PM GatiShakti initiative recommended more than 400 infrastructure projects worth about ₹20.23 lakh crore for approval. Network Planning Group evaluated the projects as the programme completes five years. The digital platform has integrated more than 1,800 data layers covering 58 central ministries and all 36 states and Union Territories. #Infra

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India tightened Mauritius tax treaty rules effective August 10 to curb misuse. The changes increase scrutiny of tax advantage claims, noting Mauritius’s role as a key route for foreign investment into India.
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🔋 Chemvolt Global begins work on 5 GWh Li-ion battery + BESS facility in Ratlam, MP - ₹2,500 cr investment, 314 Ah LFP & 750 Ah LFMP blade cells; 1st 1 GWh line by Q4 FY27, 3,500 jobs. #Batteries

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🇺🇸⚡🇮🇳 ASHWINI VAISHNAW AT BLOOMBERG NEW ECONOMY FORUM: “THERE ARE TIMES WHEN FRIENDS BECOME FOES,” INDIA MUST PREPARE FOR GEOPOLITICAL SHIFTS*

•Things change, politics change, and geopolitics plays a big role.

•So, we have to constantly calibrate our approach. We are moving in a very methodical way.

•There are times when friends become foes, so it is very important to identify the factors that could make your production and economy vulnerable to someone else's policies.

•We think along those lines, identify those vulnerabilities, and start working on them."

#Geopolitics

🔒 DRDO has successfully tested its Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) platform at the Proof & Experimental Establishment (PXE) in Chandipur, advancing India's quantum-secured communications.

Developed with production partner Taqbit Labs under DRDO's MCC cluster, the technology successfully fortified real-time telemetry and critical data for artillery and armored weapon testing with unconditional security and automated eavesdropping detection. #Quantum

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India's largest phenol and acetone plant has been inaugurated in Haldia, West Bengal today 🪷

> India was importing 50% of its phenol annually (320k-370k tonnes) 🇮🇳

> 70% of this came from Thailand, Korea and Singapore

> This plant will generate 345k tonnes, wiping out entire need for imports now

> This plant will generate 1,600 jobs for locals boosting local economy as well

> Its also run by The Chatterjee Group (TCG), thereby govt is boosting local Bengali run industries #MakeInIndia

The Union Cabinet approved the strategic restructuring and sale of a 60.72% stake in IDBI Bank to Canada’s Fairfax Financial Holdings.

The deal is valued at ₹52,878.08 crore (~$5.6 billion). It marks the largest-ever Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India's financial sector .

The move takes forward the government's long - pending plan to transfer management control of the lender and will become the country's biggest strategic disinvestment since the sale of Air India once completed. 

#policy #Finance

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Union Cabinet approves continuation of the National Social Assistance Programme for five years from 2026-27 to 2030-31

A total of 3.20 crore beneficiaries across all 36 States/UTs will benefit from this approval. #Policy

MEA S Jaishankar will be on a visit to the UAE from 14th October to 16th October, 2026!!

#foreignaffairs

Khan Market Trader's Association Vice President Brijgopal Khosla says -

Due to CJP protests, footfall has dropped by 90% and small traders in both Khan Market and Cannaught Place have faced losses worth crores. #Economy

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sharma posts a video on the upcoming Tata OSAT facility in Jagiroad, Assam. #semiconductor

🚀 Skyroot Aerospace secures two major launch contracts with US startup Reflect Orbital to deploy mirror satellites as sole payloads, marking a significant milestone for India's booming commercial space sector.

While launch dates and financial details remain undisclosed, this international partnership highlights the global demand for India's private launch providers. #Space

🚁 ideaForge secures ₹151 crore in government debt financing to develop its YETI autonomous cargo drone.

📦 The aircraft is designed to carry 200 kg over 200 km, supporting logistics in difficult terrain. #Drones

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🚀 IN-SPACe opens India’s only #space grade #semiconductor foundry to private #startups

SCL Mohali’s radiation-hardened 180nm CMOS chips (TRL-9) — proven on Chandrayaan-3 & Aditya-L1 — are now available to startups like GalaxEye & Inspecity.

✅ Flight-proven heritage
✅ No ITAR delays
✅ Full indigenous foundry-to-orbit support

A big leap for India’s deep-tech & space sovereignty.

🚨 MHA Demographic Portal Live: The Ministry of Home Affairs has officially launched demography.mha.gov.in to track population shifts across India.

Headed by retired SC Justice P.P. Naolekar, the high-level committee is inviting central/state governments, NGOs, and citizens to submit data on unnatural demographic changes, abnormal settlements, and illegal immigration.

The inputs will be used to draft a permanent, time-bound legal framework for border security and the deportation of illegal immigrants. #Policy

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ED has seized assets worth Rs 2,032.81 crores in India belonging to Anil Ambani's Reliance Power Ltd (RPL) under Section 37A of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999.

The seized assets include bank balances of RPL and its shareholding of Sasan Power Limited. These assets are equivalent in value to the foreign exchange held outside India in contravention of Section 4 of FEMA

#Corruption

🇮🇳🤝🇫🇷 𝗔𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗧𝗖 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗣 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲.

The latest development order covers complex structural titanium components, to be delivered 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝘁 for one of the 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱'𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗲𝗿𝗼-𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝘀, powering the Airbus A320neo, Boeing 737 MAX and COMAC C919.

#Aviation #Exports

Here's a list of Indian #aviation manufacturers and the global suppliers they supply critical parts too.

The list is actually larger than this one, but for simplicity this will work. #MakeInIndia #Exports

🇮🇳 Oman overtakes the US as India's biggest LNG supplier in September

🇮🇳 Oman replaced the US as India's largest liquefied natural gas supplier in September, Kpler vessel data tracking showed. Oman shipped an estimated 0.59 million tonnes against 0.34 million tonnes from the US. Total imports were 2.24 million tonnes, up 7% year on year.

Nigeria came in second with 0.35 million tons, despite a 35% decline in imports month over month. The U.S. was third, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was fourth.

#energy

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