Innovation Investment Brief — August 13, 2026

Today's Developments

Andhra CM Naidu-led SIPB approves Rs 2.08 lakh crore investment proposals for 25 projects¹ (The Times of India)

The State Investment Promotion Board approved over two lakh crore rupees in investments. Twenty-five new projects were approved, which will create more than twenty-one thousand jobs. Investments will focus on emerging sectors like green ammonia and lithium ba…

Over 36,000 firms shut operations in Maharashtra in 5 yrs; Oppn claims graft, govt interference² (The Times of India)

In Maharashtra, over 36,000 private companies have been dissolved within the last five years, particularly affecting the business services and manufacturing industries, thereby limiting job opportunities. Opposition figures blame these closures on government …

Titan Mining Reports 57% Revenue Growth and Nearly 4x Adjusted EBITDA³ (Financial Post)

U.S. Graphite Strategy Accelerates with Supply Agreements and U.S. Army Conditional Selection GOUVERNEUR, N.Y., Aug. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Titan Mining Corporation (NYSE-A:TII, TSX:TI) (“Titan” or the “Company”), a U.S.-focused critical minerals produce…

Lok Sabha passes bill to amend mines and minerals law without debate⁴ (The Times of India)

The Lok Sabha passed a bill to amend mining regulations. This legislation prevents states from imposing additional taxes on mineral rights. It also shifts control of mineral-bearing lands to the central government. The bill aims for greater fiscal certaint…

gitprint added to PyPI⁵ (Pypi.org)

Code Provenance Intelligence — verify who really wrote your code. Stylometric author fingerprinting via git mining + pretrained code embeddings.

MIND ID backs gold push to strengthen Indonesia's FX reserves⁶ (Antaranews.com)

State-owned mining holding company MIND ID expressed support for strengthening Bank Indonesia’s (BI) foreign exchange reserves by optimizing domestic ...