New Gujarat urban guidelines rank pedestrians 1st, private cars 5th for 2030 Commonwealth Games & 2036 Olympics.

🗺️ Mandates unobstructed footpaths, prioritizing walking, transit & cycling.
🛠️ Contractors must fix monsoon road damage in 24h & hold 3-year defect liability. #Infra

🚀 Centre to build 2.5L nuclear workforce for 100GW target post-SHANTI Act.

| 🛸 IITs/NITs to launch courses (PhD to ITI).
| 👁️ 1GW requires 2,000 skilled staff; 100GW needs ~2.5L in 25 years. CEA projects 13,600 professionals by 2032 (46k PHWR, 38k PWR, SMRs, FBRs).
| 🎯 Niti Aayog (JB Joshi) drafting framework & dedicated institute. IIT Bombay launching Nuclear Engg; IIT Kanpur, Madras, Jammu, Gandhinagar starting programs. #Jobs #Nuclear

🇮🇳 ED searches 3 locations over alleged ₹5,000 crore crypto-linked illegal cross-border transactions.

Bengaluru has been a Hotspot for high Crypto Volume transactions!

Mudrex & Saber money Raided by ED Bengaluru

#Finance #NationalSecurity

BREAKING:
Rafale Marine jet lands on Indian Navy’s INS Vikrant in maiden attempt, marking start of operational trials. #Defense

🚀 Cognizant in talks to back Sarvam AI at $4bn valuation

🛸 Nasdaq IT giant eyes small stake in $300 mn fresh round - more than double $1.5bn valuation from June

🎯 CEO Ravi Kumar S wants platform-led outcomes co, M&A to become AI builder, Sarvam hired ex-Google Cloud India head Sashikumar Sreedharan as President

Join - @TheCapitalMindIN

🚀 Ferrstron achieved TRL-6 by road-testing its 150kW, 400Nm rare-earth-free powertrain in a 2.3T MUV.

| 🔧 This validates ferrite technology via proprietary EM simulation, axial-flux dual-airgap design, in-coil cooling, and multi-phase flux control. The Pune-based startup hit 98% efficiency without NdFeB.

| 🎯 Scalable cartridge-stackable tech targets trucks, buses, trains, marine, and wind sectors, with ongoing talks to eliminate Chinese rare-earth dependence.
#AatmarnirbharBharat

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🚀 Sancode buys Philippines OSAT Cirtek Electronics for $20.2mn to boost Odisha plant

| 👁️ Small Indian firm ($1.9mn revenue) buying 10x larger OSAT.
| 🛸 Sancode Semi acquires 100% of Cirtek Electronics (founded 1984; FY25 revenue $26.62mn) , services:- wafer dicing, die attach, wire bonding, encapsulation, final test.

| 🎯 Goal: secure packaging/testing tech, IP & Tier-1 customers (consumer, industrial, telecom, auto) + knowledge transfer to fast-ramp 20-acre Bhubaneswar OSAT at Info Valley II.

#Semiconductor

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An #AI Agent Just Performed A Brain Operation on a living mouse. #NWO #Health

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CBSE brings Changes in Students Curriculum from 2028 Batch Students.

Students will study nine subjects: three languages (R1, R2 & R3) , Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Art Education, Physical Education and Well-being, and Vocational Education (Compulsory)

Students can also Choose 1 Optional Subject from the list of 57 Subjects (Computer Applications, Advance Mathematics or Advance Science ,Painting, Music etc)

R1 & R2, Science, Maths & Social Science will have Board Exams. Students opting for Additional Subject will have to give Board Exam for the selected paper.

R3, Art Education and Physical Education and Well-being will be assessed internally, and students will be award Grades only

If a Students Fails in R1 or R2 it can be replaced by the R3 Language Subject.

If a Student Fails in Science, Maths or Social Science it can be replaced in the Mark Sheet with the Optical Subject.

