West Asian war has triggered a ammonia crunch in India. The pharma industry is currently facing a supply gap of over 50%:

• Monthly demand: 12,000 tonnes

• Current supply: 5,000–6,000 tonnes

To solve the problem, the govt. is diversifying sources of supply to Nigeria, Indonesia, Malaysia and also increasing domestic production of green ammonia. #Medicine

First BRICS statement on West Asia conflict, after BRICS Deputy Foreign Ministers and Special Envoys on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) meet in New Delhi. #Geopolitics

Bengaluru-based Pixxel is planning to expand it's production capacity from 25 satellites in parallel currently to 100 sats over the next year. #Space #Startups

A new normal. A new posture.

Recalibrated. Reinforced. Ready.

#AtmanirbharBharat Stands Prepared.

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Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace has successfully completed the Integrated Electrical Test Campaign (Phase 3 of pre-launch testing) of it's Vikram-1 rocket. #Space #Startups

Heading to Sriharikota 🚀

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Indian #Railways is delivering transformation at scale: 55,000 km of track renewed since 2014, 90% fewer rail failures, and track running at 110 kmph+ has risen from 40% to 80%. 🛤 🚉

Indian Railways carries 25,000+ trains and 20 million+ passengers daily. Over 80,000 km of stronger rail network, 44,000 km of upgraded sleepers, and 8,00,000 machine-hours logged.

When the backbone improves, the impact multiplies across safety, punctuality, logistics, and productivity. That is nation-building in motion. #Reforms #Infra

India has quietly overtaken Vietnam in the total number of Apple suppliers operating in the country in calendar year (CY) 2025. #Tech #MakeInIndia

BDL achieved a major milestone in indigenous defence manufacturing with the delivery of India’s first Production-Grade Wire Guided Heavy Weight Torpedo to NSTL at Visakhapatnam. #Defence #aatmarnirbharbharat

Indian #space tech #startups shift to #defence, with 70–80% revenue from govt contracts vs minority commercial. Demand driven by faster procurement and geopolitical tensions; firms like Pixxel, GalaxEye pivot to surveillance use-cases. Market access constrained by US/EU alignment choices.

Stellantis India rolls out 50,000th vehicle from Thiruvallur plant. Milestone reflects India-led Smart Car platform for domestic and export markets; facility supports global manufacturing and R&D integration. #automobile #MakeInIndia

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ReNew to invest ₹4,200 cr in 6.5 GW solar ingot-wafer plant in Andhra Pradesh. Facility to be commissioned in 24 months with 2,100 jobs; part of ₹82,000 cr state commitment. Unit enables backward integration into PV modules and cells supply chain. #Energy #MakeInIndia

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IIT Madras just launched India's first indigenous silicon photonics technology. Two solutions: a Photonic Design Kit and a Photonic Integrated Circuit Test Engine. Both built entirely in India.

Silicon photonics uses light instead of electrons to move data inside chips. This is the technology behind every AI data centre, every 5G backbone, and every high-speed cloud network. Intel, TSMC, and GlobalFoundries all have silicon photonics programs. Now IIT Madras does too.

The design kit lets Indian chip designers create photonic circuits without depending on foreign IP libraries. The test engine lets them validate designs domestically. Until today, both required sending designs abroad for fabrication and testing.

#semiconductor #aatmarnirbharbharat #Research

IIT-Hyderabad builds world's highest on-site 3D-printed military bunker at 11,000ft in Leh. #Defence #Research

🇮🇷🇵🇰 Iran FM Aragchi reaches Islamabad.

The visit is bilateral, and no US-Iran talks will be held. #IndianSubcontinent

24 Lakhs more people voted in the West Bengal Assembly Election (Phase 1) even after the drop of 18 Lakhs Electorate from 2021. #GE2026