Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal on Thursday said that work on the proposed 3 million tonne per annum aluminium smelter in Dhenkanal district will start in the next three to four months if the required land along with necessary statutory clearances is granted within that period.

After a meeting with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at Lok Seva Bhawan, Agarwal told mediapersons that his company plans to invest Rs 1 lakh crore on the smelter plant which will generate employment for around 40,000 people. “This will be one of the largest smelters in the world. If things go as per plan, we will be able to complete the Dhenkanal project within three or three-and-half years' time," he said.

Indian pharma giant Cipla on Thursday announced an agreement with US pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly, acquiring the rights to distribute its blockbuster weight-loss drug Mounjaro. The drug, which was launched in India in March, will be sold by Cipla under a different brand name, Yurpeak, across the country.

The partnership is significant, as it allows Eli Lilly’s weight-loss drug to leverage Cipla’s extensive distribution footprint — reaching beyond the traditional large metros where Mounjaro is currently available. The company has described the agreement as “strategic,” coming just months before the primary patent for Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide (Wegovy) — a rival to tirzepatide (Mounjaro) — is set to expire in India in March next year. This expiry could pave the way for the launch of generic versions of semaglutide at significantly lower prices in the Indian market.

NOVA Control Tecnologix (NOVA), a deep-tech subsidiary of e2E Transportation Infrastructure Limited, on October 23 launched as a Rail Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) with full-stack R&D, manufacturing, and integration capabilities.

NOVA has partnered with Tata Elxsi to co-develop Kavach 4.0, the next-generation indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, at its new facility near the Railway Wheel Factory on Doddaballapur Main Road in Yelahanka.

Karnataka IT-BT minister Priyank Kharge said, "The collaboration between NOVA and Tata Elxsi on Kavach 4.0 showcases Karnataka's leadership in engineering and technology. This Indian-made safety system could save thousands of lives and set new global benchmarks in railway safety and innovation."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually attend the 22nd ASEAN – India Summit on 26th of this month at the invitation of Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim. In a social media post, Mr Modi said that he congratulated his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim on Malaysia assuming the ASEAN Chairmanship. The Prime Minister also conveyed his wishes for the success of upcoming Summit and reaffirmed his commitment to further deepening of the ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

External Affairs Ministry said in a statement that Prime Minister Modi and the ASEAN leaders will jointly review the progress in ASEAN-India relations and discuss initiatives for strengthening Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. It said, strengthening relationship with ASEAN is a key pillar of India’s Act East Policy and Indo-Pacific vision.

External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar will represent Prime Minister Modi at the 20th East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur on 27th October. The East Asia Summit will provide an opportunity to deliberate on the challenges to peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and also exchange views on regional and international developments.

The Guru Charan Yatra (Nagar Kirtan) commenced today from Gurdwara Moti Bagh in Delhi, marking the beginning of a historic spiritual journey as the holy footwear, ‘Jore Sahib’, of Guru Gobind Singh and Mata Sahib Kaur is taken to Takht Patna Sahib in Bihar. Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh joined the congregation as devotees gathered in large numbers to witness this auspicious event.

The sacred relics have remained in the custodianship of the family of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri for nearly 300 years. On Wednesday, Puri’s family formally handed over their care and custody to the Sikh community. The holy footwear was then entrusted to the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee and placed at Gurdwara Moti Bagh for devotees to offer prayers. Puri personally carried the Jore Sahib to the gurdwara, where a special Kirtan Samagam was held, allowing devotees to have darshan of the relics.

The government on Tuesday signed an MoU with online food delivery platform Zomato to enhance access to flexible and technology-enabled livelihood opportunities through the National Career Service (NCS) platform, which can create nearly 2.5 lakh job opportunities annually.

Union Labour Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya said it would integrate platform economy roles into the formal employment system, connecting youth and women jobseekers to dignified, technology-enabled livelihoods.

Dr Mandaviya highlighted that the NCS portal has emerged as an important platform for job seekers at both National and International level, connecting millions of individuals with employment and livelihood opportunities.

the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to operate its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) service across the country, moving out of its Closed User Group (CUG) beta phase.

The service is now available to all users on android and iOS.

Curie enables UPI payments to be made directly from balances parked in liquid mutual funds. The platform facilitates instant redemption, drawing from investments at the time of transaction rather than from a conventional bank account balance.

The product currently functions through partnerships with YES Bank and asset management companies including ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund.

Tech start-up Muse Wearables has developed a smart ring equipped with advanced health tracking and ‘on the go payments’ (contactless payments) in addition to cuff-less blood pressure measurements.

Called ‘Ring One’, the product is set to be launched on September 27, 2023 globally and on October 25, 2023 in India. Muse has partnered with its contract manufacturers in Chennai to set up its manufacturing lines for Ring One, and the products are currently in the production stage.

George Francis, chief technology officer, Muse Wearables, said, “Ring One can measure 6 different vitals - heart rate, blood oxygen, temperature, respiratory rate, heart rate variability and blood pressure.”

The US has come up with a twenty-billion-dollar plan to help ease Argentina’s currency crisis. President Trump met Argentine President Javier Milei at the White House over a bilateral lunch. The meeting took place shortly after the US government announced the financial package to support Argentina’s economy.

President Trump has made it clear that US economic assistance depends on how Argentine President Javier Milei and his party perform in the upcoming elections. President Trump added that the US is not going to waste its time if Milei’s party does not win.

Argentina’s financial turmoil comes ahead of the national midterm elections to be held on 26th October. Argentina is at risk of a financial collapse. The country’s currency fell sharply after President Milei’s party suffered a significant defeat in provincial elections last month. The losses shook investors’ confidence in President Milei’s ability to see through his economic reforms. President Milei has slashed government spending, cut regulations and fired tens of thousands of public-sector workers since taking charge of his office in 2023.

A model of Sustainable Aquaculture in Mangrove Ecosystems (SAIME) developed by the Nature Environment and Wildlife Society (NEWS) in West Bengal’s Sundarbans has been conferred Global Technical Recognition by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.

The recognition was conferred on the non-governmental organisation on October 15, 2025, during FAO’s 80th Anniversary Celebrations and the World Food Forum at its headquarters in Rome, Italy.

The SAIME initiative in the Indian Sundarbans exemplifies an ecosystem-based, climate-adaptive, and conservation-linked livelihood approach, ensuring 5%–30% mangrove coverage in aquaculture ponds. After a few years of implementation across 29.84 hectares of farm area by 42 fish farmers, the annual average net profit of farmers increased by over 100%, owing to a significant reduction in production costs.