India will give 50% financial assistance to companies who manufacture #semiconductor in India - PM Modi. #MakeInIndia

BILLS PASSED IN LOK SABHA IN THE CURRENT MONSOON SESSION

•The Jan Vishwas(Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2023

•Repealing and Amending Bill,2022

•Forest(Conservation) Amendment Bill,2023

•The Biological Diversity(Amendment) Bill,2023

•Mines and Minerals(Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill,2023

•The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill,2023

•The National Dental Commission Bill,2023

#India #Reforms

BILLS PASSED IN RAJYA SABHA IN THE CURRENT MONSOON SESSION

•Constitution(Scheduled Tribes) Order(Third Amendment) Bill,2022

•Constitution(Scheduled Tribes) Order(Fifth Amendment) Bill,2022

•Cinematograph(Amendment) Bill,2023

#India #Reforms

🚄 Hyderabad may get a bullet train connectivity with Mumbai and Bengaluru.

⚡ Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha, revealed that the National Rail Plan (NRP) outlines seven potential routes, including Mumbai-Hyderabad, for the development of the High-speed rail network

#Railways #India #Infra

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State-owned shipyard Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers today launched an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV).

-The AUV was named “Neerakshi” (Eyes in the Water)

-The 2.15m long AUV will have an endurance of 4 hours & capable of operating up to a depth of 300m

-It Can be used for underwater exploration, ocean surface mapping, mine detection, anti-submarine warfare etc.

#Drones #Defence #aatmanirbharbharat

Russia is Launching e-Visa for Indian Passport Holders from August 1, Will Include

• Business Trips
• Guest Visits
• Tourism
• Event Participation

$40 Fee and Processing in Maximum 4 Days

#ForeignAfffairs

From 2.63 GW of installed solar capacity in 2014 to 70 GW in 2023, 67 GW of solar power added in 9 years.

India has achieved an installed solar power capacity of 70.10 GW and is all set to hit 125 GW by March 2024 with 56 GW under installation. #Energy

https://t.co/uIVs1jkvoi

Jay Shah: "We are not having e-tickets in the World Cup but we will arrange for the physical tickets to be ready at 7 or 8 spots from a week before the game, it will be very difficult to have e-tickets at big venues". #Sports

🇷🇺🤝🌍 Results of the Russia-Africa Summit 2023 in St. Petersburg:

✔️ Russia has forgiven 90% of its debts ($23 billion) to African countries

✔️ Putin said that Russia and Africa agreed on settlements in rubles

✔️ Ethiopia decides to join #BRICS

✔️ Due to Russia pulling out of Ukranian Grain deal and India banning exports of rice, Russia will now donate 50k tons free grains to African countries to save them from starvation.

✔️ Wagner and Russian army to give military training to African armies

✔️ Proposal for Russian to be taught in African schools given.

#InternationalNews #Geopolitics

Heartland Tri-State Bank in Kansas has been closed by regulators, making them the 5th US bank failure this year.

https://www.fdic.gov/news/press-releases/2023/pr23058.html

#NWO #Economy

🇮🇳 India's per capita income may rise 1.6 times to $4,000 (Rs 3.2 lakh) by 2030, turning the country into an upper-middle income country: Standard Chartered

🇨🇳 For comparison China's per capita in 2021 was $12,000.

#Economy

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The Centre spent ₹1.08 trillion on Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK) or rail safety-related works during 2017-18 to 2021-22. #Railways

Read here: https://livemint.com/news/india/railways-spent-rs-1-08-trillion-towards-safety-from-2017-18-to-2021-22-vaishnaw-11690021564388.html

US-based semiconductor company Micron Technology on Friday said it is all geared up for setting up India's first chip facility in Gujarat, which will create 5,000 direct and 15,000 indirect jobs in coming years.
#MakeInIndia #Semiconductor

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Vedanta will invest $5 billion in the first phase of setting up its semiconductor fab, packaging testing unit and display fab unit, for which capital allocation will be done through a mix of debt and equity, the group’s chairman Anil Agarwal said. #semiconductor #MakeInIndia

Read here: https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/vedanta-to-invest-5bn-in-first-phase-for-semicon-fab-comfortable-in-debt-position-anil-agarwal-11690544737735.html

🇮🇳India Power Giant NTPC’s Net Income Climbs 9.4% to $495 Million
▶ Utility recovers higher fixed costs from power distributors.
▶ Electricity generator’s energy sales, revenue decline in year.

#Energy

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🇮🇳 Manipur starts capturing biometric data of illegal immigrants from Myanmar.

▶ A total of 104 inmates including 24 men, 74 women, and six minors are currently lodged at the detention centre.

▶ All of these immigrants are from Myanmar and they crossed over to Indian territory in the past two years.

▶ Govt of India to complete the campaign for biometric capture of illegal Myanmar immigrants by September 2023.

#Manipur #India #Defence

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Indian Navy has decided to discontinue the practice of carrying batons by its senior officers with immediate effect. This decision to stop the custom that has been following since British era is a part of the Navy’s effort to shed colonial-era influences #Reforms

https://t.co/fDFKYvZyn5

Saudi Arabia invests $10 billion for Pakistan's largest oil refinery in Gwadar, boosting economic growth and refining capacity.

#Geopolitics #IndianSubcontinent

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USA and France lose the geopolitical war against Russia in Africa, as the last country of the Sahel region, Niger fell to a military coup. #Geopolitics #InternationalNews

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0B56yst9no&t=0s

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The Biden admin is hunting for malicious computer code it believes China has hidden deep inside the networks controlling power grids, communications systems, railways systems, water supplies etc.

If gaining advantage in a Taiwan confrontation is at the heart of China’s intent, slowing down American military deployments by a few days or weeks by crippling USA's cyber and physical infrastructure might give China a window in which it would have an easier time taking control of the island by force.

#Geopolitics #InternationalNews #cyberwarfare
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Russia has acquired manifold oil and gas assets in Africa, just as Wagner PMC has flooded the African continent, trading security services for lucrative oil, gold, diamond and timber concessions. #Geopolitics