Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the scheme would place greater emphasis on Indian-owned brands, intellectual property, product design and research and development. He said the government expects India to see its first strong indigenous mobile phone brand by around mid-2027.
The frightened dove flew directly towards King Shibi and dropped into his lap, trembling for its life. In that instant, the king was confronted with a question far greater than the fate of a single bird. A helpless creature had sought his protection, yet the predator pursuing it was also acting according to the laws of nature.
India and the United States are preparing to conduct the 22nd edition of Exercise Yudh Abhyas in September 2026, with part of the bilateral Army exercise scheduled at Auli in Uttarakhand, around 95 km from the Line of Actual Control with China. The exercise will also include a major desert-warfare phase at the Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan, exposing troops to two very different operational environments.
The Mahabharata remembers Avanti mainly through its two warrior rulers, Vinda and Anuvinda. They first appear as kings who resisted Sahadeva during the Pandava campaign conducted before Yudhishthira’s Rajasuya sacrifice. They were defeated but retained their kingdom. Years later, when the great conflict between the Pandavas and Kauravas began, both rulers chose Duryodhana and became prominent warriors in the Kaurava army.
Ayurvedic literature identifies Kadali with Musa paradisiaca. Modern botanical taxonomy usually writes the cultivated plantain complex as Musa × paradisiaca L., recognising it as a hybrid associated with Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew currently accepts Musa × paradisiaca as a hybrid within the Musaceae family.
Of the 254 designs taped out so far, 175 have been processed at the 180-nanometre technology node at Semiconductor Laboratory, Mohali, while another 79 have gone to overseas foundries. Tape-out represents a crucial stage in semiconductor development because it marks the point at which a completed circuit design is sent for physical fabrication.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, Jaishankar is travelling at the invitation of Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov and will co-chair the 27th Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation, or IRIGC-TEC. The mechanism serves as one of the principal platforms for coordinating the expanding economic relationship between the two countries.
The Army describes the new formation as a means of improving aerial agility, responsiveness and battlefield reach while providing commanders with persistent “eyes in the sky.” Unlike small tactical drones routinely operated by frontline formations, Baaz Battalions are intended to handle more demanding unmanned missions over wider areas and longer periods. Their role is therefore as much about creating a specialised organisational structure for drone warfare as it is about adding more UAVs to the inventory.
UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Marc-André Franche welcomed the Cabinet decision, describing it as an important step towards enabling people displaced for many years to return safely and with dignity.
Nabhastra’s emergence as the lowest bidder (L1) places the Indian defence technology company in a strong position in the procurement process. The reported GeM procurement concerns a quantity of 30 long-range VTOL kamikaze drones, intended to provide an indigenous precision-strike capability.
