<h1>State chief minister secures global forum, US governor and executives' pledges for investments, jobs, urban city plan</h1> The state chief minister met the president of a global economic forum, a US state governor, and senior executives of major firms who pledged support for the state's development vision and announced fresh investments. Parties agreed to deepen cooperation in software, life sciences, urban transit, education, trade delegations and film tourism; invitations were extended for an international forum and offshore campuses. A consumer-goods firm committed over Rs 200 crore for a new dairy plant, a pharmaceutical company announced an upcoming manufacturing unit, and an e-commerce company pledged SME and women-entrepreneur promotion plus 100 gig-worker rest centres. The state outlined a 30,000-acre advanced urban-city plan.