotra

Amid sharp volatilities in gold prices, the Reserve Bank said it is very comfortable and not concerned with the outstandings against the precious metal in…

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Govt to extend quality certification fee concessions for small firms by 3 years

New Delhi: The government is set to extend quality certification fee concessions by three years beyond the current mid-2026 deadline to support small and medium…

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