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.

India, China announce consensus after border talks

- Early & Substantial Harvest on boundary delimitation
- Expert Group ToRs on delimitation
- 2 meeting points for senior commanders
- 2 military hotline in the Eastern & Middle Sectors
- Expert Level Mechanism meet on Trans-border rivers in September to meet on maintaining communication on Hydrological Data sharing

#NationalSecurity #Geopolitics

The landslide due to Glacial Lake Over burst Flood (GLOF) near the Nepal-Tibet Border triggered a 5.2 Magnitude #Earthquake in the region

India Pops Self-Reliance With First Desi Non-GMO Popcorn Seed

🔹 VP C.P. Radhakrishnan launches indigenous hybrids Krisna459 & Godari234 at Musunuru, Eluru
🔹 Developed by Gourmet Popcornica after 5 seasons of trials to match imported popping quality
🔹 To cut dependence on US, Brazil imports and save forex — 70% popcorn revenue earlier went abroad
🔹 17,500 farmers across 8 states on 40,000 acres part of initiative #Agriculture

🔗 The Hindu

Korean DN Solutions Opens First India Plant In Bengaluru

🔹 Leading machine tool maker inaugurates 25-acre facility in Karnataka's ITIR Industrial Area; full Phase-1 investment of ₹600 crore (∼$62 mn) deployed
🔹 First overseas manufacturing investment since Yantai, China plant in 2003; not a relocation but new capacity creation for India
🔹 Facility to house manufacturing, R&D, technical centre & after-sales; initially SVM vertical machining & LYNX/LEO turning centres, five-axis machines later #MakeinIndia

🔗 The Hindu

India sends second flight carrying 37.5 tonnes of HADR material, Medicines & Food packets for Nepal. #IndianSubcontinent

HAL, Safran Seal Final Deal For Aravalli Engine

🔹 JV SAFHAL to design, develop, make & support 3,500-4,000 shp turboshaft
🔹 To power 13-tonne IMRH & naval DBMRH, replacing Mi-17s
🔹 First co-development in this power class for Safran; self-reliance push
🔹 Production & R&D across India & France; lifecycle support included
#Defence #MakeinIndia

🔗 Economic times

India annouces 18th BRICS Summit, to take place on 12-13th Sept in New Delhi

#Geopolitics

178 Indians and a total of 644 people are missing after the Flash Flood in Nepal.

China state media says more than 550 people missing in Tibet after the massive mudslide.

#IndianSubcontinent

MEA says 288 Indian nationals out of contact after Nepal floods, which includes Indians working on hydropower project, tourist groups from Tamil Nadu, West Bengal.

21 Indians have been rescued so far #IndianSubcontinent

Gabriel India Forms JV With South Korea's HL Klemove For Autonomous Driving

🔹 To acquire 30% minus one share in HL Klemove India for $98.44 mn (~₹935 cr)
🔹 JV to make radar, cameras, LiDAR, ADAS software, brake/steering ECUs
🔹 Entry into ADAS, autonomous driving, auto electronics beyond ride-control
#Automobile #Tech

🔗 Economic times

JSW MG Motor Plans ₹6,000 Cr Investment For Halol Expansion

🔹 ₹3,500 cr by company + ₹2,500 cr by vendors = ₹6,000 cr total outlay
🔹 Halol capacity: 1.1 lakh now → 1.6 lakh by Mar'27 → 2.2 lakh by Jan'28; can go to 4 lakh
🔹 Launched Hector Tomahawk EV (₹19.49L) & PHEV (₹25.69L) on ADAPT platform; 70% localisation target by CY27
🔹 Eyes 1 lakh sales in CY26 vs 71k last year; 35-40% CAGR aim
#MakeinIndia #Automobile

🔗 Economic times

🇷🇺⚡🇬🇧 Russian Foreign Ministry warned that Moscow could target British military facilities inside and outside Ukraine following reports of Ukrainian strikes on Russia using British missile and drone technology.

#InternationalNews

ONGC To Revive Venezuela Oilfield With $200 Mn

🔹 OVL secured OFAC US licence in July'26 to resume full ops after sanctions curb
🔹 San Cristobal (OVL 40%, PDVSA 60%) now 4-5k bpd, peak was 45-50k bpd
🔹 ONGC to fund PDVSA share also, recover from future output; plan over next 12 months
🔹 Also holds 11% in Carabobo-1; aims operatorship & recovery of >$500 mn stuck dividends #Oil

PM Modi to visit 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan and 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan from 29 August - 1 September

🇺🇿 : 29-30 August
🇰🇬 : 31 August - 1 September

#Geopolitics

Haryana To Host ₹10,000 Cr Green Industrial Park In Hisar Under Avaada Pact

🔹 MoU with HEPC for 300-acre Zero-CBAM Green Industrial Campus
🔹 Investment ₹10,000 cr; 5,000+ jobs; round-the-clock renewable powered
🔹 Designed for CBAM-ready low-carbon manufacturing; EU export focus
🔹 State to give industrial-park status, incentives, infra, single-window clearances
🔹 Joint roadshows in Germany, France, Italy, Japan, South Korea for anchor investors
#MakeinIndia #Policy #Energy

🔗 Swarajya

🇬🇧 BREAKING: The UK PM has been warned that Russia could attack the UK (Daily Mail).

Ways in which this could happen:

-Undersea cable sabotage
-Offshore energy infrastructure attacks
-Cyberattacks
-GPS jamming/spoofing
-Sabotage using proxies
-Disinformation/information warfare
-Telecommunications disruption
-Banking/financial-system disruption
-Submarine operations
-Military intimidation
-Drone attacks
-Cruise missile strikes
-Ballistic missile strikes
-Attacks on military bases/ports
-Attacks on logistics infrastructure
-Nuclear threats/deterrence escalation

#InternationalNews