"Remove encroachments within 10 km of border with Nepal."

– Union HM Amit Shah to Bihar Officials

#NationalSecurity

"Pakistan was only shown a "small sample" in Op Sindoor. Within four days, they were begging for a ceasefire. Op Sindoor is still ongoing, and preparations for "Operation Sindoor 2" are underway on a large scale" #Defence

India plans 6 MMT addition to strategic oil reserves to reach 90-day cover (vs ~80 days now), launch ‘Samudra Manthan’ to raise deepwater drilling from 30 to 100 wells/year by FY27, and scale refining to 400 MMTPA by 2047, alongside PSU consolidation. #Ports

#GIFT City marks a milestone as Cyprus‑based Ellinas Finance becomes the first overseas equity to list on NSE International Exchange. The dual listing with Cyprus Stock Exchange signals India’s offshore capital markets opening to global cross‑border flows. #Economy

Post CM Yogi's visit, Japanese auto majors Suzuki, Honda & Minda are lining up ₹1.5 lakh crore investments in Uttar Pradesh. Plans include a compressed biogas plant, renewable #energy clusters, and supplier ecosystem expansion — positioning UP as a hub for green mobility. #MakeInIndia

Coal India bets big on diversification—₹50,000 cr for 3 coal‑to‑chemicals projects. From gasification to cleaner fuels, the push aims to cut import dependence & boost #energy security.

#Railways to unlock ₹1.4L cr via real estate monetisation (FY26–30) 🚉. ₹1L cr from redeveloping 200 stations into ‘City Centres’, ₹43,800 cr from land assets. Transit‑oriented hubs, PPPs & OMT model set to reshape urban connectivity.

States have trimmed debt from 31% of GSDP in FY21 to 28.4% in FY25. Yet the FRBM target of 20% remains out of reach—Punjab tops at 46.9%, Gujarat lowest at 17.8%. Fiscal discipline is progress, but the finish line is still distant. #Economy

India to launch CBDC-based pilot for PMGKAY food subsidy in Puducherry on Feb 26. Scheme covers 800M+ beneficiaries under NFSA. Digital rupee aims for traceable, purpose-bound transfers; pilot will test wallet access, digital literacy and fair price shop readiness before scale-up. #Tech #NWO

🇻🇪🛢️🇮🇳 Venezuela is dispatching VLCC supertankers (up to 2M barrels) to India after US sanctions eased, reviving crude exports and cutting freight costs. Chevron sold Boscan heavy crude to Reliance — first since 2023 — amid India diversifying away from Russian oil.

#Geopolitics #Oil #Energy
https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/business/story/venezuelas-oil-comeback-massive-super-tankers-headed-to-indian-refineries-2873859-2026-02-25

Global auto majors Tenneco, BorgWarner, Valeo expand India engineering as FTAs with EU, US near. Indian teams now account for 30–40% of Tier-1 programme work, >50% in EV/ADAS. Q3 PV sales +21% to 1.27M; 2W +17% to 5.7M, boosting local R&D and manufacturing. #MakeInIndia #automobile

APAC real asset manager ESR to invest ₹900 cr in a 60 MW hyperscale data centre on 3.25 acres in Rabale, Navi Mumbai. Facility pre-leased to an ICT firm. Project adds to ESR’s 3 GW APAC pipeline as India’s cloud, AI and data localisation demand accelerates. #Tech #Infra

If you don't want to expose your child to HPV vaccine adverse effects don't send him/her to school on 28th February 2026. The very presence of the child in school on that day will be taken as parental consent to vaccinate. #NWO #Health

India's new GDP data series, to be released on February 27, 2026, includes methodological improvements and new data sources to enhance accuracy. Key changes include updating the base year from 2011-12 to 2022-23, using activity-wise revenue shares for corporate sectors, incorporating GST data for better estimates, improving household and consumption expenditure calculations, and utilizing enhanced data from states, banks, and the informal sector. These changes aim to make the GDP and GVA data more reflective of the current economy. #Economy #Reforms #Policy

https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/india-new-gdp-data-set-sources-process-upgrades-economy-accuracy/article70678814.ece

BRO has reconstructed the 500-ft Taram Chu Bailey Suspension Bridge and the Chungthang–Lachen road devastated by floods in Sikkim.

#Defence #Infra

United States Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick arrives in Jodhpur. #ForeignAffairs

🇦🇫⚔️🇵🇰 Afghanistan announces it carried out airstrikes using drones at targeting military bases in Pakistan.
1. Faizabad in Islamabad.
2. Army cantonment in Nowshera
3. Military colonies in Jamrud and Abbottabad.

Pakistan has confirmed these drone strikes took place. #IndianSubcontinent

Its that time of the year again

Persons may wish to consider leaving Israel while commercial flights are available: US embassy in Israel #InternationalNews