Novonesis To Invest ₹2,500-3,000 Cr In Maharashtra over 2-3 years 🧪

🔹 Danish bio-solutions Expanding capacity for biofuels, food & health solutions, and agri biologicals
🔹 Aim: Serve domestic demand + grow exports of enzymes and nutrition ingredients
🔹 In India: Supplies enzymes/yeast to ethanol makers to boost yields and cut energy use
#MakeinIndia

Starlink has reapplied to India’s IN-SPACe for approval of its Gen 2 satellite constellation with direct-to-device services. #Telecom #Security

Indian Scientists Create RK-251, A Cancer Drug That Targets Only Cancer Cells 🧬

🔹 Indian scientists develop RK-251, a drug designed to activate only inside cancer cells and spare healthy cells
🔹 How it works: High ROS levels in cancer cells trigger RK-251 to release "NBDHEX", which blocks proteins cancer cells use to survive
🔹 Preclinical results: Strong activity against aggressive triple-negative breast cancer cells, minimal impact on healthy cells
🔹 Zebrafish embryo tests showed no toxicity + fluorescence in presence of ROS, indicating safety potential
🔹 Goal: Replace traditional chemotherapy that damages both cancer + healthy cells

#Health #Medicine

🔗 PIB

Proofpoint Expands In India With New Hyderabad CoE, To Hire 200+ Engineers 👩‍💻

🔹 Setting up AI Security Engineering Centre of Excellence in Hyderabad
🔹 India team: Hiring 200+ engineers, taking total to 300+ employees + 550 extended members
🔹 Focus: AI governance, runtime protection, and security for AI apps, co-pilots, autonomous agents
#Jobs #IT

Rashtrapati Bhawan Press Release that mentioned about the potential visit of Bangladesh PM Rahman has been withdrawn. #IndianSubcontinent

INTRESTING : Indian, Israel Ambassadors to Athens have

"Agreed that our relationship based on common interests offers convergences with Greece’s own priorities in the region"

This comes as tension in the Aegean Sea have risen over Turkiye declaring Marine Parks in Greece EEZ

#Geopolitics

Poland Ambassador Dr. Piotr Antoni Świtalski

"We perfectly understand the background of India's relationship with Russia. Russia/Soviet Union supported you during major conflicts. We understand the bond.."

"For you Russia source of cheap oil, for us Russia is source of threat"

#Geopolitics

On US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report recommending sanctions on RSS, MEA

"We are all aware that the organization—or entity—you are referring to is biased; for years, it has been making disparaging and inflammatory remarks about India. I would say we should steer clear of such organisations, as they operate with their own agendas and lack any credibility or trustworthiness. That is my response to that point."

#ForeignPolicy

🇮🇱⚡🇹🇷 Turkish Court issues Arrest Warrent against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu

#InternationalNews

🇸🇾🇹🇷⚔️🇮🇱 Israeli Media Reports that NATO's Article 5 only applies on Turkish Territory, as reports suggest Turkiye is planning to Arm Syria with Defensive and Offensive Weapons including Air Defense System.

Jerusalem has studied not only how NATO's Article 5 operates, but where it applies. The treaty protects Turkish territory; Turkish troops do not carry that territory with them onto Syrian or occupied Cypriot soil

#InternationalNews

Large numbers of people have reached Jantar Mantar to protests against Caste-based Reservation

https://x.com/i/status/2090809420322324936

#Research #Startups

Delhi Police has detained Protestors who are protesting against UGC Regulations 2026, SC-ST Act and Caste Based Reservation.

In another unexpected surprise, the break out team of the 2026 World Cup Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, who played phenomenal football in the recently concluded World Cup will be playing against India in a friendly match!!

Date of Match - 30th September, 2026

This match will be held just before the historic India vs Brazil match!!

#sports

Rupee Export Payments Rules Eased

🔹 DGFT allows invoicing & settlement in INR for non-ACU countries
🔹 Rupee receipts via banks to get same FTP benefits as forex
🔹 Aim: Boost INR trade, help dollar-short nations

🔗 Economic Times

#Policy #NWO

🇨🇦 Canada suspends Trade Negotiation with USA

Move comes as US imposes 50% Tariffs on Canadian Goods worth $28 billion.

Canada says we have preferential access with 1.5 Billion People and we aim to double it by the end of 2026 (India - Canada wants to conclude FTA by December 2026)

#Geopolitics

#ISRO will not make any launch vehicle, all tech to be handed to private sector says In #Space Chief

https://t.co/PdfEtr5i2C

NITI Aayog report titled Reimagining Skilling for Viksit Bharat@2047 shows that 8.7 crore (87 million) young Indians aged 15 to 29 are classified as NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training), making up about 11% of this age group.

#DYK

Pakistan deploys 3 Army companies in Rawalpindi for six months to handle "sensitive security duties" #IndianSubcontinent

Govt plans to integrate AI into e-MARG system. GPS-enabled dashcam footage will replace manual photos for inspections. AI to classify roads as good/fair/poor, running parallel with human checks. Focus shifts to maintenance after 8 lakh km built under PMGSY. Aims for better transparency & longer-lasting rural connectivity. #Policy #Infra

EAM Dr S Jaishankar to travel to Russia on 23-24th August. #ForeignAffairs