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India ready to rev up chipmaking, industry pioneer says By Bhuvan BAGGA New Delhi (AFP) Oct 1, 2025 When Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared India’s “late entry” into the global semiconductor race, he pinned hopes on pioneers such as Vellayan Subbiah to create a chip innovation hub. The chairman of CG Power, who oversees a

In India’s Mumbai, the largest slum in Asia is for sale By Philippe ALFROY Mumbai (AFP) Sept 26, 2025 Stencilled just above the stairs, the red mark in Mumbai’s Dharavi slum is tantamount to an eviction notice for residents like Bipinkumar Padaya. “I was born here, my father was born here, my grandfather was born

India plans mega-dam to counter China water fears By Arunabh SAIKIA Riew, India (AFP) Sept 30, 2025 On a football field ringed by misty mountains, the air rang with fiery speeches as tribesmen protested a planned mega-dam — India’s latest move in its contest with China over Himalayan water. India says the proposed new structure

UK expands international space ties with 23 new collaborations by Sophie Jenkins London, UK (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 A fresh wave of 23 projects will extend the UK’s international reach in space science and technology, the UK Space Agency confirmed during the International Astronautical Congress in Sydney. Backed by GBP 6.5 million from the International

TakeMe2Space and AICRAFT partner to deliver orbital data centre infrastructure by Clarence Oxford Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 AICRAFT of Australia and India’s TakeMe2Space (TM2S) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to integrate AICRAFT’s edge computing systems into the TM2S satellite constellation from 2026. The collaboration will begin with a hosted

NASA ISRO radar satellite beams first Earth images from space by Clarence Oxford Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2025 Preliminary radar images from the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission reveal the extraordinary capabilities of the most advanced Earth-observing radar satellite ever launched. The spacecraft, developed through a long-standing U.S.-India partnership, is now preparing

India signs $7 bn deal for 97 domestically made fighter jets by AFP Staff Writers New Delhi (AFP) Sept 25, 2025 India on Thursday signed a $7 billion order for 97 domestically designed and built Tejas fighter jets as its air force retires its outgoing Russian MiG-21 jets after decades of use. The first Tejas

Seychelles votes amid concerns over hotel near marine reserve By Rassin VANNIER Victoria, Seychelles (AFP) Sept 24, 2025 Citizens in the beach paradise of Seychelles vote this week in tightly fought elections amid concerns over a Qatari hotel complex being built near a world-renowned marine reserve. Voting in the Indian Ocean archipelago runs from Thursday

Polluting Singapore ship’s agent pays token damages to Sri Lanka By Amal JAYASINGHE Colombo (AFP) Sept 24, 2025 A Singapore-registered ship’s Sri Lanka agent paid $1 million out of $1 billion damages awarded for causing the island’s worst pollution, a litigant told AFP Wednesday. The Sea Consortium (Private) Limited made the token payment in “good

Indian armoured vehicle factory inaugurated in Morocco by AFP Staff Writers Rabat (AFP) Sept 23, 2025 A factory producing Indian infantry combat vehicles was inaugurated in Morocco on Tuesday, the two sides said, in a move underscoring the South Asian giant’s widening defence footprint. The TATA Advanced Systems Maroc plant, located in the industrial zone