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India-UK FTA Gains Will Remain Untapped Without Standards And Certification Push: GTRI

New Delhi, July 13 -- India's free trade agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom may improve market access for exporters, but tariff reductions alone will not be enough to fully realise its export pot... Read More


SFAI Urges FCO Reforms To Protect MSMEs From Disruptive Fertiliser Bundling Practices

New Delhi, July 13 -- The practice of bundling specialty and soluble fertilisers with subsidised conventional products such as urea is affecting innovation and threatening the survival of micro, small... Read More


India-UK FTA To Enable Duty-Free Trade, Offer Relief To Indian Professionals In UK: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, July 13 -- Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has announced that the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will allow all Indian goods exported to the United Kingdom to enter d... Read More


Govt To Set Up USD 1 Bn Marine Export Zones To Boost Seafood Sector

New Delhi, July 13 -- The government is planning to establish its first dedicated Marine Export Zones (MEZs) as Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to strengthen the country's seafood export ecosystem. The... Read More


States Shift Focus To Power, Water And Sustainability In Data Centre Investment Push

New Delhi, July 13 -- India's competition to attract data centre investments is moving beyond traditional incentives such as land and tax benefits, with states increasingly focusing on power tariffs, ... Read More


MSMEs Face Uneven Interest Rate Relief As Banks And NBFCs Differ On Policy Transmission

New Delhi, July 13 -- The Reserve Bank of India's cumulative 125-basis-point reduction in the repo rate since February 2025 has lowered borrowing costs across the financial system, although the transm... Read More


MCA Extends Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme Till August 31

New Delhi, July 13 -- The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has extended the validity of the Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme, 2026 (CCFS-2026) until August 31, 2026, providing defaulting co... Read More


Piyush Goyal to Lead High-Level Business Delegation to Spain, Belgium, and Finland

New Delhi, July 13 -- Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will lead a high-level Indian business delegation to Spain, Belgium and Finland from July 13 to 17 to strengthen trade, investme... Read More


Government Plans GeM-TReDS Integration To Ease Invoice Financing For MSMEs

New Delhi, July 13 -- The government is planning to integrate the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) with the Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) to enable micro, small and medium enterprises (MS... Read More


CJI Surya Kant Urges Expeditious UAPA Trials, Seeks More Special Courts

New Delhi, July 13 -- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has stressed the need for the expeditious completion of trials in cases under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), saying time... Read More