India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) have been formed under the Central Sector Scheme for Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs). 1,175 FPOs have been set up under the scheme with 100% women members. Of the total shareholders across FPOs, about 40% are women. The scheme mandates that the Board of Directors or the Governing Body in each FPO should have minimum one woman member. FPOs formed ar...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has approved the National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with the objective of increasing the area and productivity of oil palm and thereby enhancing domestic production of edible oils and reducing dependence on imports. The Mission was launched in 2021-22 with a financial outlay of Rs. 11,040 crore, including a Government of India share of Rs. 8,844 crore, and a target of br...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Mission on Edible Oils-Oilseeds (NMEO-OS) was approved on 3rd October, 2024 to boost domestic oilseed production and to strive towards self-reliance in edible oils. The mission aims to increase primary oilseed production from 39 million tonnes (2022-23) to 69.7 million tonnes by 2030-31. The Government has launched the Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses on 11th October, 2025 to increase the domestic production of pul...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) is implementing National Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM) a Central Sector Scheme through National Bee Board (NBB). The objectives of National Beekeeping and Honey Mission are to promote scientific beekeeping for holistic growth of beekeeping industry, increasing production of honey and beehive products, income & employment generation, providing livelihood support to farm an...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) has emerged as India's leader in scientific mine closure, having successfully completed the scientific closure of 28 abandoned mines, the highest among Coal India subsidiaries. The company accounts for 67 per cent of all abandoned mines scientifically closed in the country, while 25 mines were scientifically closed during FY 2025-26, the highest achieved by any organisation in India in a singl...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The 16th BRICS Trade Ministers' Meeting concluded successfully today at Jaipur, Rajasthan, under India's BRICS Chairship, 2026. The Meeting was chaired by Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry and was attended by Shri Jitin Prasada, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry and Shri Rajesh Agrawal, Commerce Secretary. Held under the overarching theme, "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a major step towards promoting innovation-led exports and strengthening India's global trade ecosystem, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Department of Commerce, has expanded the eligibility criteria for the "Source from India" service on the Trade Connect ePlatform to include eligible DPIIT-recognised Start-ups. The decision, notified through a Trade Notice no. 16 dated August 06, 2026 issued today, aims to prov...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The 12th Session of the India-Russia Working Group on Modernization and Industrial Cooperation under the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation was held on August 7, 2026, at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. Shri Amardeep Singh Bhatia, Secretary, DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, co-chaired from the Indian side, while H.E. Mr. Alexey Gruzdev, Deputy Minister of Industry...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. State/UT No. of proposals 1. Andhra Pradesh 6 2. Assam 2 3. Bihar 2 4. Chhattisgarh 4 5. Gujarat 6 6. Haryana 1 7. Himachal Pradesh 2 8. Jammu & Kashmir 2 9. Karnataka 3 10. Kerala 1 11. Ladakh 1 12. Madhya Pradesh 11 13. Maharashtra 14 14. Manipur 1 15. Meghalaya 1 16. Mizoram 1 17. Odisha 2 18. Punjab 2 19. Rajasthan 4 20. Tamil Nadu 7 21. Telangana 4 22. Tr...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government e Marketplace (GeM) will complete ten years of operations on 9 August 2026. Marking a decade of transforming public procurement through technology, transparency, efficiency and good governance, the platform has facilitated a cumulative Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) of over Rs.20 lakh crore through more than 3.78 crore orders, underscoring its growing role in India's public procurement ecosystem. The platform's annual...