In his I-Day speech, the Prime Minister suggested that farmers should be exporters and that each of our districts must become an export hub for its specialty
He added that challenges in sectors like agriculture, transportation, energy, logistics and industrial automation also present opportunities for developing solutions.
Senior officials said the lack of data had also hampered the government's push to administer the 12 Champion Services Sectors initiative
Advisory report on trade promotion misses the mark
India's gem and jewellery exports fell 11.2 per cent to $2.7 billion in July compared to a year ago
Lower exports reflect structural weaknesses
Second such fall in the past year; govt blames global trade conditions
The report said sectors like aerospace and defence, agriculture, education and tourism, energy, healthcare, infrastructure, manufacturing and digitalisation are major areas for India-US collaboration