Battery & Energy Storage: Pace Digitek’s Lineage Power (via Pace Digitek material arm) signed an MSA with Guangzhou Rongjie Energy Tech to secure 3 GWh of LFP battery cells for its BESS manufacturing, with a focus on long-term supply stability and quality/warranty frameworks. Renewables Expansion: Adani Green Energy commissioned a 150 MW solar project at Khavda, Gujarat, taking operational renewable capacity to 19,985.8 MW and adding to its rapidly scaling solar-plus-storage footprint. Wireless Manufacturing: Optiemus Electronics started local manufacturing of Quectel IoT and wireless modules in Noida, supporting automotive, 4G/5G, telematics and smart infrastructure use cases under Make in India. Circular Economy (Auto Lubes): Tata Motors and Castrol India will pilot a traceable used engine oil collection and re-refining ecosystem through Tata’s authorised service network in Karnataka. Finance: CreditAccess Grameen raised INR 425 crore via private placement of secured, rated NCDs with Nuvama and Bajaj Finance participation. Capital Markets: Zerodha filed for SEBI merchant banking (category 1) licence to enter merchant/investment banking. Trade/Industry: India urged the EU to exempt it from metal scrap export curbs under revised waste shipment rules, warning of supply and cost impacts for steel and aluminium. Infrastructure: Mumbai–Vadodara stretch of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway is slated to open on August 31, cutting travel time to about 4 hours. Geopolitics & Maritime: India and Seychelles unveiled 19 outcomes, including defence, UPI digital payments, space, healthcare and a USD 175 million economic package, as Modi pushes Indian Ocean security ties. Sports: Ireland stunned India in the second T20 in Belfast to complete a historic 2-0 series sweep. Water Stress (Mumbai): Mumbai lake levels dipped to about 7% useful storage, with BMC expected to consider further water cuts if rainfall remains weak. AI & Water Use: A report flags India’s AI data-centre boom as a growing water-stress risk as capacity ramps up.