Renewables & Grid Buildout: Bondada Engineering got CEA approval to energise a 300 MW grid-connected solar project at Khavda, Gujarat, for NLC India Renewables, and it also recently won NTPC-linked battery-coupled solar work—another sign of India’s execution push in solar-plus-storage. Water & Cities: Mumbai’s reservoir stock jumped to 77.62% after heavy monsoon showers, with multiple lakes near full capacity and others climbing fast. Trade & Policy: India wrapped up its Eighth WTO Trade Policy Review, with members probing tariffs, FTAs, customs and Quality Control Orders—while the US tariff story kept heating up under Section 301. Finance Digital ID: Banks and insurers are set to launch Central Know-Your-Customer 2.0 in August, using a central registry so customers can reuse verified identity data across institutions. Energy Transition: Experts say India’s low-carbon shift is moving from ambition to delivery, with policy, capital and business plans converging. Consumer & Tech: Lava launched the Virat V1 and Virat V1 5G in India, while iQOO rolled out the Z11 Lite 5G—both targeting value buyers. Legal/Business: Delhi HC will rule on whether OpenAI can use copyrighted material to train ChatGPT, with potential interim relief in a first-of-its-kind case.