The latest development comes shortly after Philippine Ambassador to India Josel F. Ignacio confirmed on August 12 that deliveries under the BrahMos programme remained underway and were progressing satisfactorily. Manila has increasingly described the missile as an important part of its emerging deterrence architecture as the country strengthens coastal and territorial defence capabilities.
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal backed a five-point strategy centred on fiscal reform, assured cargo support, competitive financing, regulatory simplification and improved ease of doing business. The proposals are intended to make Indian-flagged vessels more competitive against foreign operators and accelerate the expansion of domestic tonnage.
South Asia is undergoing rapid urbanization while simultaneously experiencing a sharp increase in obesity, diabetes, and other cardiometabolic disorders. Although urbanization is known to influence the gut microbiome, it was unclear whether these changes occur similarly across diverse South Asian populations.
CSIR-NAL Unveils Indigenous NJ-Series Micro Gas Turbine Engines for UAVs and Defence Systems
The talks were co-chaired by Indian Defence Ministry Joint Secretary Amitabh Prasad and New Zealand Ministry of Defence Deputy Secretary Richard Schmidt. Discussions focused on translating the recently elevated bilateral Strategic Partnership into practical defence cooperation under the India-New Zealand Strategic Partnership Roadmap 2030.
Designed and built by Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam, Nipun was delivered to the Navy on July 30 after completing extensive outfitting and sea trials. Its induction marks another important step in India’s effort to develop specialised naval platforms domestically.
The company has focused particularly on green chemical propulsion as an alternative to conventional toxic satellite propellants. Its propulsion systems are designed to support orbital manoeuvring, station-keeping, collision avoidance, controlled deorbiting and future orbital servicing missions.
Goyal outlined the scale of India’s trade strategy while addressing business representatives during his visit to Japan on August 24, 2026. He is leading India’s largest-ever business delegation to Japan, comprising more than 200 representatives from sectors including manufacturing, semiconductors, automotive, steel, clean energy, financial services, healthcare and startups. The four-day visit covers Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka and is intended to deepen investment, technology and industrial cooperation between the two economies.
The discovery comes from Leilo Kaa, a rock shelter in the Chiphur area of Noklak district near the India-Myanmar frontier. A joint team from Nagaland University’s Department of History and Archaeology and the Government of Nagaland’s Department of Art and Culture conducted the first preliminary archaeological cave expedition in the district in March 2026. The wider survey identified and mapped five caves and four rock shelters across the rugged limestone terrain of the Naga Hills Ophiolite Belt.
The requirement has been issued by DRDO’s High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) in Pune, the organisation’s specialist centre for high-energy materials. The tender calls for the “Development of software for numerical simulation of response of HE charges and encased HE charges under thermal and shock effects” .
