Indian Tech & Infra

🚨 Indian government approves ₹70,000-crore deal to construct six next-generation submarines in India.

🚨 Massive dust storm at Rajasthan's Bikaner.

🚨 The RBI is considering replacing India’s paper currency with plastic (polymer) banknotes. (Mint)

🚨 A farmer from Odisha is growing one of the world's rarest mangoes, the Miyazaki, reportedly worth Rs 3 lakh per kg in international markets.

🚨 The percentage of women who have used the internet at least once has nearly doubled from 33.3% during the 2019-2021 period to 64.3% in 2023-24. 👏🏼 The more women engage online, the better it is for society as a whole.

🚨 IAF partners with IIT Bombay to develop ‘health index’ for Su-30 MKI engines.

🚨 The Uttar Pradesh government has mandated shifting all 4,200 staff mobile connections from Vodafone Idea (Vi) to the BSNL.

🚨 Bengaluru Police ban public celebrations and screenings for IPL final.

🚨 Broadcasting Rights Value per Match. NFL - $36.8 million IPL - $16.8 million EPL - $9.9 million La Liga - $5.2 million Bundesliga - $4.6 million NBA - $1.1 million

🚨 India is likely to introduce a diesel-isobutanol blending mandate this year. (ANI)

🚨 The dark reality of Chinese glittering skylines.

🚨 Unemployment rate among Indian states in 2026. Goa - 9.7% Kerala - 7.0% Haryana - 6.1% Punjab - 6.1% Ladakh - 6.1% Meghalaya - 6.0% Puducherry - 5.6% Arunachal Pradesh - 4.8% Manipur - 4.7% Uttarakhand - 4.5% Telangana - 4.4% Jammu & Kashmir - 4.4% Rajasthan - 4.4% Tamil Nadu - 4.3% Nagaland - 4.3% Andhra Pradesh - 4.1% Bihar - 3.9% Odisha - 3.9% Maharashtra - 3.1% Uttar Pradesh - 2.4% Chhattisgarh - 2.4% West Bengal - 2.2% Mizoram - 2.2% Sikkim - 2.2% Delhi - 1.9% Gujarat - 1.7% Assam - 1.7% Jharkhand - 1.7% Madhya Pradesh - 1.6% Tripura - 1.4% Source: PLFS.

🚨 Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma has launched a major crackdown on corruption in the state bureaucracy. 103 officers suspended. 6 dismissed from service. 11 pensions stopped. Prosecution approved in 108 cases. The government says public office is a responsibility, and those who misuse it will lose their position, pension, and protection.

Mumbai with low AQI is the best city in India.

🚨 Bharat Taxi emerges as World's largest mobility cooperative with over 35 lakh users and 6 lakh drivers.

🚨 Breaking News: India signed a $3.3 billion semiconductor project with Intel and 3DGS in Odisha.

🚨 YouTube to automatically detect and label AI generated videos starting this month.

🚨 'If you're writing code traditionally, stop. ''It's over': Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.

🚨 Delhi government plans to limit the number of e-rickshaws on its roads to 250,000, aiming to cut down traffic jams.

🚨 "India has committed to purchasing "$500 billion" worth of American goods over the next five years." - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.