The ₹4,500-cr revamp of the state-owned Semi-Conductor Laboratory, Mohali is now taking shape, with Tata Semiconductor, Cyient Semiconductors and Applied Materials emerging as L1 bidders for the three key packages.


-SCL to leap from 180 nm legacy chips to 28–65 nm industrial chips for power, energy, imaging & defence

-Capacity to jump 100×, scaling to 1,500 wafers per month

-Today, SCL offers limited fabrication, testing & packaging for startups. Post modernisation, it may emerge as a foundry for pilot production, tapeout, prototyping & small-batch manufacturing for chip design startups, researchers and academia

-One key bottleneck remains: 25 acres stuck with the Punjab govt, with a ₹700–800 cr land price demand delaying full-scale expansion

#Semiconductor #aatmarnirbharbharat

India cut Russian crude oil imports by 38% in value ($3.55 bn) and 31% in volume in Oct 2025 vs Oct 2024; Russia still ~32% of total imports #Oil #Energy

EAM Dr. S Jaishankar stated US deported 3,258 Indians in 2025, highest since 2009; total 18,822 since then; India raised concerns over deportee treatment. #ForeignAffairs

RBI Slashes Repo Rate By 25 Basis Points To 5.25% #Policy #Economy

#Economy #Policy

Russian Education Agency, a joint project between Synergy Corporation and Innopraktika, India, opens its branch in New Delhi. 🇮🇳🤝🇷🇺

Natalia Popova, First Deputy CEO of Innopraktika says, "More students will be interested in Russian education. We have a long history of students who came to Russia for education and became very successful...These students will potentially become part of the innovation ecosystem in both Russia and India, and will serve as a bridge between high-tech companies in the two countries..." #Education

BREAKING: No IndiGo departures from Delhi till midnight tonight. #Aviation

US team to visit India next week for #trade talks.

MASSIVE ROLLBACK

Civil #aviation ministry withdraws instructions that enhanced rest period for pilots.

MEANS INDIGO CAN GO BACK TO OLD ROSTER.
Q: WHAT ABOUT PASSENGER SAFETY?

🇨🇩🤝🇷🇼 DR Congo and Rwanda sign a comprehensive US-brokered peace and economic agreement in Washington DC, a deal aimed at ending decades of conflict in eastern DR Congo and stabilising the mineral-rich region. #Geopolitics #InternationalNews

President Putin to PM Modi-
"As our countries and economies move forward... we open additional areas for cooperation."

"High tech, aircraft, space exploration, AI, military
We're planning to move forward in all of these areas." #Geopolitics 🇮🇳🤝🇷🇺

India's #nuclear fuel mineral map sees a major expansion:
🔷2,17,560t U-oxide added by AMD (2015–2025).
🔷 New uranium deposits identified in Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Karnataka
🔷No Uranium or thorium-bearing minerals found in the Deccan Plateau/Marathwada.
🔷AMD also confirms 13.15 Mt monazite(thorium rich) across coastal / placer belts.

#Energy #aatmarnirbharbharat

India, Russia Announcement

- Economic roadmap till 2030
- Indian Pharma factory in Russia
- Joint Urea production in India
- Training of Indian Seafarers
- Russia offers Small Nuke Rectors
- E visa facilities for Russians
- Mobility pact
- Shipping/Ship building cooperation

#Geopolitics

India announces 30 days Free E- Visa tourists facility for Russian Nationals #ForeignPolicy

Russia to Join the International Big Cat Alliance #Wildlife

Week One of the Winter Session of #Parliament

1. The Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 passed by both houses of Parliament.

2. The Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025 passed by Lok Sabha.