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pact
Trade India, EU Hopeful of Investment Protection Pact Before Year-End After TTC Meeting
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic expressed hope that India and the European Union will conclude an investment protection agreement before the end of the year, following the third India-EU Trade and Technology Council meeting. Goyal also addressed EU steel measures, stating they were part of a balanced free trade agreement.
Commodities Crystal Crop Protection and Corteva Ltd Collaborate to Develop and Commercialise New Agrochemical Formulations in India
Crystal Crop Protection and Corteva Ltd have entered into a collaboration and supply agreement to develop new formulations and mixtures for the Indian market. Under the pact, Corteva will provide technical grade active ingredients while Crystal will develop, formulate, manufacture and sell the products. The partnership aims to address pest and weed challenges affecting India's major crops.
Trade India-UK social security pact to slash costs for firms; up to 95% of Indian professionals to gain
The India-UK social security pact, effective July 15 alongside the free trade agreement, will exempt 90-95% of Indian professionals in the UK from dual contributions. The move is expected to lower employment costs for Indian companies and strengthen IT and professional services sectors.
PACT: Privileged Trace Co-Training Boosts Multi-Turn Tool-Use Agents for Enterprise Automation
PACT (Privileged Trace Co-Training) addresses challenges in training multi-turn tool-use agents by using expert traces as optimization signals, not rollout hints. It combines a trace-conditioned RL surrogate and component-aware SFT loss, showing consistent gains over strong baselines on multiple benchmarks.
Commodities UK and Japan Sign £9bn Offshore Wind Investment Pact for 5.9GW Floating Projects
The UK and Japan have signed an Offshore Wind Compact worth up to £9bn ($12.1bn), supporting 5.9GW of floating offshore wind projects including Ossian, Green Volt, and Erebus. The pact aims to reduce dependence on volatile fossil fuel markets and strengthen energy security.