Fertilizer through Hormuz has dropped to zero. No fertilizer cargo crossing the strait in September or October.
• Before the war, about 20% of the world’s traded nitrogen fertilizer went through it, Fertilizer Daily reports.
• The Gulf also supplies about half of the world’s traded sulfur.

#InternationalNews #economy

BSF has apprehended 4 Pakistani fishermen and seized one boat from Sir Creek area in Gujarat's Kutch district.

The fishermen were caught last evening while illegally entering Indian waters.

The apprehended fishermen have been identified as Kadir Thaimor, Muhammad Mussa, Azgar Thaimor and Ahsan Jat. All 4 are residents of Pakistan’s Sindh province.

#Indiansubcontinent #Nationalsecurity

🔥 🎀 CCMB Hyderabad Finds Cell's Viral Switch! 🇮🇳

🔬 A groundbreaking study by Dr. Santosh Chauhan & his team at CSIR-CCMB (Hyderabad) has discovered a dual-action cellular alarm that detects and destroys invading viruses.

🧬 The Discovery: The protein DZIP3 directly grabs onto invading viral RNA, changes its shape, and sounds the alarm.

🔋 Once activated, DZIP3 rushes to the cell's energy hubs (mitochondria) to flag and shield a core immune protein called RIG-I, unleashing a massive wave of protective Type-I interferons.

🛡️ This single molecular switch effectively blocks SARS-CoV-2, Flu, Chikungunya, and Japanese Encephalitis.

💊 Scientists are now searching for small molecules to boost DZIP3, aiming for a single drug that defeats multiple viral threats.#Health

📰 Published in The EMBO Journal (Oct 2026).

India becomes the 3rd largest Aircraft parts and spare parts supplier to Israel in 2026!!
#Exports #Defence

India becomes Eastern Europe's largest explosives supplier in FY26.

- $45M in 2025-26 #exports, surpassing the US ($35M)
- Part of a 1,600% surge in Indian ammunition exports to Europe
- 2nd overall for shells, mortars, propellants & explosives (after South Korea)
- Driven by Eastern European rearmament and stockpile needs #Defence

🔰Preet Brothers Ltd has unveiled one of India’s most advanced CNC and heavy machine-building facilities in Uttar Pradesh, dedicated to Flat Product Rolling Mills, CNC Machines and heavy engineering solutions.

The integrated facility has an annual manufacturing capacity of 50,000 tonnes and can machine and handle individual components weighing up to 300 tonnes. #MakeinIndia

IAF Chief finally rejects original theaterisation plan. Says:

1) IAF will not accept splitting of fighter assets

2) Theaterisation should be in phases so that combat readiness is not compromised

3) No to replicating foreign model.

#Defence
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/india/iaf-chief-ap-singh-spells-out-theaterisation-vision-no-permanent-geographic-split-of-fighter-assets/

🚀 Himadri Speciality Chemicals is investing ₹1,613 crore in a major capex drive across greenfield and brownfield projects, set for completion by Q4 FY27. 🏭

⚡ The Capex Breakdown:
• 🔋 ₹1,125 cr: LFP #battery materials
• 🧪 ₹248 cr: Speciality #chemicals
• 🖤 ₹170 cr: Super speciality carbon black
• 🔬 ₹70 cr: Carbon nanotubes

🌍 The Goal: Dominate the energy transition across commodities, speciality chem, and new #energy to become a top-3 global pitch supplier (ex-China) and a major international battery materials player. 📈

🔗 Economic Times

🚀 Scimplify raised $25 million in an all-equity round led by Hitachi Ventures, valuing the company at $250 million and positioning India as a global deep-tech manufacturing hub. 💰

⚡ Expansion:

• 🧪 Core Tech: Automating complex molecule synthesis via the SciNode #AI platform.

• ⚙️ Capabilities: Expanding rare earth/critical metals purification, GPU cooling chemicals, defense, and high-purity #semiconductor & battery #chemicals.

• 🔬 Footprint: Scaling R&D in Bengaluru & Hyderabad; anchoring US operations in Texas & Delaware via partner Teknor Apex.

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Raymond Limited is now Raymond Aerospace, Defence & Engineering Limited.

#Defence

Raymond Limited renamed as Raymond Defence, Aerospace and Engineering Limited.

🇮🇷⚡🇮🇱 Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is demanding a strike on Iran before Tuesday’s elections but is currently being refused by IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir ~ Israeli Media

#InternationalNews

🇮🇳📸 : Proud Moment for India as Badlapur's Sitaram Raul of India wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 for this picture.

#photography

🇷🇸 Serbia Student Movement Lead Opposition has won the Parliamentary Election ousting Aleksandar Vučić after 12+ Years of Rule.

In there Foreign Policy Agenda they talked about expanding Ties with India

#InternationalNews

🇧🇷 Brazil Incumbent President Lula da Silva has won the re-election defeating Donald Trump backed Flávio Bolsonaro

#InternationalNews

The Pentagon is preparing every major U.S. military base to survive 90 days without outside support — no civilian power grid, no global supply chains, no outside fuel or water.

The initiative, revealed in documents reviewed by Fox News Digital, envisions portable nuclear reactors, massive battery storage, and microgrids that can disconnect installations from civilian electricity entirely. Strategic reserves of munitions, fuel, critical minerals, and medical supplies would be stockpiled based on wartime consumption rates. Civilian factories are being pre-identified to shift to defense production during a crisis.

Pentagon chief spokesperson Sean Parnell put it bluntly: "Power is combat now. Without electricity, you lose communications, water, logistics, assembly lines and just basic military command structures." #NWO #InternationalNews

Visuals show Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel deployed in Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, following violent protests over the proposed 11,200 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project. The Centre has deployed two RAF companies, comprising around 250 personnel, to maintain law and order amid the unrest. #NationalSecurity

Growel (India) and RENA Technologies (Germany) have signed a MoU to form a JV in India to manufacture wet chemical process equipment for the solar PV industry.

Wet chemical processing equipment is used to etch silicon wafers, a critical step for manufacturing high efficiency #solar cells. The same process also has applications in the #semiconductor industry. #MakeinIndia

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Hyderabad based Kaara Space successfully completed the first integrated vacuum test of their 550 W argon-powered Hall-effect thruster prototype

• Thrust Output: 15 mN
• Power Rating: 550 W
• Propellant: Argon
• Target Platforms: Satellites in the 200–500 kg class #Space

PM Modi congratulated Brazilian President Lula da Silva on his Election Victory #ForeignAffairs