State-owned REC to issue tokenised corporate bonds worth under ₹5 bn (~$57 mn) next month, using blockchain for instant settlement. Bought via CBDC; pilot for select investors. RBI & SEBI collaborating. Puts India alongside Europe & Hong Kong in tokenised securities. Secondary market eyed by Dec. #Finance #Economy

🔗 Economic times

☢️ Japan has the technical capability to assemble its own nuclear weapons in about a year – Russian Presidential Aide on Foreign Affairs.

#InternationalNews

105 Indian tourists are among 291 foreign nationals reported missing after flash flood hit Nepal’s Rasuwa area, says Nepal Tourism Board. #IndianSubcontinent

Indian Government sources says that India is preparing to send relief material as soon as possible to Nepal after flash floods (Sidhant Sibal/X) #IndianSubcontinent

India To Make Own SCADA Systems, End Imports By 2030

🔹 CEA lays roadmap to fully localize SCADA hardware & software by 2028-29
🔹 SCADA gives real-time monitoring & control of national grid, plants & substations
🔹 Move to cut foreign dependence, avoid supply-chain & cybersecurity risks amid geopolitics
🔹 Currently local content only ∼20% vs 50% mandate; testing labs & funding support planned
#Aatmarnirbharbharat #Power

🔗 NDTV

India, Russia (EAEU) Free Trade Agreement is in its final stages of preparation, says Russia's First Deputy PM Denis Manturov

*EAEU – Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan & Armenia

#Geopolitics #Trade

HM Amit Shah spoke with Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary over the flood threat from Nepal, assured full support and directed the mobilisation of the NDRF. #Policy

PM Modi speaks to Nepal PM Balendra Shah; Extends condolences on the loss of lives due to the floods in Nepal.

"India to provide all possible humanitarian assistance to Nepal" #IndianSubcontinent

Indian Embassy in Nepal

For assistance and information related to Indian nationals that have been affected by the flash floods in Nepal today, the following emergency numbers may be contacted:

+977 985 131 6807

+977 970 910 7500

(Both emergency numbers can also be contacted through WhatsApp).

#IndianSubcontinent

🇶🇦 Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports fell by 96% during six months of war.

Qatar lost $24 billion in #Gas sales. This equals about five months of national income.

Cargo Drop: Qatar shipped only 18 LNG cargoes in six months. The country shipped 509 cargoes in the same period last year

Economic Shrinkage: The International Monetary Fund expects Qatar’s economy to contract by 8.6% this year.

#Energy

Chilling CCTV footage shows destruction caused by massive flash floods in Gyirong Land Port of Occupied Tibet.
Tibet has been terribly affected by the floods too.

#InternationalNews

Indian Air Force C-17/C-130 aircraft with earthmoving equipment, relief material & meds on standby to dash to Nepal. Disaster relief teams also on standby to be airlifted. Govt in touch to coordinate. #IndianSubcontinent

In view of the rising water levels in the Gandak and Narayani rivers and the possibility of flooding in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj and Kushinagar districts due to its impact, instructions have been issued to the local administration to remain fully vigilant and ensure necessary preparations.

– UP CM Yogi Adityanath

A look at the steady growth of Indian universities in the QS World Rankings:

2010: 10
2015: 11
2020: 24
2025: 46
2026: 54


With a nearly 5x increase over the last decade, India is now the fourth most-represented nation globally in the rankings.

#education

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says Government is working on Quadrupling 7 High Density Corridor in India to reduce Logistics Cost, reduce Congestion & more trains to runs.

7 High Density Corridor:

1. Delhi - Howrah
2. Howrah - Chennai
3. Chennai - Mumbai
4. Mumbai - Delhi
5. Delhi - Chennai
6. Mumbai - Howrah
7. Delhi - Guwahati

#Railways

Union Home Ministry officially notified "Keralam" as the new name for the state, coming into effect on August 25, 2026 #Policy

🔻 “When they send a barrage of UAVs & LMs, we decided to teach them a lesson. We hit radar & underground C2 nodes to show them we can hit you across the length & breadth of Pakistan, not by writing letters but dropping a missile on your head”

- AM Mishra (ex-AOCinC WAC)

"Oldest and greatest democracy" in the world. #InternationalNews

India’s first relief flight has reached Kathmandu. An IAF C-130J just touched down with emergency supplies and more assistance is currently being mobilised to support the relief efforts.

#indiansubcontinent

India has opened all Gates of Gandak, Kosi and Farakka Barrage to handle the influx of the surge of Water due to the Flash Flood in Nepal.

Central Water Commision has issued Orange Alert for 9 districts in Bihar & 2 in UP & 1 in Jharkhand. 2 districts in West Bengal has been kept on Yellow Alert.