🇦🇿⚡🇮🇱 International relations are a complicated matter, especially when weapons are involved. Israel now finds itself in an embarrassing situation where Armenia has unveiled a version of a suicide drone (loitering munition) developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), angering its closest Muslim ally - Azerbaijan.

A senior 🇮🇱 Israeli defense industry executive tells "Globes" that, he believes the technological know-how reached 🇦🇲Armenia from 🇮🇳India. At the same time, "Globes" has learned that 🇦🇿Azerbaijan is deeply dissatisfied with the situation, as Armenia's possession of such a strategic means poses a direct threat to its security. 🇮🇳🇦🇲⚡🇦🇿

#Geopolitics #Defence #Drones
https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-armenia-unveils-suicide-drone-resembling-iais-harop-1001534747

7 Pakistani soldiers captured by Baloch Liberation Army #IndianSubcontinent

#AI in India isn’t just a metro city phenomenon anymore. It’s quietly finding big adoption India’s villages.

From data labelling and pest detection to smart classrooms, farm analytics, local content and even weather forecasts, rural India is already using AI. Frugally, pragmatically, at scale.
This bottom-up adoption across farms, schools and small offices.

May be this what The Economist meant when it said India becoming a different kind of 'AI superpower'. Not model-heavy, but application-led, transformative.

The “India Stack”(India’s digital platform for biometric identification and payments) has already become a model for other countries. Products infused with AI could be the next export of this kind: frugal, scalable innovation that is pioneered in India but adopted across the developing world

“At the #AI summit, we will be launching our bouquet of sovereign models. On so many parameters, the indigenous models are better than Open AI, Gemini Pro and Deep Seek, giving us confidence that India can develop models on very frugal resources,” Ashwini Vaishnaw

At 6 GWh that's OLA meeting ACC PLI target + makes it the largest operational cell gigafactory in India by far—roughly tripling the nation’s commissioned advanced cell output. GG if met.

#Batteries #MakeInIndia #Energy
https://x.com/i/status/2022334121041908162

🚑 PM launches RAHAT scheme for cashless road accident treatment during Golden Hour.

💳 Up to Rs 1.5 lakh coverage for 7 days; integrated with 112 ERSS helpline.

🖥️ Digital processing via eDAR & TMS; funds routed through Motor Vehicle Accident Fund.

#Policy #Health
https://t.co/8d2Fpm05Z1

🔐 C-DOT partners with Synergy #Quantum to develop automated tool detecting quantum-vulnerable encryption

🛡️ Targets defence, telecom and banking networks

🇮🇳 Indigenous solution to strengthen quantum-safe readiness and protect critical digital infrastructure

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2227909&reg=3&lang=1&f

5 Arrested, Contractors Fined Rs 6 Crore After Mumbai Metro Slab Collapse Kills 1

Govt issued compensation of Rs 15 lakh to victim Family

आप सभी को महाशिवरात्रि की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। 🕉️🛕🚩

India's Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla & Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri to represent India at Tarique Rahman's swearing-in as Bangladesh PM on 17th February #IndianSubcontinent

India's passport rose 10 places to 75th in the 2026 Henley Passport Index

Indian passport holders can access 56 countries visa-free or with visa-on-arrival

Source

#Aviation

Dayananda Sagar University partners with NVIDIA to build ₹175 cr #AI factory

#Education
https://t.co/FAw3SpezVU

India likely to order 31 Additional Rafale-M fighter jets after 26 Rafale-M & 114 Rafale Fighter Jets deal

Source

#Defense

🇮🇳🤝🇫🇷 India, France are scheduled to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a joint venture to manufacture Hammer missiles in India. The Hammer, made by Safran, is a precision-strike weapon capable of hitting ground targets and is integrated with the existing fleet of Rafale jets operated by the Indian Air Force. #Defence #MakeInIndia

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/india-france-to-sign-mou-for-joint-production-of-hammer-missiles/

Krishna-Godavari-98/2 - All mega structures and modules successfully installed at Eastern Offshore (Bay of Bengal).

At peak, the deep-water KG-DWN-98/2 block is expected to produce 45,000 bpd oil + over 10M cubic meters per day of gas, about 7% of national gas output at ramp-up, with combined hydrocarbons valued at over $70 bn

L&T did major offshore fabrication & heavy lifting + McDermott's EPCI.

#Mining #Energy #Oil #aatmarnirbharbharat

Andhra Pradesh is planning a ‘data city’ in Visakhapatnam, aiming to anchor India’s artificial intelligence ambitions with multibillion-dollar investments, submarine cable links and six gigawatts of data centre capacity as New Delhi pushes to narrow the #AI gap with the US and China. #Tech #Infra

https://t.co/nygESmnhaC

⚡ India added a record 52,537 MW power generation capacity in FY26 (till Jan 31), surpassing last year’s 34,054 MW.

🌞 Renewables led with 39,657 MW; total installed capacity now stands at 520.5 GW, with non-fossil sources overtaking fossil fuels. #Energy

https://t.co/RSS2MP2yWP

India beats Pakistan by 61 runs in the T20WC

India has qualified for the Super 8s Stage #Sports

🇮🇳🤝🇨🇳 Dixon Technologies and China based Longcheer Intelligence Form 74:26 Joint Venture to Manufacture Smartphones, AI PCs, and Next-Gen Electronics in India Following MeitY Approval #Tech #MakeInIndia

https://t.co/0Pp6dx7ujQ