Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will pay as much as ₹2.69 lakh crore—the highest-ever surplus—as dividend to the Central Government for fiscal 2024-25 (FY25)

#Economy

Top Naxals Pappu Lohra (₹10L) & Prabhat Ganjhu (₹5L) SHOT DEAD in Jharkhand encounter.

#NationalSecurity

Bangladesh's Army has started to deploy in Dhaka : Reports

#IndianSubcontinent

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia is going to legalize the licensed sale and purchase of alcohol at 600 locations throughout the country, from 2026

#InternationalNews

New Covid variants NB.1.8.1 and LF.7 detected in India

NB.1.8.1 poses low global risk, and current vaccines remain effective

#Health

Indian startup AgniKul Cosmos SUCCESSFULLY FIRES India’s first semi-cryogenic engine powered by an electric motor. #Space #Research #Startups

Arunachal signs MoU with Pangkang villagers for feasibility study of the 11,000 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project. A ₹5 crore local development package is included. The project is key to India’s strategic hydro push on the Siang/Yarlung Tsangpo. #Infra

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Vedanta to invest ₹30,000 cr in NE India across oil & gas, minerals, renewables, fibre & data infra—part of a ₹80,000 cr total commitment. Projects expected to generate 1L #jobs. Cairn already producing from Assam’s Hazarigaon field. #Infra

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South-West #Monsoon arrives in Kerala 8 days before its usual onset time of June 1; earliest in 16 Years.

South-West Monsoon has covered the State of Kerala, Lakshadweep(UT), most parts of Tamil Nadu, Southern Karnataka & Mizoram

In a potential breakthrough for India’s clean energy ambitions, scientists at Bengaluru’s Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have developed a sodium-ion battery that charges up to 80% in just six minutes and delivers over 3,000 charge cycles.

Developed by a team led by Professor Premkumar Senguttuvan and Ph.D. scholar Biplab Patra, the battery is based on a NASICON-type chemistry, a known structure in electrochemical materials, but significantly enhanced using novel material engineering. The anode—Na₁.₀V₀.₂₅Al₀.₂₅Nb₁.₅(PO₄)₃—was optimised using three key strategies: nanosizing, carbon coating, and aluminium substitution.

According to the team, shrinking the particle size to the nanoscale increases the surface area and reduces the distance sodium ions need to travel. A thin carbon layer wrapped around the particles enhances conductivity. Adding aluminium to the material structure further improves electrochemical stability, allowing faster and safer ion movement.

#Research #Batteries #Energy #Research
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Center fuel $44-billion space push,finalises Space Bill to boost private sector, give IN-SPACe statutory powers

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#Space

The Indian hockey federation bans Pakistan from participating in Hockey Asia Cup. India is hosting the tournament #Sports #ForeignAffairs

🚨 🇮🇳 India overtakes Japan to become the world's 4th largest economy, confirms Niti Aayog CEO.

#Economy #Geopolitics

🇮🇳🇺🇸 Starlink will launch their services in India with promotional unlimited data plans costing less than ₹840 per month.

#Economy #NationalSecurity

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🇮🇳🇺🇸 India intends to permit foreign companies, including those from the US, to compete for government contracts on a reciprocal basis.

— Reuters

#Economy #Geopolitics

🚨Benefits of EU-Bharat FTA :

Decathlon plans to double sourcing from India once EU FTA is finalised

#Trade #Economy

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Liberia flagged Vessel sank off the Coast of Kochi, Indian Coast Guards rescue all 24 Sailors onboard.