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Saturday, July 19, 2025
TopicBudget 2025-26

Topic: Budget 2025-26

Govt announces centre for excellence in AI for education; 5 national centres for skilling

Sitharaman allocated Rs 500 crore in Budget for centre, which is part of wider effort to integrate AI into key sectors & strengthen technical & vocational education ecosystem.

Union Budget: Customs duty changes on medicines, fabrics. Know what’s costlier, what’s cheaper

Union Budget 2025-26 features a range of duty exemptions and reductions across vital sectors, along with some increases aimed at fostering local production.

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Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.