Overview

• Modi laid the foundation stone for Bengaluru Metro Phase 3 at the IIIT Auditorium in Electronics City.
• The Cabinet approved a Rs 1 lakh crore Research Development and Innovation scheme to support deep-tech research and sunrise sectors.
• India’s exports have surged from $480 billion in 2014 to $850 billion today, making it a top-five exporter of mobile handsets.
• Modi cited IMF forecasts that project India as the world’s fourth-largest economy in 2025 and the third-largest by 2027–28.
• He urged Indian tech firms to prioritise domestic needs under Tech Atmanirbhar Bharat with an eye on AI dominance and a homegrown semiconductor industry.