Centre to maintain FY27 capex at ₹12.22 lakh crore (+~9% YoY) vs ₹2 lakh crore in FY15. Govt to exit non-strategic sectors to crowd in private investment; LPG imports at ~60% with ~90% via Hormuz flagged as risk. R&D spend at 0.6% of GDP under review. #Economy

Dhurandhar Q1 2026 results #IndianSubcontinent

🇺🇸⚡🇩🇪 The US announced it would pull 5,000 troops from Germany, reducing its presence to roughly pre-2022 levels, after President Trump sparred with German Chancellor Merz over Iran war talks. #InternationalNews

🇺🇸⚡🇪🇺 Trump imposes 25% tariffs on European made cars. #InternationalNews

🇺🇸🛬❌ Spirit Airlines, one of North America's largest airlines, will shut down at 3 AM EDT today.

Rising fuel costs and ongoing financial struggles pushed the carrier toward collapse. #Aviation #InternationalNews

This is India's first germanium-free thermal imaging system for drones.

It was built right here in India by this Hyderabad-based startup - EonSpacelabs.

And it is a huge deal.

Right now, India imports almost 100% of its germanium.

No points for guessing which country controls the germanium supply chain (yup, it's China).

A strategic shift towards #atmanirbharta

#tech

NOTE: These guys in EonSpaceLabs are working with the Ministry of Defense under the iDEX program. And they've already supplied the product to the Indian Navy.

#defence

BREAKING: India tests Emergency Alert System on phones across different parts of the country. No need to panic.

The system will be used to give alerts for natural disasters and war.

Now Qatar abandons Pakistan

Qatar has suspended gas supply to Pakistan, confirms Pak energy minister Ali Pervaiz Malik

#IndianSubcontinent

Supereme Court Upholds Calcutta High Court decision, TMC plea rejected #Judiciary

India GST collections hit ₹2.43T in Apr’26 vs ₹2.23T (ex-cess) last year, +8.7% YoY; net GST ₹2.11T, +7.3%. Import-linked GST up 25.8%. Despite tax cuts, higher taxable value signals consumption strength; FY27 Centre target ₹10.2T.

#Economy

GPS Renewables started construction on India's first Ethanol-to-Jet (ETJ) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) plant in Pudimadaka, Andhra Pradesh, under an NTPC Green Energy EPC contract. Using Lummus Technology and Xytel India's engineering, the facility at NTPC's Green Hydrogen Hub will produce 1,800 tonnes per annum of SAF and renewable diesel. The process converts CO2-derived ethanol via ethylene conversion, oligomerisation, and hydroprocessing. This project advances India's sustainable aviation fuel scaling and transport sector decarbonization goals.
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#Aviation

🇺🇦⚔️🇷🇺 BREAKING:

Ukraine released sat images claiming to destroy 2 Su-57 fighter jets on ground at the Shagol airfield in the Chelyabinsk region of Russia, located 1700km away from the border.

#Defence #aatmarnirbharbharat #Drones #OpSindoor