A look at the steady growth of Indian universities in the QS World Rankings:

2010: 10
2015: 11
2020: 24
2025: 46
2026: 54


With a nearly 5x increase over the last decade, India is now the fourth most-represented nation globally in the rankings.

#education

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says Government is working on Quadrupling 7 High Density Corridor in India to reduce Logistics Cost, reduce Congestion & more trains to runs.

7 High Density Corridor:

1. Delhi - Howrah
2. Howrah - Chennai
3. Chennai - Mumbai
4. Mumbai - Delhi
5. Delhi - Chennai
6. Mumbai - Howrah
7. Delhi - Guwahati

#Railways

Union Home Ministry officially notified "Keralam" as the new name for the state, coming into effect on August 25, 2026 #Policy

🔻 “When they send a barrage of UAVs & LMs, we decided to teach them a lesson. We hit radar & underground C2 nodes to show them we can hit you across the length & breadth of Pakistan, not by writing letters but dropping a missile on your head”

- AM Mishra (ex-AOCinC WAC)

"Oldest and greatest democracy" in the world. #InternationalNews

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