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Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (16-28 February 2025), Issue 56

In this Issue

I. Defence and Security

  1. DRDO & IN Successfully Conduct Flight-Trials of Naval Anti-Ship Missile
  2. Contracts Signed for Procurement of Rough Terrain Fork Lift Truc....

    March 26, 2025 AI , Biotechnology , Emerging technologies , Science & Technology , Nuclear Power , Nuclear energy , Lithium , cruise missiles , Space Economy , SpaceX , NQM , Quantum Sensing , AI Stack , Anti-Ship Missile , Atamnirbharta , LLMs , Nanya Technology , ShakthiSAT , Space Suit Technology , Vigyan Vaibhav
Science and Technology (S&T) Digest 1-15 October 2023, Issue 23

In this Issue

I. Defence and Security

  1. First Training Squadron (1TS) in Port Klang, Malaysia
  2. Digital Initiatives of Defence Accounts Department
  3. �....

    November 06, 2023 Energy Security , Industry 4.0 , Space systems , AI , TSMC , IOR , Science & Technology , IAEA , Lithium , Fintech , Drone , ICT , COP28 , Gaganyaan , Chandrayaan-3 , IN-SPACe , QT , Space Economy , SpaceX , Aditya-L1 , Chip , South Pole , DPI , AI Chip , Digital Technologies , GIFAS , ISpA , Net Zero Nuclear , Niobium , NQM , Nuclear Terrorism , REEs , Sagar Maitri Mission
Iran-China Cooperation in Lithium Industry: Prospects and Challenges
Harshit Sharma Article

Abstract
The discovery of lithium deposits, primarily used in powering electric vehicles, in Iran has opened avenues for foreign investment in the country. While the recent geopolitical changes in West Asia like the Iran-Saudi rapproch....

October 09, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , China , Iran , sanctions , West Asia , Lithium , ; Electric Vehicles , Iran-Saudi Rapprochement
Neighborhood News Digest – 18 September 2023

Afghanistan

U.S. woman among 18 NGO staff detained in Afghanistan – The Hindu
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have arrested at least 18 staff of an international NGO, including an American woman, accusing them of carryin....

September 18, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , Nepal , ASEAN , Afghanistan , Bhutan , elections , Terrorists , Tourism , UNGA , Lithium , HRW , fuel Prices , CJP , NGO , Saffron , Life Expectancy , Garment
India’s Lithium Discovery: A Game Changer for a Clean Energy Future?
PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
On 9 February 2022, India announced the discovery of 5.9 million tons of lithium deposit in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The estimated value of the deposit was around USD 410 billion.June 13, 2023 Climate Change , Article , Climate Change , Electric Vehicles , Jammu and Kashmir , Lithium , Clean energy transition , critical minerals
Neighborhood News Digest – 17 April 2023

Afghanistan
China eyes Afghanistan's lithium reserves, offers to invest USD 10 billion – The Economic Times
Taliban are simply not able to ensure security in places such as Kabul. The fact that ISKP has been increasingly able t....

April 18, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , US , China , Russia , Indo-Pacific , Maldives , agriculture , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Doklam , trade , Tamil , G20 , Tourism , World Bank , Neighbourhood First , IMF , UAE , Business , Rohingyas , Lithium , HRW , Bangladesh-India , Air space , Electricity , GoI , Airstrikes , AFF , Akmal Ameer , India wheat , Heat Wave , LDC , Cryptocurrency COVID-19 , South Korea—Nepal , OHCHR , Grenade attack , KPK
China’s Great Game in the Sahel
Samir Bhattacharya Article

On November 29–30, 2021, the Eighth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), under the theme "Deepen China-Africa Partnership and Promote Sustainable Development to Build a China-Africa Community with a Shared Future in the New Era," took place i....

October 12, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Russia , Energy Security , International Relations and Diplomacy , France , Great Game , Cold War , Islamist , Lithium , Mali , African Union , Coups , Wagner , AU , Niger , Sahel , green transition , G5 , Barkhane , FOCAC , Uranium
China: Daily Scan, October 12, 2021

Xinjiang government refutes Western lies about human rights: Xinhuanet October 12, 2021
The government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Monday refuted the lies fabricated by the United States and some other Western countries about hum....

October 12, 2021 China , South China Sea , Taiwan , China Daily Digest , Xinjiang , Meituan , Wang Xing , Lithium , Fintech
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