India sends 2,500 tonnes of rice to Africa (1,000 Burkina Faso, 1,000 Malawi, 500 Mozambique) amid food crises. Move aligns with push into Africa’s critical minerals supply chains. Strategy targets partnerships vs China/US dominance in mineral access. #Mining #ForeignAffairs

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Tier-2 cities account for 30–32% of new GCC job postings, with demand rising to ~35% of new location evaluations in FY25 vs 14.9% additions in FY24. Nano-GCCs employ 20–100 staff. Metros still host 85–88% of new centres. #Jobs #IT

EC orders NIA probe into Malda siege; 18 arrested after 7 judicial officers held for 10+ hours. Incident occurred during SIR process involving voter list deletions. EC directs arrests of all accused and submission of report to High Court. #Policy

Brookfield, KKR, Actis, Macquarie evaluate IntelliSmart bid at ~$700M (₹6,520 crore) EV. Company has 22M meter orders but ~1.1M installed across Assam and UP. RDSS targets 250M meters by 2027 with ₹1.35 lakh crore outlay; bids expected in weeks. #EV

Indo-Russian JV Kinet completes first Vande Bharat sleeper car-body prototype; part of 120 trainsets contract. Indian #Railways plans 260 sleeper trainsets with 16 coaches each. Prototype supports rollout timeline tied to 2026–27 production ramp.

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/vande-bharat-sleeper-train-indo-russian-jv-kinet-railway-solutions-completes-first-car-body-prototype-soon-10615452/#google_vignette

Zomato-backed LAT aerospace completed its first successful flight for their tech demonstrator, Lat One v0.2. #Startups

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India’s indigenous Nuclear Submarine INS Aridhaman, 3rd SSBN of Indian Navy fleet to be commissioned into the Indian Navy by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today

INS Aridhaman has a displacement weight of 7000 tonnes and can be equipped with 8 K4/K5 or 24 K15 SLBM

#Defence

If you are interested in knowing what the name means

Ari in Sanskrit means Enemy

Arihant = Enemy Killer
Arighaat = Enemy Striker
Aridhaman = Enemy Subduer

#DYK

2,400 CAPFs Companies to be deployed in West Bengal by April 17 #Policy

Indian Navy commissions advanced Stealth Frigate INS Taragiri today. #Defence

Delhi Government has instructed private schools to allow parents to buy textbooks and uniforms from any vendor #Policy

🇰🇼⚡️ Iran has struck a Kuwaiti power and desalination plant, causing damage, according to the Kuwait Ministry of Electricity.

500 companies of Paramilitary Forces, 200 companies of CAPF to stay deployed after polls in West Bengal : ECI #Policy

Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif threatens to target deep inside India beyond 200-250 KM #IndianSubcontinent #NationalSecurity

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Russia reports it has rolled out its first personalised cancer vaccine. #Health #Medicine

🇮🇷⚔️🇮🇱 Israel's largest UAV Factory of AeroSol in Petah Tikva target by Iranian drones/BMs

Damage to Warehouses