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.

IKEA plans to invest close to ₹11,000 crore in India by 2030 to speed up store expansion, local sourcing, and hiring, with a target to open 25 large and small-format stores. It is also investing over ₹7,500 crore via Ingka Group for new Ingka Centres in Gurugram and Noida, and reported 6% sales growth in FY25 to ₹1,860 crore, but expects double-digit growth this year. #MakeinIndia

HUDCO has signed a deal with the Odisha government to extend term loans of up to ₹1 trillion over 5 years for urban infrastructure. The funding will support projects under Urban Challenge Fund, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradeep Economic Region, and Mukhyamantri Sahari Vikas Yojana, with flexible 25-year repayment and Centre-state cost sharing, to modernise cities and develop new urban growth centres. #Economy #Infra

Surat-based Navitas Solar has entered Zambia with its first utility-scale EPC project — a ₹200 crore, 54 MW captive solar plant in Serenje Province for a mining company via its arm Navitas Planet. The move marks the company’s shift from supplying modules to executing projects in Africa, a market long dominated by Chinese firms, with Indian players like Sterling & Wilson and Jakson Green also expanding there. #Exports #Solar

CSIR-NAL’s indigenous 19-seater twin-turboprop passenger plane Saras Mk II is set for flight tests in Q4 FY28 and ready for operations by mid-2031. The IAF will be the first launch customer with a letter of intent for 15 aircraft and potential for 30 more, while HAL will handle production and MRO. The project targets the commuter and utility segment currently served by ageing Dornier 228s,, with current 50% indigenous content planned and private firms like L&T and TASL involved in components. #Avation

India's first indigenous hydrogen-powered fuel cell train officially begins operations today, 17 July 2026. Flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Today !!

The train will operate  on the 89-km Jind–Sonipat section of the Northern Railway in Haryana!!

Some facts about the Hydrogen train made by India -

1) Most powerful in its category in the World with 3200 HP!!

2) The train consists of 10 cars including two driving cars of 1200 kW capacity each and 8 passenger cars!

3) Passenger Capacity - 2600 people!!

4) Design speed of 110 kmph, Operational speed of 75kmph!!


With the inauguration of this train India joins a select group of nations namely Germany, Japan, China, USA , Switzerland !

India's train is the most powerful amongst them all!

Indian Railways plans to run 75 such trains!!

#railways #hydrogen #aatmanirbharbharat

IN-SPACe has cleared Jio’s proposal for LEO constellation. With GMPCS already sorted, DoT spectrum allocation is the final hurdle.

Jio’s order book will be an inflection point for domestic spacetech & sat mfg supply chain. There better be a quiet policy directive ensuring a meaningful domestic mfg mandate. #Space #Telecom

JSW MG Motor will invest ₹1,400 crore in FY27 to expand its Halol plant's annual capacity from 1.2 lakh to 1.6 lakh vehicles by March 2027. The expansion supports 4 new vehicle launches this fiscal and forms part of the company's ₹3,000–4,000 crore India investment plan. #automobile

India's pharmaceutical #exports to the UK could rise by up to 10% in FY27 after the India-UK CETA took effect on 15 July. The agreement grants duty-free access on nearly 99% of Indian exports, improving market access for generic drugmakers in one of India's key pharmaceutical export markets. #Health #Medicine