According to the US State Department, the three-day meeting will focus on bolstering strategic supply lines for minerals essential to technological innovation, economic competitiveness and national security
New US-India deal will export more American farm products to India's massive market, lifting prices, and pumping cash into rural America, says Brooke Rollins, US Secretary of Agriculture
Higher palm oil imports by India could help reduce inventories in top producers Indonesia and Malaysia, supporting benchmark Malaysian palm oil futures, while pressuring US soyoil futures
About 1,900 km of new tracks have been laid, while five NE states are fully electrified and Assam has achieved 98 per cent electrification, with 2,839 km electrified across the region: Railways
The minister said that the Vande Bharat train has played a crucial role in ensuring connectivity and public service in J&K, particularly during the winter months when road links often remain closed
From FY 2026β27, the sector can see month-on-month double-digit growth in apparel and home textile exports, lifting the monthly apparel export run rate to ~ $1.5 to $1.6 billion, from the current $1.27 billion
Duty-free allowances have also increased: βΉ75,000 for resident Indians and tourists of Indian origin, βΉ25,000 for foreign tourists, and βΉ2,500 for crew members
The doubling down on our indigenous capabilities through India Semiconductor Mission 2.0, with an increased outlay of βΉ40,000 crore, is a masterstroke
The move applies to items brought into the country by international travellers as well as goods ordered online from overseas for personal consumption β segments that earlier faced relatively high levies