India continues to diversify #energy imports (crude/LNG); IEW 2026 notable takeaway:

>ONGC Shipping agreement/venture: 🇯🇵Mitsui OSK & 🇰🇷Samsung Heavy

>Numaligarh Refinery (NRL) evaluating 200,000 tpa SAF project at Paradip, Odisha (with TotalEnergies)

> India-Brazil energy corridor: BPCL – Petrobras $780M Crude supply contract

>Oil India / NRL LNG sourcing deal from TotalEn

>BPRL – Shell: Preliminary pact for global exploration & production collab

As per #Aviation minister, India is set to get its first fully Made-in-India civil helicopter, with HAL’s indigenous engine now certified for civil use. Certification clears a key bottleneck, opening the door for domestic helicopters in EMS, tourism and regional connectivity. #aatmarnirbharbharat

https://t.co/7PgM65ZZvq

India lands its first-ever chemical tanker export order: Swan Defence wins $227M for 6 vessels from Norway, with 6 more optional. First newbuild at revived Pipavav and a proof point that SBFAS subsidies are finally making Indian shipyards cost-competitive. #shipbuilding #exports

Fujiyama Power Systems has started production at a 1 GW solar cell manufacturing plant in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh with a ₹300 cr investment, using all output for in-house module supply. #Energy #MakeInIndia

https://t.co/pEeR2usPcQ

USA's first public statement on EU-India FTA:

"Our European allies have refused to put tariffs on India for buying Russian energy. That's because they want to sign a big trade deal with India," claims US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

जलो मत, बराबरी करो। 🥱

#InternationalNews

JustIN | All India Bank Strike Call on January 27, 2026

They demand for a 5-day work week.

🏭 Five firms cleared in PLI White Goods Round 4 to make AC components

💰 Rs 8,337 crore output, Rs 863 crore investment, 1,799 direct jobs by FY28

🇮🇳 Push to deepen domestic manufacturing ecosystem #MakeInIndia

https://t.co/I1o40D52mz

IAF jet with callsign SINDOOR2

हाथ में खुजली सबको हो रही हैं। 😁

India's Stock Market on the brink of closing below its 200-day moving average for the first time since May 📉📉 #Economy

Indian army has released actual Combat Footage of Operation Sindoor hitting Pakistani Terror Launch pad near LoC to deep inside crippling Pakistani Airbases #OpSindoor

🇺🇸🤝🇨🇳 Pentagon no longer views China threat as top priority

#NWO #Geopolitics
https://t.co/jVoJC2W6U0

ICC has officially announced that Scotland will replace Bangladesh at the T20 WorldCup #Sports

Trickle effect of Rupee dip — imported soybean oil is now $35/t costlier than domestic oil & $121/t above crude palm oil, prompting India to cancel ~1.3 lakh tonnes of soybean oil imports from Brazil & Argentina. US biofuel policy, Chinese soybean buying & stronger biomass diesel demand have further pushed prices higher.

Rise in domestic soybean prices despite a 37% YoY jump in Dec imports supported by MP’s BYY scheme—farmers sell in the open market & state pays the MSP price difference

Ban on Bike Taxis lifted by Karnataka HC, granting recognition as a legal mode of transport — milestone for urban mobility.

Operators must register 2-wheelers as transport vehicles or taxis; State govt retains final approval but cannot reject solely because the vehicle is a motorcycle. #Policy