BIG SETBACK FOR INDIA IN ASIAN GAMES

Neeraj Chopra out of Asian Games 2026 after suffering from a ligament tear injury in his ankle while training!!

#sports

🇮🇳🤝🇺🇿 PM Modi reaches Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev welcomes him on his arrival at the Airport #ForeignAffairs

India’s external debt is among the lowest in the G20, at just 19.4% of GDP.

While several major economies carry external debt exceeding 100% of their GDP, India remains at the lower end of the table.

Here’s how India compares with the world’s major economies. #Economy

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Friday (August 28, 2026) submitted in the Supreme Court a proposal to provide information relating to added sugar, fat and salt in pictorial form on the front-of-pack (FOP) of food products, in line with international regulations.

Opinion - They should add carcinogens to the proposal as well.

#Health #Policy
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/fssai-proposes-front-of-pack-red-pictorial-warnings-for-foods-high-in-fat-sugar-salt/article71402049.ece

US is sending aid to Nepal via the catholic church.

Not even trying to hide it anymore #IndianSubcontinent

𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹’𝘀 𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗸𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗿.

Commercial crude #oil extraction has begun in Ashoknagar, North 24 Parganas, from a depth of around 2,396 metres. ONGC is initially targeting nearly 20,000 litres of crude per day, with specialised tankers transporting the oil to a refinery. Exploratory extraction in 2020 had produced around 375 barrels. The Ashoknagar block now has 6 wells—4 for oil and 2 for natural gas. #Energy #aatmarnirbharbharat

https://x.com/ONGC_/status/2093314443182845964

US publicly announces the take over of Venezuela's petroleum resources for their own benefit while leaving Venezuela in the dust!!

Donald Trump has now publicly accepted although indirectly that Venezuela is a hostage of the USA!!

#foreignaffairs #geopolitics
#energy

China passed its National Defense Mobilization Law, marking its first major wartime framework update since 2010. The revised law mandates total wartime readiness by obligating civilians (men 18–60, women 18–55) to defense duties and allowing immediate seizure of private resources. It also forces corporations to embed military requirements into infrastructure and production, with local county governments strictly enforcing compliance.
#InternationalNews

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Indosol Solar To Commission India's First Ingot-Wafer Plant In AP Next Month

🔹 ₹3,000 cr facility - country's only operational ingot plant; ingots sliced to wafers for cells & modules
🔹 Start with 1.2 GW integrated, roadmap to 10 GW then 20 GW
🔹 Eyes US export - US cell capacity to hit 25 GW by 2028 but ingot/wafer only 6 GW, gap for non-China wafers
🔹 High-purity mono wafers to support 25.5% cell efficiency, help US navigate China curbs & IRA benefits
#Solar #MakeinIndia

🔗 BusinessLine

DoT & C-DOT to set up end-to-end optical network test bed in Delhi.

5-year pact signed Aug 27, DoT-funded test bed at C-DOT campus, New Delhi. Shared national resource for indigenous optical tech (lab-to-market bridge). Covers optical core, access, quantum security, and 3rd party test tools. For startups, industry, and researchers to test performance, interoperability, and real deployment.

Phase 1 (2 yrs): Infrastructure setup & rollout.
Phase 2 (3 yrs): O&M, tech support, educational outreach.

Supports Atmanirbhar Bharat in next-gen telecom. #Telecom

🔗 Swarajya

🇮🇳 INDIAN ARMY DROPS A CRYPTIC VIDEO MESSAGE:

"Seen. Sensed. Silenced. Shadows Settle Scores."

#defence

🇮🇳🤝🇺🇿 India, Uzbekistan to "establish a long-term arrangement" for the supply of Uranium. #Energy #Geopolitics

Uzbekistan confers its highest Civilian Honour "Oliy Darajali Doʻstlik" (Order of the Highest Friendship) award on PM Modi #ForeignAffairs

🇮🇳🤝🇺🇿 India and Uzbekistan upgrades ties to "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership."

Aim to take trade to $5 Billion by 2030 #Geopolitics #Trade