Other geographical traditions identified the Mahishakas with southern Mysore, broadly corresponding to the upper Kaveri country of modern Karnataka. The Mahabharata’s own placement of the Mahishakas among explicitly southern peoples provides strong support for treating a southern Mahishaka as a distinct geographical possibility.
The research was carried out by Binu Varghese and Yogendra Kumar from IISc’s Centre for Condensed Matter Theory in the Department of Physics, along with Shubhashis Sengupta of Accenture Labs and Professor Prabal K Maiti of IISc. The study was published in the journal Small on August 17, 2026, and subsequently highlighted by IISc on September 10.
NITI Aayog released the second edition of the India Electric Mobility Index, or IEMI, in New Delhi on September 16, providing a state-by-state assessment of progress in electric vehicle adoption, charging infrastructure, policy implementation and technological innovation. The latest edition measures developments during 2025 and allows states and Union Territories to compare their progress with the inaugural 2024 index.
The figures were released by NITI Aayog on September 16 in the ninth edition of its Trade Watch Quarterly, covering the April-June 2026 period. The report finds that India’s trade expansion took place alongside surprisingly resilient global commerce, with world merchandise trade continuing to grow despite tariff disputes, supply-chain pressures and geopolitical disruptions.
During his visit to Moscow, General Seth will hold discussions with Colonel General Andrei Nikolayevich Mordvichev, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Land Forces. According to the Ministry of Defence, the talks will cover issues of mutual interest, including professional military cooperation and training.
Diversification changes this equation because it gives producers somewhere else to send their goods. If one market closes while several others can absorb the same product, factories can continue operating, workers can remain employed, suppliers can continue receiving orders, and capital invested in manufacturing remains productive.
A country that sends a large share of its exports to a single destination is particularly exposed to this kind of pressure. If tariffs rise sharply, the competitiveness of its exporters can deteriorate almost immediately. Orders may be cancelled, margins may shrink and industries can be forced to adjust production before alternative customers are found.
By August 2026, India had installed around 295 GW of renewable-energy capacity, including more than 168 GW of solar and around 58 GW of wind. When nuclear power is included, the country’s non-fossil generating capacity had crossed 300 GW. Solar capacity alone has expanded from only a few gigawatts little more than a decade ago to well above 160 GW today.
Ayurveda places great importance on the quality of nourishment reaching the tissues. Food alone does not determine nourishment. What matters equally is whether the body can properly digest, transform and assimilate what has been eaten.
The research was led by the Quantum Information and Computing laboratory at the Raman Research Institute, an autonomous institution of the Department of Science and Technology, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Calgary and Louisiana State University.
