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Monday, October 27, 2025
TopicMinistry of Commerce and Industry

Topic: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Mobile phones boom puts India on course to beat 2019-20 electronic goods exports record by 30%

Latest commerce ministry data shows electronic goods exports touched Rs 83,000 cr in the first 3 quarters of FY22 — a 26% rise over FY20, when the country hit its previous high.

Cabinet clears Rs 100 lakh-crore Gati Shakti master plan for infrastructure

Modi on 13 October launched the national master plan for multi-modal connectivity. It targets to cut logistic costs, increase cargo handling capacity and reduce the turnaround time.

Nirmala Sitharaman asks banks to work with states to push ‘one district, one product’ agenda

Finance Minister Sitharaman further said there should be a simple approach between public sector banks so that exporters are not be made to run between banks to scout for better offer.

India’s FDI inflow grew by 19% to $59.64 billion in 2020-2021, says commerce ministry

In terms of top investor countries, Singapore is at the top with 29 per cent share. It was followed by the US with 23 per cent and Mauritius with 9 per cent during the last fiscal.

RSS’ farm affiliate BKS demands Modi govt must roll back ‘free import of pulses’ order

BKS says these pulses are to be sown in kharif season beginning soon, and if farmers are worried about low prices due to imports, it’ll affect govt’s ‘atmanirbhar’ push.

FDI equity inflows grow 28% to $54.18 billion during April-January

Ministry of Commerce and Industry says policy reforms, investment facilitation and ease of doing business resulted in the jump in FDI inflows.

Output of 8 core infrastructure sectors grows 0.1% in January

The core sectors had expanded by 2.2% in January 2020, according to the provisional data released Friday by the Commerce and Industry Ministry.

NID Ahmedabad puts off convocation after inviting Modi critic Mallika Sarabhai as guest

Miffed students of NID Ahmedabad subsequently held a mock convocation complete with felicitation and handing out of degrees.

WPI inflation drops to 3-year low of 0.16%, sparks talk of another repo rate cut

The wholesale price index (WPI) eased on subdued prices of non-food articles and fall in prices of manufactured items.

Modi govt considers ending ban on foreign investment in coal mining

Other proposals under consideration include raising investment limits in digital media and easing rules for retailers selling a single brand.

On Camera

RJD confidence in EBCs dips. Sticks to Yadav core

RJD’s candidates from EBCs have declined from 13.13 per cent to 11.19 per cent. This could be because the party saw the lowest strike rate among EBC candidates in the 2020 Bihar Assembly polls.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.