🇮🇳🤝🇱🇷 Liberian FM Sara Beysolow Nyanti Visits New Delhi ; holds talks with EAM S. Jaishankar and discuss various issues.

Liberia also inaugurates its Embassy in New Delhi. #Geopolitics

Pakistan says they won Basmati rice wording case against India

The Federal Court of Australia dismissed an appeal by India's Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), rejecting India's bid to secure exclusive certification trademark rights for the word "Basmati" and ordering APEDA to pay costs.

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Core Decision: The court upheld the previous rejection of India's trademark application, affirming that Basmati is a shared geographical indication.

Equal Rights: The decision recognizes that Basmati rice is grown in both Pakistan and India, giving traders from both countries a legitimate right to use the term.

No Monopoly: No single national authority can claim exclusive ownership or monopoly over the word "Basmati" in the Australian market.

Now Pakistan will organise a victory parade because now they can finally sell their duplicate basmati rice!!

#trade

Counting down to August 15th! We’ll be sharing a special tribute every day as we celebrate India’s 80th 🇮🇳 Independence Day.

Day 6: Celebrating India’s Engineering Marvels & Infrastructure Progress — Soaring to New Heights. 🌉🚄

From the scaling towering Himalayan gorges across the roaring Chenab River to seamlessly connecting the Kashmir Valley with the mainland, India’s modern infrastructure is pushing the boundaries of possibility. Watching the high-speed Vande Bharat Express traverse the iconic Chenab Bridge the world’s highest railway bridge stands as an awe-inspiring testament to visionary engineering, resilience, and unity through the landmark Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL).

Today, as the Tricolour flutters high, celebrate the ingenuity of our engineers, the tireless toil of our builders, and the unstoppable momentum of a self-reliant nation moving toward a grander future.

Jai Hind 🇮🇳
Bharat Mata ki Jai 🇮🇳

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Happy Birthday to our nalayak Aulad 🇵🇰 #Meme

Porkistan PM Shehbaz Sharif

"Every single drop of Pakistan’s water is our red line. If India does not come to its senses, it will be met with a direct response."

#IndianSubcontinent

Pew Research Reports

Sri Lanka with (79) has the most Favourable view of India Globally, Followed by UK (71) & Kenya (71) which are highest in Europe & Africa.

Pakistan has the most unfavorable view with (91), followed by Turkey (72) & Malaysia (58)

#ForeignAffairs

🇺🇸 White House report says India helps China dodge US tariffs by shipping goods through its ports.

Places it in Tier 1, along with Canada, EU, Israel, Japan, Mexico, S.Korea & Taiwan

#Trade #ForeignAffairs

The Dept of Expenditure has issued clear advice on awarding govt consultancy contracts.

Eligibility criteria like turnover, experience, and staff strength must be proportionate to the project.

Earlier, unnecessarily high requirements limited competition to a few big firms.

Now, this change will level the playing field for Indian consultancies and new entrants on GeM. #Policy

Indian Railways has deployed Gajraj AI to protect elephants near railway tracks.

The AI uses cameras + sensors to detect when elephants approach tracks and instantly sends alerts to train drivers and control rooms.

This gives trains time to slow down or stop, helping elephants cross safely.

It’s being used in elephant corridors and has already reduced train-elephant accidents. #Railways #Ai #Environment

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🚨 Bhubaneswar-based Serendipity Space has successfully tested India’s first autonomous pharma factory, Alchemy, on a near-space mission.

It crystallized drug compounds and preserved them during recovery, testing key tech for future microgravity manufacturing. #Space #Medicine #Research #Startups

Samsung's HVAC move to India

Samsung will start manufacturing AI data center HVAC products in India.

The plan is to supply not just India but also expand to Asia-Pacific markets.

This is part of Samsung’s push to tap the booming demand for cooling solutions for AI data centers.

Manufacturing in India will help with cost, supply chain, and "Make in India" goals. #MakeinIndia #Exports

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Bank Deposits Hit Record High

Indian bank deposits jumped by $115 billion in just three fortnights to hit a record high.

The sharp rise shows strong household savings and liquidity in the banking system.

Banks now have more funds to lend, which can help credit growth.

RBI data indicates this is one of the fastest deposit increases seen recently. #Economy

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Gujarat’s Deesa to Get Asia’s First Desert-themed Night Safari & Zoo

Deesa in Banaskantha, Gujarat has got CZA approval to build Asia’s first desert-themed drive-through night safari and zoo.

The ₹542.14 crore project will be spread over 103 hectares and house around 2,700 animals of 83 species.

It will have Indian, African and Australian desert animals like Asiatic lion, wild ass, giraffe, zebra, cheetah, kangaroo, plus a reptile safari, aviary and aquarium.

The park will include a day zoo and 5 night safari enclosures designed around arid landscapes for visitors to see nocturnal wildlife. #Tourism

On the Indus Waters Treaty, Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah says

"...Our lifeblood has been drained; these are our rivers, and we had the primary right to them. Pakistan claims to be a great sympathizer of the Kashmiris, but when it comes to the issue of water, that sympathy vanishes. Where was this sympathy when we were stripped of the right to utilize our own rivers? We have been bearing the brunt of this Indus Waters Treaty ever since... The Indus Waters Treaty is suspended, and it should remain suspended so that we can make proper use of this water."


#IndianSubcontinent