ARTICLE 2 #India Agri Food News

imposed 50% tariffs on most US imports from India, making good on a threat to punish one of the world’s largest economies over its purchases of discounted Russian oil. The tariffs, which came into effect just after midnight on Wednesday in Washington, risk inflicting significant damage on the Indian economy and further disrupting global supply chains.US tariffs of 25% on Indian goods went into force earlier this month, but Trump announced plans to double the rate, citing New Delhi’s purchases of Russian oil, which the White House has argued are indirectly funding Russia’s war against Ukraine.

New Delhi / Mexico City, Sep 21, 2025 — The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is turning its attention firmly to gene editing as a technology to build more resilient wheat varieties, after genetically modified (GM / transgenic) wheat has failed to gain commercial traction.