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Trump backs the Sanctioning of Russia Act of 2025, a bipartisan bill enabling tariffs up to 500% on countries buying Russian oil, placing India and China under intense pressure while Washington seeks leverage in Ukraine peace talks and weighs broader financial and energy sanctions.

India’s finance ministry is considering scrapping post-2020 restrictions that blocked Chinese firms from government contracts, potentially reopening $700-750 billion in power and infrastructure tenders as border tensions ease, pending approval from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office.

Bharat Taxi, a government-backed cooperative ride-hailing app supported by the Ministry of Cooperation, is adding up to 45,000 users daily as it targets a nationwide rollout with a zero-commission model for drivers and expanded city coverage.

A Bengaluru engineer’s DIY AI helmet uses a webcam, Raspberry Pi, OpenAI’s GPT, and Google’s Gemini to detect traffic violations in real time and auto-report them to police, sparking debate over citizen-led enforcement, privacy, and the future of urban mobility in India’s tech capital.

India’s UFBU has called a nationwide bank strike on January 27, 2026, pressing for a five-day week as talks with the Indian Banks’ Association stall, threatening a three-day disruption to public sector banking services.

A Bengaluru engineer’s DIY AI helmet uses a webcam, Raspberry Pi, OpenAI’s GPT, and Google’s Gemini to detect traffic violations in real time and auto-report them to police, sparking debate over citizen-led enforcement, privacy, and the future of urban mobility in India’s tech capital.

India clears 22 ECMS projects worth ₹41,863 crore, targeting PCBs, Li-ion cells, displays, and optical transceivers across eight states, and projecting ₹2,58,152 crore in output and 33,791 direct jobs as it accelerates its push toward electronics self-reliance and global manufacturing scale.

India’s land administration is undergoing a major digital shift, with online access to legally valid land records in 19 states, e-mortgage verification across 406 districts, and ULPIN codes mapped to over 36 crore parcels. Urban geospatial surveys and NGDRS integration are reshaping property governance.

India’s Market Access Support under the Export Promotion Mission targets MSMEs, new exporters, and priority sectors with structured buyer engagement, digital tools, and data-driven policy support to expand the country’s global export footprint.

Microsoft has announced a record $17.5 billion investment to transform India into an AI-first economy over the next four years.…