During the night of 02-03 May 2025, the Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked small‑arms fire across the Line of Control opposite the Kupwara, Uri, and Akhnoor areas of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. The Indian Army responded promptly and proportionately: Indian Army

#Defence #NationalSecurity

India bans all direct and indirect import of goods from Pakistan!

#IndianSubcontinent #Trade

India puts ban on visit of ships bearing flag of Pakistan (vice versa as well) to Indian ports

#NationalSecurity

Pakistan tests fires surface-to-surface Abdali missile

#IndianSubcontinent

RBI has announced that customers will be charged a maximum fee of Rs 23 per transaction for ATM service, Rs 9 for balance check.

Customers can get 5 free transactions per month. #Policy

India announces Defence Assistance for Angola

-$200 m defence credit line to Angola
-Overhaul, repair of defence assets
-India to train Angola Defence personnel

#Geopolitics

🇦🇴 Angola joins International Solar Alliance (ISA)

#Geopolitics #GreenEnergy

Due to lack of interest from West Bengal govt for its side of the Varanasi Kolkata Economic corridor(expressway), the corridor will now end at the Jharkhand WB border.

#Infra #Infrastructure

India suspends all postal linkages with Pakistan.

#NationalSecurity

India issues RFP to procure 48 launchers, 48 night vision sights, 85 missiles, and 1 missile test station for the Very Short Range Air Defence System (New Generation) [VSHORADS (NG)] under the “Buy (Indian)” category, for enhanced air defence for the Indian Army


#Defence

Angola seeks Indian support to set up refineries in new oil fields.

Angola is the 2nd largest source of oil, LNG from Africa

#Geopolitics #Energy

Zoho suspends in $700mn #semiconductor manufacturing project

Adani group has also paused it's discussions with Israel's Tower Semiconductor for a $10 billion project.

University of York to open first India campus in Mumbai by 2026.

It will offer AI, Business, and creative courses. #Education

Andhra Pradesh inks Rs 10,000 cr deal with CreativeLand Asia to set up country’s first Transmedia Entertainment City in State. #Policy

Govt tasks NEERI to conduct environmental scrutiny of Vadhvan port project.

The move follows a Supreme Court directive to consider whether the government is willing to appoint any expert agency of repute to give an opinion on the damage, if any, likely to be caused to the environment due to the Rs 76,220 crore project as green groups make a final effort to block it.

#Infra #Infrastructure

Indian Hydrographic Office: Navigational warning for mariners

'Military exercise involving live firing by Indian Navy ships and aircraft off the coast of Porbandar, India, in the Arabian Sea. Ships are advised to avoid the area during this period for safety'

#Defence

Pakistan's Army is facing a critical shortage of artillery ammunition, severely limiting its warfighting capabilities to just four days.

The shortage is attributed to the country's recent arms deals. with Ukraine which have drained its war reserves.

Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF), which supplies the military, has struggled to replenish supplies amid surging global demand and outdated production facilities.

As a result, Pakistan's ammunition reserves can sustain only 96 hours of high-intensity conflict, leaving its military vulnerable.

#War

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BSF Foils Pakistan Ranger's Attempt To Cross Border, Apprehends Him In Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan

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#IndianSubcontinent

Magnitude 6.0 #Earthquake hits Sulawesi region, Indonesia