#Aviation #Defence

From Microsoft, Meta to Nvidia: Global tech giants to invest $700 billion dollar in #AI as India rises as a global #tech hub.

https://zeenews.india.com/technology/from-microsoft-meta-to-nvidia-global-tech-giants-to-invest-700-billion-dollar-in-ai-as-india-rises-as-a-global-tech-hub-3019647.html

PLI scheme draws ₹2.16 trillion investment, drives ₹20.41 trillion in sales across 14 sectors. #MakeInIndia

https://www.livemint.com/industry/manufacturing/pli-scheme-draws-2-16-trillion-investment-drives-20-41-trillion-in-sales-across-14-sectors-11771593441889.html

India’s iPhone #exports hit $23 billion in 2025 as smartphones become top export segment. #MakeInIndia #Tech

India and France sign Amending Protocol to update Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC)

Amending Protocol to India-France DTAC to boost investment and strengthen economic cooperation, Aligns tax treaty with international standards. #Trade 🇮🇳🤝🇫🇷

Canada Formally announces the visit of PM Mark Carney to India 🇮🇳🤝🇨🇦

PM Mark Carney will meet with business leaders to identify investment opportunities in Canada and create new partnerships between businesses in both nations

PM Modi, PM Mark Carney will focus on elevating and expanding the Canada-India relationship, with ambitious new partnerships in trade, energy, technology and artificial intelligence (AI), talent and culture, and defence. #ForeignAffairs #Geopolitics

2025 marks a turning point of sorts for India’s electric vehicle industry.

Sales of battery-operated cars and small trucks doubled, lifting overall #EV sales growth 17% year-on-year, according to a BloombergNEF report.

In the passenger car segment, EV share of total sales is at 4.6%, a whisker away from the 5% tipping point for mainstream adoption.

Indigenous engine design as per KOEL; although may have to use vendors for components & simulation support.

Kirloskar says on track to deliver 🇮🇳first locally mfg marine diesel engine — 4stroke, 6 MW V12 model — to the Indian Navy by Apr 2028

Project awarded in April 2025 under Make-I defence indigenisation scheme, Kirloskar is developing a >50% indigenous marine engine; dedicated in-house mfg facility being set up in Nashik. #aatmarnirbharbharat

Swan Defence exploring a tie-up with Samsung Heavy Industries to scale complex shipbuilding at Pipavav.

A licence-led collaboration for MR tankers and potentially VLGCs, with Samsung providing designs and engineering, while construction happens in India. #shipbuilding

UP: ₹6,650 cr MoUs covering 3 initiatives signed during SG meet.

₹2,500 cr - 40 MW Hyperscale DC, Noida
₹3,500 cr - 100 acre Int'l township near Jewar Airport
₹650 cr - 50 acres logistics park on Kanpur-Lucknow Highway

Additional MoUs for skill dev & aviation training with 🇸🇬Institute of Technical Education. CM Yogi also met leaders from DBS, GIC & Temasek to explore further investments in infra, RE & logistics. 🇮🇳🤝🇸🇬 #ForeignAffairs

Holtec International is advancing plans for a Gujarat #nuclear equipment plant to support manufacturing and deployment of ~200 small modular reactors (SMRs) in India, starting with design certification for its 300 MWe SMR. 🇮🇳🤝🇺🇸

https://t.co/dJBrWkw0ce

India’s UPI saw international transaction volumes nearly double to ~1.48 mn in FY26 from ~0.75 mn last year, crossing the 1 million mark for the first time with value up to ₹330.43 cr, reflecting global adoption across 8 countries. #Economy

TVS Mobility and Palfinger AG will jointly invest ₹350 crore to set up a manufacturing plant in India for heavy-duty and specialised lifting equipment. The facility aims to scale production, strengthen domestic supply chains and logistics sector demand. #MakeInIndia

https://www.business-standard.com/amp/companies/news/tvs-mobility-palfinger-to-jointly-set-up-350-crore-manufacturing-plant-126022200313_1.html

🇮🇳🚱🇵🇰 NHPC is accelerating desilting at the 690 MW Salal Dam on the Chenab in J&K to restore reservoir storage and improve hydro generation efficiency. After decades of sediment buildup that cut capacity from 284 M m³ to ~14 M m³. #Water #Geopolitics

https://t.co/YiZqTpVSWs

#MakeInIndia #jobs.

What Is PRAHAAR? India’s New Anti-Terror Doctrine to Counter Cross-Border Terrorism

Source

#Policy

₹2,432 crore approved to expand AP's high-speed fibre under Amended BharatNet Programme. Will cover 13,500 gram panchayats by upgrading network reliability, finishing Phase-II links & last-mile broadband to rural villages nationwide. #Telecom #Infra

No respect for uniform in this country???

Gurugram: 5-6 goons attack Ex-Col of Army with beer bottles in a road rage incident.

Kanpur: UP Cops Beat Up Air Force personnel to the point where his eardrum got ruptured. The policemen even say "Fauji toh chor hote hai"

Bulandshahr: Another IAF Corporal attacked by drunk mob of 10 in Bulandshahr, UP. The crazy thing is UP police arrested the IAF personnel and his elderly father instead.

Chennai-based Agnikul Cosmos has successfully test fired 3 semi-cryogenic rocket engines (3d printed) simultaneously as a cluster for the first time in India. #Space #Startups #aatmarnirbharbharat