India, Nepal ink pact to step up trade ties

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Nepal’s Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Anil Kumar Sinha met in New Delhi on Thursday, November 13, 2025. Photo credit: X/PiyushGoyal India and Nepal have amended the Treaty of Transit between the two countries to facilitate the movement of rail-based freight between Jogbani in India and Biratnagar…

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Need to look at industrial structure of the hydrocarbon sector, says NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson

Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog Suman Bery said that India’s hydrocarbon sector is “blessed by some sophisticated private sector players”. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The industrial structure of the hydrocarbon sector is something we need to examine, NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson Suman Bery said Thursday (November 13, 2025). Speaking at the Energy Security…

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Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri meets Canadian Trade Minister to discuss hydrocarbons trade

India’s Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri (L) with Canada’s Minister for International Trade Maninder Sidhu on November 12, 2025. Photo: X/@@HardeepSPuri Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri met Canada’s Minister for International Trade Maninder Sidhu Wednesday (November 12, 2025) to discuss bilateral hydrocarbon trade between the two nations. Mr. Puri wrote in a social media…

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Govt approves Export Promotion Mission with outlay of ₹25,060 crore for six years

Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw during a Cabinet Briefing. File. | Photo Credit: ANI The government on Wednesday (November 12, 2025) approved an Export Promotion Mission with an outlay of ₹25,060 crore for six financial years, beginning this fiscal, a move which will help exporters deal…

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