World exported toys worth $73.2 billion in 2021. China exported $48.5 billion & India’s exports were a minuscule.

India to extend the PLI scheme in manufacturing toys and replicate smartphone success.

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Japan's Oriental Yeast Company has invested Rs 900 crore in India through its subsidiary to set up a yeast manufacturing plant in Khandala MIDC, Satara in Maharashtra.
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Bengaluru-based technology solutions provider Axiscades said it has "bagged repeat work order to provide engineering services for product design and development and plant engineering for all Airbus aircraft programmes".

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India has negotiated for local assembly of the world’s most advanced High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) combat and reconnaissance drone, MQ9B Sea/Sky Guardian. These are more capable follow-ons of the iconic Predator.

“Through assertive negotiations, instant acquisition proposal has been leveraged for assembly of at least 60 % of the quantity of aircraft proposed for procurement in India,” Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar told Businessworld in an exclusive interview.

A Tri-services case for the procurement of 30 MQ9B from the US under the Government-to-Government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) route is under process.

Initially estimated at $3 Billion, the deal will also involve “collaboration with DRDO for transfer of certain niche technology required for indigenous D&D of HALE RPAS in India,” Admiral Hari Kumar disclosed to Businessworld.

#Defence #India

Covering Whole of Pakistan, India deploys Israeli EL/M-2090 Radar on Western Front.
#Defence

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"The days when Afghanistan was used by others as so-called "strategic depth" are over", says India at UNSC.

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India exported 50,000 crore worth smartphones in eight months of FY23. More than 40% of the 50,000 crore smartphones exported are iPhones.

These 8 states contributed to over 80% of Centre’s Direct Tax Collections in FY22🇮🇳:

Maharashtra: 37.1%
Delhi: 12.6%
Karnataka: 11.9%
T.N: 6.26%
Gujarat: 5.07%
Andhra: 4.0%
U.P: 2.45%
Telangana: 1.92%

(Finance Ministry)

#Economy

Maharashtra contributes most to tax collection but gets nothing in return. Its big cities are grappling with infra fall down. It just has 2 International airports, while Goa and Kerala have 2 and 4 airports respectively. No state must be treated as a cash cow.

Indian armed forces to get Pralay Missile; 150-500 km range will allow targeting of dual-use Chinese infrastructure in Tibet.

https://swarajyamag.com/news-brief/indian-armed-forces-to-get-pralay-missile-150-500-km-range-will-allow-targeting-of-chinese-infra-in-tibet

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JUST IN: Amazon $ becomes the first company to lose $1 trillion in market value, the biggest loss in history. #InternationalNews

Elon Musk announces he will step down as CEO of Twitter.
#InternationalNews

❗️Russia & China Sign Agreement to Work on Moon Exploration - Head of 🇷🇺's Space Agency Roscosmos (RIA Novosti)

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Zimbabwe has banned the export of unprocessed raw lithium.

The country has the largest lithium reserves in Africa.

Lithium has surged more than 1,100% in the past two years.

#InternationalNews #NWO

Pakistan announces austerity measures, including plans to shut down markets and shopping centers early and asking government employees to work from home to save energy costs amid an ongoing economic crisis
#IndianSubcontinent #Energy #WinterIsComing

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