Vocational Education is Compulsory and Students must opt for Either Kaushal Vikas or from the list of 22 Subjects been provided for eg. Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Retail, Healthcare, Banking and Insurance, Tourism, Agriculture, Design Thinking and Innovation, and Automotive.

Successful Students in Vocational Education will also be provided with a NSQF certificate.

Source

#Education

Japanese medical device maker Omron has started manufacturing blood pressure monitors at its Chennai plant, with a target of producing 3 million units annually by 2028 for the domestic market. It then plans to expand its Chennai base to serve as the global manufacturing hub for the international export market. #Health #MakeinIndia

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Air India Express flights to and from Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam will remain suspended until 14 November 2026 #Aviation

🇮🇳 Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia the AOC-in-C of Eastern Air Command has been appointed as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS), Indian Air Force !!

#defence

🚀 PI Industries has launched Pioxaniliprole (Pioxazon), India's first home-grown insecticide molecule!

Developed over a decade with a ₹2,000-crore R&D investment, this breakthrough targets destructive pests in rice, chilli, tomato, and chana crops. 🌾🐛

This massive milestone elevates India from generic manufacturing to a global agritech innovator, with international filings already underway in the US, Mexico, and Brazil. 🔬🌍🔥 #Agriculture #Tech

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🏆🏛️ Patna's Bihar Museum ranks #9 globally in the 2026 World's 100 Best Museums list, beating New York’s Met (#10) and Paris’s Louvre (#31)!

🇮🇳✨ It is the only Asian entry in the Top 10, shattering the Western cultural monopoly. Designed by Pritzker laureate Fumihiko Maki, the 13-acre immersive masterpiece houses 2,000+ years of history—from Mauryan antiquities to the Didarganj Yakshi—blending civilizational depth with world-class modern museology. #Culture

🔺 INS Vikrant was spotted with a minor change.

There are 2 perpendicular triangular deck markings on the flight deck, potentially associated with the carrier's landing guidance system.


These changes were possibly made to accommodate and facilitate Rafale M landings on the carrier!! These are some of the operational changes which are being made on the Indian Aircraft carrier to allow for Rafale M operations!!

#Defence

MANISHA BHANWALA BECOMES INDIA'S FIRST-EVER WOMEN'S WORLD WRESTLING CHAMPION! 🏆

STUNNING COMEBACK FROM 0-6 down to beat Pan American Champion Abigail Nette 8-6 in the GOLD medal bout (59kg).

#Sports

🚀 Textiles PLI scheme reopens with lower ₹100cr turnover threshold

| 🛸 Ministry of Textiles opens portal Nov 1 to Dec 31 - Round 4 with extended tenure to FY2033-34 for approved applicants, min turnover under Part 2 category cut from ₹200cr to ₹100cr to boost MSME & mid-size participation

| 👁️ Scheme aims at MMF apparel, MMF fabrics & technical textiles - enhance domestic mfg capacity, attract investment, strengthen value chain, comes as industry hit by job losses + US tariffs #Policy #Textiles

India has formed a High-Level Committee on Banking for Viksit Bharat with a six-month tenure to review the sector and recommend reforms for global competitiveness, financial inclusion, and resilience by 2047. #Economy

🛩🛫 3 contenders submit bids for ₹15,000cr AMCA prototype development

▶️ L&T-led consortium (BEL + Dynamatic)

▶️ Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) solo

▶️ Bharat Forge-led (BEML + Data Patterns)

Submitted by Oct 30 deadline to ADA - technical bids open Oct 31, DCPP selection in 4-5 months (Feb-Mar 2027)

#Defence

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INDIA RANKS SECOND GLOBALLY IN CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION

🇮🇳India came in second in global clinical trial registrations in 2025, with 21,410 trials respectively, showing expanding biomedical research activity in India!!

China topped the list with 24,524 registrations!!

The 🇺🇸US ranked third at 8,851, less than half of either country's count.

#publichealth

Source - WHO