Asia India Indian e-scooter manufacturer Ola Electric, backed by SoftBank, is considering bidding for the extraction rights to lithium blocks auctioned by the Indian government, in a move that could boost its EV battery production plans
Asia India A historic Free Trade Agreement was signed in New Delhi with the EU; the "Mother of all deals" took two decades of negotiations, covers 25% of GDP 96% of goods or services, reduces tariffs on import of cars and wines boosting Indian textiles and services
Asia India Air India confirmed that it is in the process of returning personal belongings of the AI171 crash victims; over 22.000 items are listed, to be given back to the relatives of the 260 victims of the worst air disaster in three decades
Asia India The 2nd world laboratory for testing and calibration of air pollution measuring equipment was inaugurated in India to curb dependance on foreign certification systems, promote environmental governance and foster local production of monitoring equipment
Asia India A contract worth over 440 million euros has been signed to purchase 425.000 close-quarter battle carbines and 48 heavyweight torpedos for submarines; they will be mostly manufactured in India in agreement with international companies