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

Big #MakeInIndia boost: Govt mandates electric trucks in India must use locally manufactured BMS, DC-DC Converter & VCU (the battery brain, power converter & central control unit) by 1 September, 2026 to qualify for subsidies under PM E-DRIVE.

This amends the Phased Manufacturing Programme under the ₹10,900 Cr PM E-DRIVE scheme (₹500 Cr for ~5,643 e-trucks). It also cuts dependence on imported high-tech parts, drives investment in Indian manufacturing, generates jobs & brings down long-term costs of green freight. #EV

Make in India is now getting integrated into high-tech components. 🇮🇳⚡🚛

SAS has transformed its Indian operations into a primary global engineering hub with over 1,000 engineers driving innovation for its Viya platform and AI-driven risk, fraud, and compliance solutions. This move reflects the broader evolution of Indian Global Capability Centres (GCCs) into strategic "nerve centres" that command half of the global GCC workforce, with over 1,700 centers generating $65B+ in revenue and projecting growth toward $100B+ by 2030

#Ai #MakeinIndia

🇺🇸⚔️🇮🇷 NEW: An investigation by CNN has revealed ‘unprecedented destruction’ at 16 U.S. military bases in the Middle East, with some of them being rendered ‘virtually inoperable’ #InternationalNews #Geopolitics #NWO

Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) is executing the LuPech(J-18) upgrade at IOCL's Gujarat Refinery in Vadodara, expanding its capacity from 13.7 to 18 MMTPA to address rising energy demands. The project integrates an Indmax RFCC for maximizing propylene production, a Propylene Recovery Unit (PRU) for polymer-grade refining, and a Poly Propylene Unit (PPU) to enhance petrochemical production and regional energy security.

#Energy

ECI deploys Additional Counting Observers and Police Observers in West Bengal #Policy