Energy Jobs & Industry Buildout: Advait Battery Ecosystems is partnering with Adaptive Engineering to set up an end-to-end BESS manufacturing and solutions platform in India, aiming to scale utility-scale and C&I storage. AI & Hiring Risk: Reports say Nvidia has created an Asia whitelist and tightened vetting to stop advanced AI chips reaching China via indirect routes, underlining how AI supply chains are getting more controlled. Workforce & Policy: China says it added 6.95 million new urban jobs in H1 and targets 12+ million for 2026, with extra support for college graduates and crackdowns on discrimination and fraud. Blue-Collar Digital Shift: India’s housekeeping and domestic work is moving online as instant home-services platforms let customers book help via apps, while workers get training and digital payments. Banking Careers: Union Bank of India has opened applications for 395 officer vacancies (Manager to DGM) for 2026–27. Workplace Safety: China’s prosecutors report 16,648 prosecutions for workplace safety offenses since 2023, with mining, chemicals, transport and construction still high-risk. Exam-to-Employment Tension: India’s “Cockroaches” youth movement keeps spotlighting exam leaks tied to medical and government job pathways. Tech Training: Loft Dynamics will expand VR pilot training in South Asia via an H125 simulator installation by Indocopters in India.