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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
TopicUnion Ministry of Commerce

Topic: Union Ministry of Commerce

Re-exams, random change of interview dates & more — NTA’s horror show in govt recruitment test

Around 89,600 candidates applied for 553 positions in Ministry of Commerce for 'Examiner of Patents and Designs'. Prelims took place 21 December 2023 & mains held 25 January 2024.

$100 bn investment pledge, tariff cuts on industrial imports — what EFTA trade deal means for India

Deal signed Sunday will also see reduction in tariffs on chocolates, wine. However, dairy & agricultural sectors and gold — India's largest import from EFTA by value — are excluded.

Who is India’s biggest trade partner? New Delhi hits back as China contests data which says US

Commerce ministry data shows that US beat Beijing as India's top trading partner in FY22. China has contested the data, and said it remains India's largest trading partner.

Tomato trade gets crushed by India-Pakistan tension, price jumps 200% in Pakistan

Pakistan stopped issuing permits for Indian tomatoes in 2016, since the surgical strikes after Uri, and India's exports fell to Rs 10,000 until January 2018-19 from Rs 368 cr in 2016-17.

On Camera

India-Pakistan ready for lehenga diplomacy. Maryam Sharif has made the first move

Sometimes, we end up embroidering the truth as we overthink and overanalyse a fastidious lady’s personal wardrobe preferences for significant occasions.

India & EU announce “mother of all trade deals”. This is why it matters

Two sides also announce signing of a Security & Defence Partnership, launch negotiations for an intelligence sharing agreement & explore India’s addition to Horizon Europe programme.

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.