Sandeep Panikkal

[Sandeep Panikkal @spanikkal]

When a charge on 4% of #UPI transactions can affect the other 96%

https://t.co/GturC8IYud

[NoctiLux @Nocti_Lux]

Silver isn’t just a “cheaper gold” play anymore.

China is scaling solar at insane levels → every panel needs silver
Imports are spiking, premiums are high, supply is tightening

Now add:
Energy chokepoints
Rising geopolitical risk
A weakening dollar

Full breakdown in bio.

[OilPrice.com @OilandEnergy]

Nuclear power is surging as energy security fears grow, but waste remains a major hurdle with 400,000 tons of spent fuel globally. Finland’s deep repository could become the first permanent solution. #NuclearEnergy #EnergySecurity

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[The Kathmandu Post @kathmandupost]

Investigations reveal a vast network of trekking firms, helicopter operators, hospitals and agents staging fake evacuations, fabricating medical records and inflating bills to siphon millions from global insurers.

https://t.co/TbxhgX8n1B —by @sangamprasai

[Veron Wickramasinghe @veronken]

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[Sandeep Panikkal @spanikkal]

@orfonline @sayantan_h With the building pressure at home due to disturbance in supply of Oil and Gas from Middle-East, will the European countries withdraw their support for Ukraine War & restart importing Oil and Gas from Russia?

[Gulf Times @GulfTimes_QATAR]

#GulfTimes Exclusive

By Jamil K. Mroue- Lebanese writer and previous editor of Al Hayat newspaper in London and The Daily Star in Beirut

#Iran is in a war it did not choose in full, yet one it helped to script in part. Iran is also in a leadership rupture that no missile can resolve. Outsiders will claim authorship of the outcome—Washington by force, Israel by daring, Russia or China by opportunism, Europe by handwringing. But Iran’s future, in the end, can only be decided by Iranians: by what they consent to build, and what they refuse to tolerate....
Read the full exclusive article here: https://t.co/JaWn9t4RzA

[Nitin Pai @acorn]

A 2016 Takshashila analysis showed “that if needed, India would be able to achieve successful evacuation from Qatar between 13 to 42, and from Saudi Arabia between 15 to 50 days under certain circumstances/constraints.”

[Financial Times @FT]

EU urges Ukraine to allow access to pipeline carrying Russian oil https://t.co/cZ1jjyzIcP

[Ryan Fedasiuk @RyanFedasiuk]

It’s finally here — the world’s most advanced, realtime China intelligence dashboard. A side project 2 years in the making.

I’m calling it “Digital Embassy.”

Now it’s yours, for free.

Here’s how it works:

🧵 1/10

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[Akashvani आकाशवाणी @AkashvaniAIR]

CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) - based Digital Food Currency pilot launched in Gujarat

The Government of India has launched a CBDC-based Digital Food Currency pilot in Gujarat, inaugurated by Union Home Shri. Minister Amit Shah.
This initiative integrates Central Bank Digital Currency into the Public Distribution System (PDS) to enhance transparency and beneficiary empowerment....

Source: PIB

@fooddeptgoi @MIB_India @airnewsalerts

[Rami Niranjan Desai @ramindesai]

Every Nobel prize winner is a potential interim government head somewhere.

[GHMC @GHMCOnline]

A New Dawn in the History of GHMC !

As #Hyderabad scales new heights as a metropolitan city, urban governance is evolving to stay closer to citizens and stronger on the ground. In this direction, the Government has undertaken a landmark reorganisation of GHMC, reinforcing people-centric administration.

With the merger of 27 Urban Local Bodies, GHMC’s jurisdiction has expanded from 650 sq. km to 2,053 sq. km , now serving a population of over 1.34 crore—positioning it among the largest municipal corporations in the country.

To effectively manage this expanded scale, GHMC has been restructured from 6 Zones and 30 Circles to 12 Zones and 60 Circles , reinforcing decentralised governance, enhancing field-level supervision, and bringing civic services closer to citizens across the city.

In this context, as part of the move towards a unified administrative framework for the TCUR, the @CommissionrGHMC today conducted an initial coordination meeting with all newly appointed Zonal Commissioners, focusing on smooth transition , unified priorities, and coordinated action for faster service delivery and balanced urban growth.

As reviewed in the meeting, clear accountability and strong on-ground leadership will drive simpler processes, quicker decisions, and accelerated development—reinforcing Hyderabad’s journey towards sustainable and future-ready urban governance.

#GHMC #Hyderabad #UrbanGovernance

@TelanganaCS @TelanganaCMO @IPRTelangana

[NoctiLux @Nocti_Lux]

Europe’s energy lifelines were sabotaged overnight — refineries in Hungary & Romania hit. Who benefits from derailing peace talks and fracturing the EU?
���Full Analysis:
https://t.co/UuJeZ8iimy

#Europe #UkraineWar #NATO #EnergySecurity #RefineryStrike #Hungary #Romania #Russia

[Sandeep Panikkal @spanikkal]

World's smartest cities for 2025

Top 10 innovation clusters

1. Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou
2. Tokyo-Yokohama
3. San Jose-San Francisco
4. Beijing
5. Seoul
6. Shanghai-Suzhou
7. New York
8. London
9. Boston-Cambridge
10. Los Angeles
https://t.co/Wxr4YYgtIv

[Sandeep Panikkal @spanikkal]

Researchers find a startlingly cheap way to steal your secrets from space.

Using commercially available equipment, researchers scanned 39 satellites and observed sensitive, encrypted communications from telecoms, businesses and the U.S. military.
https://t.co/zZ5J7Dl6tq

[Reuters Science News @ReutersScience]

India's government has begun early-stage talks with local insurers about designing a nationwide climate-linked insurance programme aimed at simplifying the payout process after extreme weather events such as heatwaves and floods. https://t.co/uFtUnwRUDj https://t.co/uFtUnwRUDj

[AFP News Agency @AFP]

NASA blocks Chinese citizens from working on space programs

https://t.co/mC7mtdUtlT

[Sandeep Panikkal @spanikkal]

While Europe obsesses over Ukraine, BRICS & SCO are quietly building a parallel system, a world beyond the West.

BRICS was about trade and finance & SCO about politics & security. Now same leaders are showing up to both & agendas are starting to converge. https://t.co/UA6uMHSI4h

[Geopolitical Monitor @GPMonitor]

Strategic data sovereignty regulations are fragmenting the global digital ecosystem, producing real consequences for the future of international trade, particularly in geopolitically sensitive industries like AI and other emerging technologies.

https://t.co/kRvZDgJBte