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The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and New Zealand took effect on 20 October 2026, becoming India's 17th operational FTA. New Zealand has scrapped tariffs on all Indian goods, while India has started offering t...
Between April and August 2026, ASEAN was the regional market where India's exports grew fastest, rising 56%, largely on the back of petroleum products. Petroleum product shipments to the bloc grew 2.4 times to more than...
Russia, the United States and the UAE together accounted for a record 66.8% of the oil India imported by volume in August 2026. Russia led with 44.3% (84.8 lakh tonnes), followed by the UAE at 17.4% (33 lakh tonnes) and...
Coir exports from India touched ₹6,614.40 crore in 2025-26, a jump of 305.70% over 2014-15. Coir is a natural fibre taken from the outer husk of the coconut, and India leads the world in both producing and exporting it,...
India's trade gap with China went past US$105.93 billion in the first nine months of 2026 (January-September), even though Indian shipments to China grew by 40.7%. Two-way trade expanded 25.4% to US$144.45 billion. Expor...
Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL) is preparing to float India's first-ever blue bond, with the proceeds going to sustainable port, shipping and ocean-economy ventures. SMFCL is the country's first Non-Banking...
International Coffee Day was observed on 1 October with the International Coffee Organization (ICO) campaign “Coffee is Part of the Solution.” The ICO says coffee supports around 12.5 million farming families worldwide....
India received its highest-ever annual Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow of USD 94.53 billion in FY 2025–26, and cumulative inflows from FY 2014–15 to FY 2025–26 reached USD 843 billion. Production Linked Incentive...
The Integrated Fertilizer Management System (iFMS) has moved into a new phase with digital tools aimed at greater transparency, better fertilizer availability and tighter supply-chain monitoring. New dashboards track pro...
The GOBARdhan Central Sector Scheme, approved by the Union Cabinet on 6 August 2026, came into force on 1 September 2026 with a total outlay of ₹23,731 crore. Running until 2035–36, it seeks to expand production and use...
India's solar photovoltaic module manufacturing capacity hit 233 GW by June 2026, but cell capacity is only about 35 GW, with very little ingot and wafer capacity, exposing a large upstream gap. Module plants run at just...
India's exports of coconut products grew 62% in FY 2025–26 to ₹7,038.35 crore (USD 794.70 million), up from ₹4,349.03 crore the previous year. India remains the largest coconut producer with 31.24% of world output, and K...
