Srinagar, Sept. 13 -- For the first time in history, the Union government has launched a daily parcel train service from Budgam to Delhi, starting September 13, 2025. The initiative, declared by Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, seeks to change the horticulture industry in Kashmir by supplying apple-producing farmers with an alternative option to the vulnerable Srinagar-Jammu Highway. In Kashmir, apples are not simply a fruit, they sustain the Valley's economy. Almost seventy-five per cent of India's apples come from the region, and the livelihood of lakhs of families is dependent on apples, especially those who slash the trees, pack the boxes, sell the produce at the trees, and those who trade the apples throughout the country. Traditiona...