Hyderabad Gets India's First Private Space Debris Removal Facility

Hyderabad has taken another step towards strengthening its position in India's space technology sector with the launch of Base 1, a new facility by Cosmoserve Space aimed at developing technologies to remove space debris and service satellites.

Described as India's first private facility of its kind and the world's sixth, Base 1 brings together infrastructure for designing, building and testing satellite servicing systems.

The facility houses four key units-

🔘 an Orbital Rendezvous and Capture Lab

🔘 a Space Robotics Innovation Lab

🔘a satellite integration clean room

🔘 a Mission Simulation and Control Centre.

It will support satellite repairs, refuelling, and the removal of inactive satellites from orbit.

#space #aatmanirbharbharat

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🚀 Indian VRFB startup Delectrik Systems has secured a massive 20MW / 120MWh long-duration energy storage contract in Gujarat from GIPCL!

🔋 This 6-hour vanadium flow battery project will be built at a natural gas plant in Vadodara, partnering with Bondada Engineering to help stabilize the grid and support round-the-clock renewable energy .

It follows a separate 100MWh win with NTPC, highlighting India's aggressive push into non-lithium alternative storage technologies. #Energy #Batteries

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🚀 Farmers to use post offices as dark stores via MyStore app

| 🛸 Agri ministry + Dept of Posts scaling D2C: leveraging India Post’s 164,999 offices (90% rural) to help FPOs store, package, and ship directly to consumers, improving prices vs. intermediaries.

| 👁️ Pilot began late Nov 2025 in Ahmedabad with 5 Gujarat FPOs selling pulses, cumin, groundnut, snacks, chilli powder, and pickles on MyStore (ONDC). Expanded to 6 Gujarat locations, then Tamil Nadu and MP.

| 🎯 Next: Rajasthan, UP & Maharashtra. Target: ∼10,000 FPOs nationally. Model: FPO stocks at designated post offices, listed on MyStore; India Post handles packing/dispatch to cut small-producer logistics costs. #Logistics #Agriculture

About 40,000 candidates have joined the third pilot of the PM Internship Scheme, 2.5 times the 16,060 total from the first two rounds. Firms have posted over 150,000 opportunities in this round, with more than 500 companies participating versus 280 and 327 earlier. The monthly stipend stands at ₹9,000, of which the government covers 90%. #Jobs

EU and India conclude Horizon Europe association talks.

Paves way for Indian researchers to join the €93.5bn programme and lead funded projects from January 2027. #Research #ForeignAffairs

India and the EU have held high-level talks in Brussels to finalize their bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal met European Commission officials to resolve pending procedural issues, focus on market access, and enhance collaboration across the Antwerp-Mumbai-Surat diamond hubs. #ForeignAffairs

India secured $400 billion in preliminary green investment commitments, announced Union Minister Pralhad Joshi. This doubles the projected $220 billion requirement through 2030 for renewables, green hydrogen, battery storage, and transmission infrastructure.

The government is verifying corporate commitments and reviewing manufacturing relaxations for the solar cell sector, with domestic capacity expected to reach 70 GW by year-end. #Energy

🌱 UP govt to build a 200-acre bio-pharma park in Pilibhit to manufacture modern medicines like vaccines, insulin, and monoclonal antibodies. Set within a larger 951-acre industrial area in Bhara Pachpeda, the project leverages Pilibhit's cool climate for drug storage and its strategic proximity to the Nepal border to boost regional trade, innovation, and local employment. #Medicine

Cabinet clears ₹4,371-cr VISTAR scheme to overhaul India's data system. Running from FY27 to FY31, the AI-driven initiative will expand MoSPI surveys to 59, integrate alternative data (e-commerce/mobile), launch new economic indexes, and execute the 8th Economic Census down to village levels. #Economy

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💼 Invest India aims to facilitate $8–9 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) for FY27, with a strong emphasis on regional districts. Around 20–25 global corporations are looking to invest heavily in key sectors like data centers, electronics (ESDM), pharma, medical devices, and aerospace. Speed of government response and regulatory ease are serving as critical factors for these incoming capital inflows. #Economy

🚀 Ambuja Cements is investing around ₹14,500 crore to scale its total production capacity to 155 MTPA by FY30. The expansion adds 30 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) by building localized grinding units across eastern, western, and northern India—targeting states like Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh alongside supporting clinker facilities. #MakeinIndia

Sebi issued frameworks allowing REITs and InvITs to issue depository receipts backed by their units. The receipts can be listed on India International Exchange and NSE International Exchange in the IFSC. Fresh DR issuances require approval from at least 75% of unitholder votes cast. #Policy

Delhi's overall air quality index (AQI) and specific local monitoring stations have reached hazardous levels, peaking past 600 in parts of the Capital.

#Health

🌱 Essar Power and NHPC partner for ₹4,500 cr ($475M) 300 MW green energy project in Andhra Pradesh, combining solar, wind, and battery storage as part of Essar's 5 GW diversified portfolio expansion. #Energy

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💰 Barclays Bank Plc has infused over ₹1,500 crore (£125 million) of fresh capital into its Indian operations. Marking its third capital injection in five years, the investment aims to strengthen the bank's balance sheet and accelerate the growth of its investment banking and private banking verticals amid rising domestic demand. #Economy

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Unilever announced a plan to invest an additional €35 million in its Indian research and development operations. The investment aims to enhance product innovation and biotechnology capabilities at its Mumbai and Bengaluru centers. Unilever has already invested €20 million over the past five years towards developing various research facilities in India. #Economy

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🌍 India to add 100 new seismic observatories nationwide—including 4 each in J&K and Ladakh—to upgrade the National Seismological Network from 183 stations and lower the earthquake detection threshold to magnitude 2.5.

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🤝 Paras Semiconductors partners with US-based BroadPak Corporation to build an advanced 3D packaging and OSAT facility in India.

This boosts India's AI and data center infrastructure by merging Paras's manufacturing with BroadPak's architecture for High-Performance Computing (HPC) and strategic electronics. Key tech: heterogeneous integration, 2.5D/3D packaging, chiplets, hybrid bonding, TSVs, and co-packaged optics. #Semiconductor

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