Ministry of Commerce & Industry data, India's merchandise trade deficit rose to $26.1 billion in June 2022, in comparison to $9.6 billion in June 2021.
The measures include easing norms for FPI investment in the debt market, and increasing the External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) limit under the automatic route from USD750 million or its equivalent per financial year to USD 1.5 billion.
Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO Chairman S Somnath along with other senior scientists inaugurated the Human Space Flight Expo in Bengaluru to commemorate the Azadi ki Amrit Mahotsav.