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Monday, October 27, 2025
TopicAluminium

Topic: Aluminium

Metal world agonizes over war in Ukraine but keeps buying from Russia

Russian metal is largely still flowing around the world. Many traders and fabricators who buy from them are tied in to pre-existing purchase deals that can extend over years.

India’s aluminum producers face ‘precarious situation’ as coal stockpiles plunge

Federation of Indian Mineral Industries says most aluminum factories have stockpiles for only one to two days, ask govt to restore supplies.

Hindalco revives $947 million growth plan as demand picks up & boosts economic recovery

Kumar Mangalam Birla’s Hindalco will kick off long-term downstream investment plan by setting up 34,000-ton aluminum extrusion project. Production is expected to start in 2 years.

Aluminium can help us build a circular economy in a post-Covid world

A circular economy can reduce emissions from production of key materials by 40 per cent. Aluminium, an infinitely recyclable material, can help in this transition.

Kumar Mangalam Birla’s bid to buy US aluminium firm faces anti-trust hurdle

US Justice Department wants to block deal to preserve competition in North American market for rolled aluminium sheet for automotive applications.

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Hindu temples belong to deities & devotees, not the govt. Himachal Pradesh HC got it right

Just as India’s educated elite have benefited from missionary-run schools, temple donations could be channelled for the economic and educational upliftment of Hindus.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.