Adani Group and Embraer announce a Final Assembly Line for regional transport aircraft in India.
Adani Group and Embraer will establish a Final Assembly Line in India to manufacture regional transport aircraft (up to 150 seats), incorporating technology transfer, supply chain development, and skilling to enhance air connectivity to Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities and support domestic aerospace manufacturing and self-reliance.

MagickHome opens a flagship Interiors Experience Hub in Bangalore offering immersive, tactile home design discovery and customisation.
MagickHome opened a 6,200 sq ft, two floor flagship Interiors Experience Hub in Bangalore featuring a full scale 2BHK mock up, proprietary child safe PU finishes, premium acrylics and extensive laminations, and a Design Experience Zone with a Pivoting Panel Matrix and Fabric Library to enable tactile material comparison and simplify customer decision making across personalised interior configurations.

Parliament budget session: Presidential Address, Union Budget on Feb 1, Motion of Thanks, and reconvening schedule.
An all-party meeting chaired by the Defence Minister focused on procedural arrangements for the upcoming Parliament budget session, including the Presidential Address to a joint sitting, presentation of the Union Budget, and the debate on the Motion of Thanks; the session will occur in two parts with a recess and reconvening dates to coordinate orderly conduct of business.

AI in finance should be supported by budget measures prioritising infrastructure, skilling, and accountable regulation.
The Union Budget 2026 should accelerate responsible AI integration in finance by prioritising long-term enablers: strengthening digital public infrastructure, expanding AI-focused skilling initiatives, and introducing clear regulatory frameworks that balance innovation with accountability. Effective adoption also requires addressing data quality and skill shortages, and embedding ethical safeguards, auditability, and human oversight to preserve trust, transparency, and financial stability.

India-EU Free Trade Agreement signed, expected to boost manufacturing, services, supply chains and investor confidence.
The India-EU Free Trade Agreement was signed to create a bilateral framework covering goods and services, deepen market access, strengthen global trade links, and enhance supply-chain integration. It is intended to complement agreements with Britain and EFTA and to support manufacturing growth, expand services sector opportunities, and generate export and investment prospects for sectors such as textiles, gems and jewellery, leather, and footwear while increasing investor confidence in India.

Film Jana Nayagan: Madras High Court set aside order directing CBFC to grant censor certificate over procedural lapse.
The Madras High Court First Bench set aside a single judge's order directing the CBFC to grant a censor certificate to the film Jana Nayagan, finding that the single judge should have allowed the CBFC time to file a counter-affidavit. The Bench permitted the producer to seek early disposal before the single judge and left the single judge to decide if referral to the revising committee was appropriate; an examining committee had earlier recommended certification before the Chairperson referred the matter to the revising committee after a complaint.

India energy sector offers $500 billion in investment opportunities, with refining expansion and trade deals to boost growth.
India's energy sector offers USD 500 billion in investment opportunities, with targets of USD 100 billion in oil and gas investments by 2030 and refining capacity rising from 260 MTPA to 300 MTPA; the address links the India-EU Free Trade Agreement and the India-UK trade deal as complementary instruments to boost manufacturing, services, energy security, sustainability, and inclusive growth.

Bengaluru pilots five climate-tech solutions with grant funding to test low carbon construction, water reuse, and circular materials.
Five climate-tech startups have been awarded Rs. 25 lakhs each under Namma Bengaluru Challenge '26 to pilot solutions tackling construction emissions, water stress, and waste in Bengaluru. The consortium-based program uses pilot funding and partner-hosted deployments to generate operational evidence, de-risk technologies, and create pathways for city-level adoption and scale, with pilots spanning low carbon construction materials, decentralized wastewater reuse, plastic-free packaging, and compostable biomaterials.

US tariffs on South Korean imports rise amid stalled trade-framework approval, while federal support targets domestic rare-earth production.
Announcement of increased US import duties on South Korean goods-raising rates on autos, lumber and pharmaceuticals and moving a general goods tariff from 15% to 25%-was tied to lack of legislative approval for a bilateral trade framework, creating immediate trade-policy risk. Separately, the government agreed to provide direct funding and a proposed large loan to a rare-earth producer, reflecting targeted industrial policy support for strategic minerals. Anticipated Federal Reserve policy to hold rates, with potential future cuts despite inflation above target, was noted as a concurrent market driver.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer seeks Chinese investment while balancing national security, human rights, and US relations.
Keir Starmer's China visit seeks to secure Chinese investment, technology and market access for UK industries under a policy of hard-headed pragmatism-balancing economic opportunity with protection of national security from espionage and foreign interference. The initiative risks friction with the United States given recent US tariff threats and allied recalibration, and faces domestic criticism over potential influence, a large Chinese diplomatic presence, territorial agreements tied to defence facilities, and unresolved human rights concerns.

