Cabinet clears 2 bills. One for simultaneous elections to LS & states will require constitutional amendment. Another for aligning polls in Delhi, Puducherry, J&K is an ordinary bill.
Expansion of the international airport, which will be funded by Airports Authority of India’s internal resources, will more than double airport's capacity to 99 lakh passengers per yr.
Ex-BJP chief Gadkari was stripped of MSME portfolio in 2021 & dropped from parliamentary board in 2022. But with drubbing in Maharashtra this LS election, his stock may rise.
Under this mission, govt aims to develop infrastructure and ecosystem for AI, including building compute infra of 10,000 or more graphics processing units (GPUs) through PPP.
Bill is likely to be introduced in the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament. If passed, L-G will have more say on a matter that has seen AAP govt taking legal recourse earlier.
Union Minister for Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw says time has come for state-run telco to be in 'league of major players' and provide Digital India services to 'weakest of the weak'.
Naqvi's tenure in Rajya Sabha ends Thursday & there's speculation he might be NDA's V-P candidate. JD(U)’s Singh allegedly denied renomination for his perceived proximity with BJP.
Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.
Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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