Transco is going ballistic on power grids & infra. AP set to add 15,000 MVA transformation capacity & 1,822 ckm of transmission lines, along with new 400/220/132 kV substations to improve stability & voltage reliability. Also enable RE, including EHT infra for solar mfg hubs in Nellore & grid integration support via 3 GWh BESS.

Plus, advancing Green Energy Corridor Phase III proposals (₹22,000 cr) to evacuate large-scale solar & pumped storage capacity, alongside approvals for 100 additional transmission projects. #Infra #Energy

We will return the fee to students for cancelled exams, and re-exam to be free.

Candidates can select the city of their choice.

- Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on NEET paper leak and re-test #Education

🇦🇪🤝🇮🇳 UAE F16s escort PM Modi's plane in UAE airspace. #ForeignAffairs

Big day for Andhra Pradesh 🇮🇳🛡️

#Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and AP CM N. Chandrababu Naidu today laid foundation stones for marquee defence projects-

📍Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme infrastructure – Puttaparthi
📍Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited – Madakasira
📍Bharat Dynamics Limited – Anakapalli
📍Premier Explosives – Nellore
📍Drone city - Kurnool

#aatmarnirbharbharat

🇦🇪🤝🇮🇳 PM Modi reaches UAE. Recieved by UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Presidential Airport. #ForeignAffairs

#BRICS : 🇷🇺 FM Lavrov briefs media in New Delhi.

Says, had "detailed discussion" with EAM Dr Jaishankar, & with PM Modi discussed the India, Russia summit.

Discussions include joint weapons production, space cooperation and fertilizers.

Lavrov also called for India to use the BRICS summit to resolve differences between Iran and UAE.

#ForeignAffairs

🇮🇳🤝🇦🇪 Major agreements and investment decisions announced today between India and UAE:

Agreement on Framework for the Strategic #Defence Partnership between India and UAE.

MoU on Strategic Petroleum Reserves.

Agreement on supplies of Liquified Petroleum gas (LPG).

MoU on setting up *Ship Repair Cluster* at Vadinar.

Investment worth 5 Billion US dollars* announced in Indian Infrastructure and RBL Bank and Samman Capital.

#Economy #Geopolitics #ForeignAffairs #Energy

PM Narendra Modi to UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

"...We strongly condemn the attacks launched on the UAE. The manner in which UAE has been targetted is not acceptable in any form. We welcome the steps taken by you to uphold national unity, security and regional integrity. For the care provided to the Indian diaspora residing in the UAE in these difficult times, the manner in which they were considered as members of one's own family, UAE Govt, you and Royal Family, I express my heartfelt gratitude."

#ForeignAffairs

No Joint Statement from #BRICS FM meet, India to issue a Chair Statement

CJI Surya Kant shares his views on "Parasites" attacking the system #Judiciary

India issues Chair statement after #BRICS FMs meet
On West Asia

"There were differing views among some members as regard to the situation in the West Asia/Middle East region. BRICS members expressed their respective national positions &
shared a range of perspectives"

#Geopolitics

Telecom gear maker HFCL will invest Rs 230 crore to build a new defence manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh, plant will produce Multi-Mode Hand Grenades and similar products, expected to be operational by December 2027 #Defence

🇦🇪 UAE has announced they are building a second #Oil pipeline to Fujairah, on the Eastern side of the UAE, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, which will double its current capacity to 3-3.6 million barrels per day.

The project is expected to become operational in 2027

#Energy

Reports are coming that TN CM Vijay has imposed a ban on undertaking new works related to the Greenfield airport project at Parandur. #Policy #Aviation

This year, the SouthWest #Monsoon is likely to set in over Kerala on 26th May with a model error of ± 4 days: India Meteorological Department (IMD) #Climate

PARANDUR AIRPORT ✈️: Why Chennai needs it. #Aviation #Infra

Landowners for Parandur Airport get:
🔹 3-4x market value compensation
🔹 Alternate housing near the site (tenders out)
🔹 Promised government jobs

➡️ Chennai urgently needs a new airport. The existing Meenambakkam airport has a max capacity of 35 MPA, making it the smallest by area. Competitors like Bengaluru (70 MPA) and Hyderabad (70 MPA) have higher capacities. Mumbai and Delhi are building second airports; Bengaluru plans a third.

➡️ Airports serve more than just the wealthy. Indian Airlines have 1,000+ planes on order; new airports are essential for the next 10 years. Parandur will support a full ecosystem (Logistics, Warehousing, Hotels, MRO), creating jobs for lakhs.

Chennai Updates

Russian oil refinery in Ryazan hit by Ukrainian drone strikes. #Energy #InternationalNews

VA Tech Wabag and Peak Sustainability Ventures have commissioned a bio-CNG plant at a Ghaziabad sewage treatment facility to convert wastewater biogas into renewable fuel under a build-operate-transfer model. This initial project aims to mitigate emissions and reduce carbon footprints by nearly 250,000 metric tonnes, as part of a larger plan to establish 100 global plants. #Energy #Biogas
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PM Modi confirmed he will visit Russia this year: Russian FM Sergey Lavrov #Geopolitics

PM Modi has departed from UAE after a quick 3 hours visit to Abu Dhabi now enroute to Amsterdam, Netherlands #ForeignAffairs