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On 29 July 2026 the Supreme Court prospectively quashed the 2021 Office Memorandum on post-facto environmental clearances, while upholding the 2017 amnesty notification and requiring any future window to use a Section 3 statutory notification.
Meta and BlackRock announced on July 28, 2026 a venture for a 1 GW El Paso data center campus with about $14 billion in development costs. Here’s how the 80/20 structure works and what to watch.
India’s industrial output accelerated to 7.3% in June 2026, with manufacturing and electricity outpacing mining. Here’s what MoSPI’s new PPI-based IIP does—and does not—show.
NASA confirmed on July 27 that Roman’s hydrazine load is complete, moving the wide-field observatory into final packaging ahead of a late-August L2 launch attempt.
NVIDIA and dozens of industry partners launched the Open Secure AI Alliance on July 27, 2026 to build open tools for securing AI agents. Here’s a clear explainer of the mission, member stack, risks, and open questions.
DOE and EIA data show U.S. emergency crude stocks near 311 million barrels, the lowest since 1983, as Iran-war releases continue through summer 2026.
KOSPI fell about 6% on July 29 after a deeper intraday slide, extending a brutal AI-chip unwind as SK hynix and Samsung led losses across Asia.
NASA’s Perseverance rover found a 75-meter stack of ancient rock on Jezero’s rim built by repeated asteroid impacts more than 3.9 billion years ago.
Seven OPEC+ producers add 188,000 bpd in August, then meet Aug. 2 as markets weigh whether the gradual unwind of voluntary cuts finally pauses.
Brent rebounded into the mid-to-high $80s on July 29 as Hormuz risks returned; IEA data show only a partial June supply recovery from war disruptions.