Biologics partnership advances development and global manufacturing of multi functional fusion proteins for oncology and autoimmune therapies.
WuXi Biologics will provide integrated, end to end development and manufacturing services-including cell line, process and bioassay development, formulation development, and GMP manufacturing-to accelerate CMC execution, clinical translation, and scalable global development of HanchorBio's FBDBTM derived multi functional fusion protein portfolio.

SDHI wins USD 227M contract for six IMO Type II chemical tankers with option for six more, LNG-ready propulsion.
SDHI contracted to build six 18,000 DWT IMO Type II chemical tankers for USD 227 million, with an option for six more; first delivery due within 33 months. Vessels will be Ice Class 1A, classed by DNV, designed by Marinform AS and StoGda, and equipped with dual-fuel LNG ready hybrid propulsion and high automation; the contract follows the shipyard's revitalization and is linked to policy support under the Shipbuilding Financial Assistance scheme.

Amity University Maharashtra convocation awards honorary doctorates to Attorney General and industry leader; celebrates graduates and research milestones.
Amity University Maharashtra conferred honorary doctorates on the Attorney General and an industry executive for contributions to constitutional law, human rights, public policy, and transformative leadership in energy; both honorees urged graduates to continue learning and assume social responsibility. The convocation recognised 1,521 graduates, including 25 doctoral scholars and 151 medal recipients. The university highlighted institutional distinctions, scholarship programmes, international research collaborations, and attainment of NBA Washington Accord accreditation as markers of academic and research excellence.

PFRDA constituted SAARG to review NPS investment guidelines and recommend reforms for asset allocation, risk and governance.
PFRDA constituted the Committee for Strategic Asset Allocation and Risk Governance (SAARG) to comprehensively review and modernize NPS investment guidelines, benchmark them with global pension systems, and recommend reforms to strengthen strategic asset allocation, risk management, diversification, performance measurement, ALM principles, valuation standards for alternative investments, portfolio stability and liquidity measures, governance and intermediary architecture, sustainability integration, and subscriber choice; SAARG, chaired by Shri Narayan Ramachandran, has nine months to submit its report.

DRI busts mobile mephedrone lab, seizes 21.912 kg finished drug and 71.5 kg precursors; five arrested.
Enforcement Operation codenamed Operation Sahyadri Checkmate dismantled a mobile clandestine mephedrone manufacturing unit disguised as a poultry farm, seizing 21.912 kg finished mephedrone in liquid, semi-liquid and crystalline forms and 71.5 kg raw material; five persons were arrested, four of whom are repeat offenders, following surveillance, a coordinated raid, and subsequent interception of individuals collecting the product.

Unitree's 2025 sales data: shipments exceeded 5,500 humanoid robots; mass production exceeded 6,500 units.
Unitree states that 2025 shipments of humanoid robots to end customers exceeded 5,500 units and mass production output exceeded 6,500 units, clarifying that "shipment volume" means units sold and delivered (not orders). The reported figures apply only to pure humanoid robots and exclude dual arm wheeled and other robot types, and the company advises against combining different robot form numbers for direct comparison.

Openhouse early learning adopts a hands-on 'learn by doing' model across preschool and extracurricular programs.
Openhouse applies a learn-by-doing pedagogy across preschool and extracurricular programs, aligning space design, curricula, materials, and a proprietary game-based levelling system to prioritize hands-on application, experimentation, and milestone-based progress rather than exams. Operational measures include small batch sizes, an internal teacher training academy, parent-teacher collaboration for individualized settling-in, digital progress updates, and local parent communities; multiple centres operate in Bengaluru and Kolkata and admissions are open for forthcoming academic years.

Stock markets recovered as bank earnings, portfolio flows and positive global cues lifted benchmarks.
Stock benchmarks reversed early declines to trade higher as global market strength and buying in blue chip banks and industrials spurred recovery. Axis Bank rose after reporting modest quarterly profit growth while Kotak Mahindra underperformed following disappointing results. Net portfolio flows showed foreign institutional selling and domestic institutional buying, and broader sentiment was aided by positive Asian and US markets, lower Brent crude and reports of an India-EU trade and strategic pact announcement.

Magnett app enables profile-less, presence-based social discovery with compliments and digital drink offers to spark real-world connections.
Magnett app replaces profile-based matching with real-world, presence-based discovery allowing users to connect instantly with nearby people through low-pressure signals like compliments and digital drink offers; it partners with venues as Magnett Hubs to foster in-person encounters and is seeking strategic funding and venue partnerships to scale globally.

Supreme Court pleas seek expedited trials, highway safety measures, electoral roll review, and digital search-and-seizure guidelines.
Supreme Court matters include a petition by an acid attack survivor seeking an expedited trial; pleas on National Highway safety and encroachment removal; applications to direct BCCI elections for lapsed terms; challenges to the Election Commission's intensive electoral roll revision exercise; and a PIL seeking comprehensive guidelines for the search and seizure of digital devices to prevent unreasonable law-enforcement interference. High Court matters include a challenge to penalties based on global turnover and a suo motu on night shelter conditions.