Piyush Goyal flags concerns over industrial fishing subsidies at WTO, backs small fishers

March 30, 2026 9:44 AM

Piyush Goyal flags concerns over industrial fishing subsidies at WTO, backs small fishers

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday highlighted that the global challenge of overcapacity and overfishing is primarily driven by heavily subsidised industrial fleets, and not by small-scale fishermen in India and other developing nations, during deliberations at the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference (MC-14). Addressing discussions on fisheries subsidies - one of the key agenda items at the four-day conference held from March 26 to 29 - Goyal underlined the ...

Piyush Goyal holds key bilateral meetings at WTO Ministerial Conference, pushes trade agreements and global cooperation

March 30, 2026 1:53 PM

Piyush Goyal holds key bilateral meetings at WTO Ministerial Conference, pushes trade agreements and global cooperation

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday held a series of high-level bilateral meetings with counterparts from Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the European Union on the sidelines of the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (MC-14), focusing on accelerating trade agreements and strengthening economic partnerships. During his meeting with Canada’s International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu, both sides discussed expediting negotiations for t...