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1.The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) came into effect on October 20, 2026...

 1.The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) came into effect on October 20, 2026, giving Indian exporters duty-free access to the New Zealand market and opening up fresh opportunities for businesses, skilled professionals and students. The agreement aims to boost bilateral trade, attract investment and strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries while protecting India’s sensitive sectors, including dairy, from import competition.

https://www.news18.com/business/economy/india-new-zealand-fta-effective-today-tariff-cuts-20-billion-investment-visa-benefits-10389873.html

2.Poland has spent more than four years watching drones reshape warfare on its border and, as its prime minister visits New Delhi, India's Army is rebuilding itself around the same lesson.Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday, bringing with him lessons from a country that has seen the Russia-Ukraine war up close.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/with-polish-pm-in-india-what-countrys-drone-learnings-can-teach-new-delhi-12215627

3.The trade agreement between India and the United States, which has been under negotiation for more than a year and a half now, is "pretty close" to conclusion, said US President Donald Trump, who indicated the final arrangement between the two nations would differ significantly from any earlier trade agreements signed by Washington.While speaking to reporters at the Oval Office, Trump was asked whether Washington and New Delhi were approaching an agreement.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/donald-trump-says-much-different-kind-of-india-us-trade-deal-is-pretty-close-12217827

4.A day after Dussehra, Mumbai woke up to a blanket of haze on Wednesday, with the city ranking fourth among the world’s most polluted cities and recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 165, according to IQAir, a US-based air quality monitoring organisation. The reading also made Mumbai the most polluted city in India at the time.

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-4th-polluted-city-world-aqi-165-dussehra-10930727/

5.The Indian Hotels Company Ltd. (IHCL) has raised its consolidated revenue growth guidance for FY2027 to 15-17% from 12-14%, following a record second quarter in which revenue rose 21% year-on-year to INR 2,566 crore.For the quarter ended September 30, 2026, consolidated EBITDA increased 21% to INR 788 crore, while profit after tax (PAT) rose 23% to INR 349 crore. The company reported an EBITDA margin of 30.7%.

https://hospitalitybizindia.com/news-track/ihcl-raises-fy27-revenue-guidance-to-15-17-as-q2-revenue-rises-21/

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