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The Supreme Court dismissed a plea by BJP MLAs challenging actions against KJ George in Karnataka’s smart meter tender case. The court upheld the Karnataka High Court’s order quashing the case over alleged irregularities in the multi-crore procurement.
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Vedanta seeks to restart Niyamgiri bauxite mining in Odisha, pitching a large investment and jobs for the Dongria Kondh. The proposal faces the legacy of the 2013 Gram Sabha rejection and the Supreme Court’s Forest Rights Act-linked community consent process.
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India laid the foundation stone for the country’s first port-based e-methanol facility at Kandla (Deendayal Port Authority). The plant will produce green e-methanol using renewable power, water, and biogenic CO2 for cleaner shipping on the Asia–Europe corridor, supporting Net Zero 2070.
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China and the U.S. agreed on a $30 billion reciprocal tariff-reduction arrangement and launched an AI dialogue during Xi Jinping’s Washington visit. They also set up a trade council and extended earlier outcomes from talks in Kuala Lumpur amid an extended trade truce.
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Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye agreed to support Riyadh under the Makkah Defence Alliance after Houthi attacks. Their trilateral defence framework provides for collective deterrence and treats an attack on one as an attack on all, with emphasis on intelligence sharing and coordination.
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The piece reviews India’s nuclear doctrine—particularly its credible minimum deterrence and No First Use (NFU)—and asks whether it still fits today’s China–Pakistan dynamics and evolving military technologies. It notes the retained option of nuclear retaliation after a major biological/chemical attack.
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The Ministry of Power ordered captive coal-fired plants to run at maximum capacity from Oct 1 to year-end to meet expected surging electricity demand. The order, under emergency provisions of the Electricity Act, also directs reporting and sale of surplus power via power exchanges.
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NTPC and EDF Power Solutions signed a 50:50 JV to jointly develop, own and operate pumped storage, hydropower and other renewable energy projects, plus related flexibility and distribution/transmission assets in India and nearby countries. The partnership aligns with India’s decarbonisation and pumped storage capacity goals.
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VACB has registered a vigilance case alleging irregularities in land acquisition for the KINFRA Industrial Park at Mattanur, Kannur, including wrongful compensation and possession-related acts. The case targets officials from the special tahsildar and revenue/valuation machinery involved in acquisition processing.
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Amid a controversy over alleged dissent within the Election Commission, the EC clarified that letters sent to the Cabinet Secretary were not about policy, but were related to a matter connected with election administration.
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