Amid the ongoing debate over E20 fuel, the Raipur Consumer Court has directed Maruti Suzuki to provide the complainant with a new E20 fuel-compatible car of the same model within 45 days.

Failing that, the company has been ordered to refund the full cost of the vehicle, along with ₹1 lakh as compensation for 'mental harassment' and ₹10,000 towards litigation expenses.

#Automobile
Source - 🔗Autocar

Petrol pump owners claim that ethanol’s hygroscopic nature or affinity towards water is leading to contamination of their E20 stock during monsoons and in the coastal areas since the existing underground storage tanks were designed for conventional petrol, not higher ethanol blends.

“The underground tanks that store fuel often have some amount of water due to ingress during rains or moisture or condensation or from the fuel tanker that brings petrol to the petrol pump. Now, when the water content in the entire E20 stock in underground tanks exceeds 0.5%, ethanol binds with water because of its hygroscopic nature or affinity for water. This results in phase separation, where water-ethanol mixture settles at the bottom of the tank, while the petrol forms a separate layer above,”

- explained an industry veteran.

These claims come amid videos that have become viral on social media purportedly showing customers collecting what appears to be muddy water, from fuel dispensers!

Read more at - The Hindu

#energy

Bengaluru-based Mandrake Bio just raised ₹16 crore in their pre-seed round led by Activate and Antler.

They are developing new programmable gene-editing enzymes using AI, instead of relying on natural proteins.

#Research
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In view of the heightened security situation in the Gulf region, the Directorate General of Maritime Administration (DGMA) has directed Ship Owners, Ship Managers and RPSL Companies to avoid deploying Indian seafarers on vessels undertaking voyages through the Strait of Hormuz until further orders.

Key precautionary measures:

- No deployment of Indian seafarers on vessels undertaking voyages involving passage through the Strait of Hormuz until further orders.
- Heightened security vigilance in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and adjoining waters.
- Continuous monitoring of navigational warnings and security advisories, with strict implementation of the ISPS Code.
- Immediate reporting and assistance through the IFC-IOR and DG Communication Centre (MMDAC) in case of emergencies.

#Policy

Government bans deployment of Indian Seafarers in Strait of Hormuz until further orders.

This comes after 13 Indian Seafarers were killed by USA & Iran. 3 remaining missing

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a series of major digital governance and technology initiatives, including the launch of the country's first state-owned Earth observation satellite, "AssamSAT", and a Rs 100 crore investment to promote aerospace component manufacturing in the recently unveiled Assam Budget for the fiscal year 2026- 27.

AssamSAT will be the first state owned satellite to be launched in India.

#IT #Avation #space

Baloch Liberation Army claims 45 Pakistani soldiers have been killed in Mastung, Balochistan

#IndianSubcontinent

In a first, MHA is set to fence about 90 kilometres of the Sundarbans along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal, a challenging terrain characterised by mangrove forests, tidal swamps, embankments and numerous creeks. #Policy

Center list 7 Bills in its initial Agenda to be passed in the Monsoon Session of the #Parliament

1. The Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Replaces an existing ordinance to exempt certain overseas investors from capital gains tax on government bonds to boost the sovereign debt market.

2. The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026: Replaces an ordinance to increase the sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges from 33 to 37 to fast-track pending cases.

3. The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Proposes strict penalties for intentional insults or disruption during the singing of Vande Mataram.

4. The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Seeks to streamline and establish stricter rules regarding delayed registrations.

5. The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Targets "ease of doing business" by strengthening regulations and addressing payment delays.

6. The Foreign Contribution Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Aimed at augmenting transparency in foreign funding, initially introduced during the Budget Session.

7.The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025: Currently undergoing review by a Joint Parliamentary Committee, it proposes a unified higher education regulator to replace the UGC and AICTE.

🇮🇶⚔️🇰🇼 - The moment a Iraqi drones earlier struck a position in eastern Kuwait.

Mostly likely launched by Pro Iranian Iraqi Resistance Groups

🇮🇷 ⚔️🇺🇸🇧🇭🇰🇼 Iranian Army

Attacked US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait, hitting helicopter and P8 reconnaissance staging areas at Al-Sakhir Air Base with Arash drones, while separate strikes set US radar and missile launch platforms in Kuwait ablaze.

🇺🇸⚔️🇮🇷 Aftermath of the attack against a bridge in Kahuristan, near Bandar Abbas. The bridge fully collapsed.

USA today attacked Civilian Infrastructure in Southern Iran targetting Bridges and Railway Tracks

🇮🇷⚔️🇺🇸🇰🇼 Footage showing the moment of an Iranian drone strike near the Kuwait-Iraq border, reportedly targeting a U.S. ATACMS/HIMARS missile launcher.

🇮🇷⚔️🇺🇸🇰🇼🇯🇴🇮🇶🇧🇭 Iran launches New Wave attack on Kuwait, Jordan, Iraq and Bahrain.

Impacts reported, no visuals confirmation yet.

Not once has Iran hit Saudi Arabia and UAE in more than 2 months of skirmishes with the USA

What could be the reason? As per info US is still using its bases in Saudi Arabia and UAE 👀

🇮🇷🚀🇺🇸🇶🇦 Iran fires 9 Ballistic Missile on US Base in Qatar

BREAKING❗🇮🇷⚔️🇺🇸🇧🇭🇸🇦 Iran targeted the King Fahd Bridge connecting Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

Highly Likely Iran has successfully hit the Bridge connecting Bahrain to Saudi Arabia.

#Update Central agencies are probing US national Jordan Brown, 36, arrested on July 11 near the India-Nepal border in Maharajganj, UP, for entering without documents and carrying a Chinese passport. Investigators are checking if he has links to a separate NIA case where a US national and six Ukrainians were accused of training Myanmar’s Kuki-Chin Army, and are examining Brown’s travel history through Thailand, Sri Lanka, Goa and Mizoram. Police recovered ₹31,460, phones, and other items from him, and the US embassy has been informed.

India’s new Index of Service Production (ISP) showed 14 of 19 sectors posted double-digit growth in April, with accommodation and food services leading at 37.2% YoY, followed by retail trade at 30.8% and administrative/support services at 28.7%. The monthly index, launched by MoSPI with base 2024-25, covers 60% of the formal services sector and CEA V Anantha Nageswaran called it a "real achievement" signaling a strong start to FY26 for India’s services #economy.