Piyush Goyal

BIS Portal for mapping of Industrial Units and Labs

January 7, 2023

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal emphasized the importance of quality in India’s development at the 76th Foundation Day of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in New Delhi. Goyal pointed out that developed nations that adopted a ..

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Integration of Gati Shakti master plan with geospatial maps

August 26, 2022

Recently, Union Minister Piyush Goyal announced that the Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti National Master Plan will now be linked to geospatial maps to prevent unnecessary cost escalation. Key Points This linking will help in developing future infrastructure in a planned ..

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Decriminalization of Legal Metrology Act

May 15, 2022

Speaking at the National Workshop on the Legal Metrology Act, the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution urged state governments to support the decriminalization of the Legal Metrology Act. What is legal metrology? It is regulation and ..

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Harsh V Shringla: India’s Chief G20 Coordinator

April 12, 2022

For the G20 summit, which will be hosted in 2023 by India, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has been appointed as its chief coordinator. Overview: Shringla will be retiring on 30th April 2022 and will take charge of this new ..

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India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement

April 2, 2022

An economic cooperation and trade agreement has been signed between India and Australia. Under this agreement, Australia will be providing duty-free access for over 95 percent of Indian goods like leather, textiles, sports products, and jewellery in its market. Overview: ..

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Revamp of Commerce Department

February 21, 2022

The government plans to reorganize the commerce department so that it can implement a more organized trade promotion strategy with clear targets. A dedicated trade promotion organization and a trade remedies review committee have been proposed as part of the strategy. ..

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India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement – Update (February, 2022)

February 19, 2022

India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a trade agreement that will decrease import duties on the majority of Indian exports to the UAE. The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) is the Narendra Modi government’s first significant trade ..

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5-point Reform agenda for FCI

January 15, 2022

On the 58th Foundation Day of Food Corporation of India (FCI), the food Minister Shri Piyush Goyal released a “5-point reform agenda for FCI”. It is also called “5 Sutras”. The agenda aims to improve FCI and its progress. What ..

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