HAL has successfully increased the Total Technical Life of the AL-31FP turbofan engine to 2,500 flying hours, marking a major breakthrough for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
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Lok Sabha Adjourned till 2 PM till today due to ruckus by Opposition
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Total expenditure incurred on PM Modi's foreign visits this year

From Parliamentary papers:

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Jupiter Wagons has partnered with Italy’s Lucchini RS and SIMEST in a €28 million deal to build India’s first integrated private railwheel manufacturing platform, combining its Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar facility with a new Odisha plant to produce wheels, axles, and wheelsets, reducing imports and boosting India’s railway self-reliance and export strength. #Railways #MakeinIndia

Parliamentary Papers say FDI received during April 2021 - December 2025 period was USD 381.8 billion due to PM Modi's foreign visit

#Investment #ForeignAffairs

India has attached ₹17,874 crore worth of assets from fugitive criminals under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act since 2019, returned ₹18,762 crore to victims and institutions, and extradited 274 fugitives from 36 countries, with efforts strengthened by the CBI’s Operation Trishul, global tracking measures, and improved extradition framework using technology like satellite data and video conferencing. #Policy #Security

Rolls-Royce plans to boost sourcing from India to $1 billion in five years, seeing the country as a rising hub for advanced aero-engine manufacturing through partnerships with firms like HAL, Tata, Bharat Forge, Godrej, Force Motors, and Azad Engineering. #Aviation #MakeinIndia

TRAI has proposed 5G network slicing norms to protect service quality for regular users while letting operators charge different rates. Safeguards include capping peak-hour usage at 80%, limiting only 1% of cells to exceed thresholds, and requiring upgrades for overloaded cells, aligning India’s rules with global standards. #Policy #Telecom

MoD fully reimburses 18% GST on R&D grants under TDF and iDEX schemes, fixing a tax anomaly disadvantaging private firms. This covers input tax credits, encouraging startups and MSMEs in defence innovation. iDEX contracts exceed ₹1,000 crore; 79 TDF projects sanctioned worth ₹334.02 crore. #Policy #Defence

India has successfully tested Agni-4 MRBM Missile from ITR, Chandipur, Odisha

#Defense

Govt dismisses claims of US ethanol imports for fuel blending

Says no "commitments" have been made for import of ethanol for fuel blending from the US in the India-U.S. Trade discussions.

#Trade #Policy #Geopolitics

From Parliamentery Papers

Government spent about USD 8.6 million on PM Modi's foreign visits this year (2026).

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France has submitted the detailed proposal for 114 Rafale Jets under the MRFA program!!

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🇮🇱📞🇮🇳 PM Narendra Modi received a telephone call from Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu today.

The two leaders reviewed sustained progress in India-Israel Special Strategic Partnership and reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening the bilateral cooperation across various sectors for the mutual benefit of the two countries.

PM Netanyahu and PM Modi exchanged views on the recent developments in West Asia.

The two leaders agreed to remain in touch.

#Geopolitics

♻️ India’s ₹23,731 crore National Unified Scheme for Compressed #Biogas, GOBARdhan, gets Cabinet nod.

🏭 It will support compressed biogas projects through FY36.

🌱 The scheme aims to strengthen #energy security and waste management.

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🇮🇶🇸🇾 Iraq and Syria have raised their Military alert readiness with no stated reason as a fragile Peace continues in West Asia

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✈️ The Centre has denied claims that it plans to blend ethanol with Aviation Turbine Fuel.

🛡️ Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu stressed that passenger safety remains the highest priority.

🌱 He clarified that Sustainable Aviation Fuel is a globally certified aviation fuel and is unrelated to ethanol blending. #Oil #Energy #Aviation