We developed a sodium-ion battery because India is expected to deploy 3,000 GWh of battery storage but remains dependent on imports. Achieving self-reliance requires domestic cell manufacturing and a secure supply chain. Since materials account for 60% of cell manufacturing costs, we use agricultural waste from farmers to produce hard carbon, which we now export internationally: Yogesh Sharma, Professor, IIT.

#battery #tech #infra

Newly inaugurated Arvind Limited’s garment manufacturing factory in Varanasi.

A labour intensive industry. Bihar , UP both should heavily pounce on the opportunity specially the Purvanchal zone to set up textile units. Not only jobs for local will be created but will reduce the burden of inter-state migration also.

#textile #industry

Supreme Court says the right to protest cannot mean occupying a designated protest site indefinitely and denying others the same right.

#Judiciary

AnyD Materials (IIT Bombay startup) has developed India’s first indigenous silver metallisation paste for solar cells to slash an annual import dependence of over ₹10,000 crore.

In industrial trials, their PERC paste achieved 22.47% efficiency while reducing silver content by 3%, and the team is already developing a next-gen silver-coated copper paste to lower costs even further.
#Solar #AatmarnirbharBharat

Manastu Space has received ₹22.08 crore from IN-SPACe under the Technology Adoption Fund (TAF) to develop an indigenous, flight-ready iodine-based Hall Effect Thruster for small satellites over the next 2-3 years.

🚀 This compact electric propulsion system operates without high-pressure propellant tanks, ensuring safer, lighter, and simpler satellite integration.

🛰️ Designed as a plug-and-play system, it delivers an optimized power-to-thrust ratio to boost in-space mobility and enhance India's self-reliant space economy. #Space

🔗 Manastu Space

🚀 Saint-Gobain India & IIT Madras launched two #research labs at TLC2 with a ₹3.8 crore, 3-year grant for sustainable construction.

Facilities DRSTI (Digital Real-Time Sensing) and CAREN (Concrete Admixture Research) target productivity, durability, and low-carbon materials.
🏗️ Director V Kamakoti notes the partnership drives India’s intelligent infrastructure transformation. #Infra

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