The Ministry of Defence has earlier clarified that foreign investment in defence is allowed up to 74 per cent through the automatic route for companies seeking a new defence industrial licence, and up to 100 per cent through the government route where such investment is likely to bring access to modern technology. T
The Mahabharata shows that armies require information, commanders need psychological understanding, and victory often depends on making the enemy see, think and act in a predictable way.
Param belongs to a growing class of Multi-Utility Legged Equipment, or MULE-type systems. Unlike wheeled vehicles, a four-legged robotic platform can move across uneven ground, climb obstacles, negotiate slopes, enter narrow spaces and operate in areas where normal vehicles cannot go. Such a system can be used for last-mile supply, surveillance, reconnaissance, perimeter security, mine or IED detection, sensor carriage and even emergency support in dangerous zones. The key advantage is simple: the robot can go first, carry the load, scan the route and reduce risk to soldiers.
In classical Ayurvedic language, fennel is commonly identified as Mishreya, Mishi or Madhurika. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India identifies Mishreya as the dried ripe fruit of Foeniculum vulgare Mill., belonging to the Umbelliferae family, now commonly placed under Apiaceae. The plant is described as an aromatic herb, usually 1–2 metres high, cultivated widely in India and sometimes found wild. What we casually call fennel “seeds” are botanically the dried fruits of the plant.
The discovery is important because blue straggler stars are already among the more puzzling objects in star clusters. In a cluster where stars are expected to be of broadly similar age, blue stragglers appear brighter and bluer than the main-sequence turn-off point, making them look unusually young or rejuvenated compared to their stellar neighbours. This has long raised questions about whether they are formed through mass transfer, mergers, stellar interactions or more complex multi-star evolution.
The policy direction is now clearly visible. India’s Production Linked Incentive framework has become one of the central instruments for converting manufacturing ambition into factory-level investment. Across 14 sectors, PLI schemes had generated investments exceeding ₹2.16 lakh crore by the end of December 2025, while incremental production and sales crossed ₹20.41 lakh crore. The schemes have also resulted in more than 14.39 lakh direct and indirect jobs, with 836 applications approved across the PLI framework.
The most famous document of his reign is the Tharisapalli copper plate grant, also known as the Quilon Syrian Christian copper plates. This record is dated to the fifth regnal year of Sthanu Ravi, around 849–850 CE, and is one of the most important early medieval documents in Kerala history. It was issued at Kollam by Ayyan Adikal Thiruvadikal, the Venad chieftain under Chera authority, in favour of Mar Sapir Iso, a Christian merchant-leader connected with the establishment of a church and trading settlement at Kollam.
The seven stretches were earlier under the national highway wing of the West Bengal Public Works Department. According to the press note cited by PTI, the handover proposals had remained pending for nearly a year despite repeated requests from the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The state’s latest approval now allows central agencies to begin development work without the earlier administrative blockage.
India’s overall score in the 2026 index is 66.5 out of 100, placing it in the top third of assessed countries. In South Asia, India is ranked first overall, ahead of other countries in the region. The index also notes that India is ranked first among lower-middle-income countries assessed, a particularly important achievement because it shows that strong child-protection systems are not only a function of wealth, but also of legal design, institutional effort and political priority.
The incident took place while the aircraft was flying over Africa at around 30,000 feet. A passenger reportedly developed seizure-like symptoms, suspected to have been caused by hypoglycaemia, a sharp fall in blood sugar levels. In an aircraft cabin, such a situation can quickly become dangerous because there is no immediate hospital access, medical resources are limited, and any delay can force an emergency diversion.
