🇮🇳 India surged past Vietnam to become the world’s 3rd-largest mobile phone exporter, logging $20.5 bn in calendar 2024—a staggering ≈11,900% jump since $0.2 bn in 2017‑18. Local value-add hit 23%, supporting 1.7 m jobs.

🇮🇳 India is negotiating G2G MoUs with Brazil & the Dominican Republic to secure rare-earths and critical minerals—key for defense, EVs & clean-tech—amid China’s export squeeze .

🇮🇳 Under Phase‑1 of Bharatmala Pariyojana, India has awarded 26,425 km of highway projects (total cost ~₹8.54 lakh cr) and completed 19,201 km as of Dec 31, 2024. That’s ~73% of awarded works done.

🇮🇳 JSW Steel eyes 50 MTPA by 2030: greenfield Paradip & brownfield Dolvi expansions are central. Dolvi’s capex ₹20,000 cr in FY26 boosts brownfield growth; Paradip adds 13.2 MTPA greenfield. Capacity rising from ~35 now to 50 MTPA.

Global EV players are turning to India’s Epsilon as they move away from China for battery materials. With a $650M U.S. plant and plans to supply 15 GWh anodes by 2026, Epsilon is emerging as a key ex-China ally in the EV race.

🚧 India has installed 48 GW of inter‑state transmission infrastructure (ISTS) to evacuate solar & wind—with 159 GW more under construction—moving toward a planned 340 GW network to handle 230 GW of RE ⚡. A massive grid upgrade.

Across China, fleets of gas-guzzling Volkswagen and Hyundai taxicabs are being replaced by EVs designed and produced locally. Last year, nearly half of passenger vehicles sold in the China were either all-electrics or plug-in hybrids, vs 6% in 2020.

🚀 India’s IPO market is preparing for a record-breaking H2 2025 — with ₹2.58 lakh crore in offerings lined up! Major names like Tata Capital (₹17.2k-cr), LG Electronics (₹15k-cr), Groww (₹5.95k-cr), plus unicorns & new-age firms.

🇮🇳 #MakeInIndia shines: 🚗 India’s auto exports surged 22% YoY to 1.46M units in Q1 FY26, fueled by record passenger vehicle, two‑wheeler & CV shipments. Maruti led with nearly 50% share—setting a global growth pace.

Another project was to map the quadripartite struggle for Deccan between Yadavas, Hoysalas, Pandas and Kakatiyas.

I tried building the same at a district level basis the contours of various key kingdoms. Started with Matsya, Kuru, Panchala, Cedi. But never got the time to do it full.

🌞 Rajasthan installs 1,190 MW of decentralized solar under the PM-KUSUM scheme in just one year—592 small grid‑connected plants empowering farmers as producers 🚜⚡. Now 684 plants totaling 1,305 MW are live.

PTC Industries invests ₹1,000 cr in 4 titanium & superalloy plants in UP, incl. India’s largest. First exports made to BAE for M777 howitzers. Clients: Safran, Dassault, IAI. India joins elite club of aero-grade alloy makers—key to self-reliance.

Wartime innovation is fast because the battlefield acts as a lab. Survival urgency, daily combat feedback, and collapsing R&D cycles lead to breakthrough tech—seen now in Ukraine’s evolving drone warfare every 2 weeks.

Lloyds Metals to invest ₹40,000 Cr more in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra — scaling up to India's largest integrated steel plant (10 MTPA) and biggest iron ore mine (100 MTPA). A huge boost to tribal region infra, jobs, and India's self-reliance in steel.

1. Fully integrated solar value chain at Jamnagar.2. 50MW solar modules & 175MWh batteries to be installed daily.3. India’s largest solar glass factory (1.3 km).4. 700K acres in Kutch → 125 GW RE.5. Green H₂, electrolyzers, RE grid.

Reliance Industries will begin solar cell production in India by Q3 2025, marking a major leap in domestic PV manufacturing. This aligns with India’s clean energy goals and deepens vertical integration — from polysilicon to panels.

RT @mujifren: While everyone's focus was on Gurugram, Delhi quitely survived 3 days of brutal rain onslaught. Except few old semi urban are….

India Inc. is preparing to rewire Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) to meet next-gen manufacturing needs. Firms are listing preferred states and sectors — with UP, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka topping the list.

Rajya Sabha passes the Bills of Lading 2025 — a key step in digitising trade documents. It gives digital bills legal standing, streamlining shipping, reducing fraud, and boosting ease of doing business in India's logistics and trade ecosystem.