This growth reflects the continuing strength of India’s infrastructure, construction, manufacturing, engineering, transport and capital goods sectors. Steel remains a core material for national development, and the demand numbers indicate that domestic economic activity continues to generate strong offtake.
India’s maritime partnership with Seychelles received a fresh boost as Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed
A major highlight of the investment is the ₹3,250-crore advanced printed circuit board manufacturing facility by ASCENT-K Circuit, a joint venture linked with South Korea’s KCC. The facility will focus on high-density and multi-layer PCBs, which are critical components used in modern electronics, consumer appliances, automobiles, telecom systems, industrial equipment and defence technologies.
Known in ancient records as Valabhi or Vallabhi, the settlement in present-day Gujarat became one
The field evaluation reportedly ran across a 72-hour operational window and involved multi-aircraft autonomous tactical cells operating over a simulated contested perimeter of around 20,000 square metres. The drones were tested through rapid tasking cycles and mission scenarios designed to examine coordination, resilience and autonomous decision support.
The investigations have been initiated by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies, the trade investigation arm of the Commerce Ministry. The probes cover imports from China as well as Korea, Singapore, the United States and Thailand, depending on the product category. The move comes at a time when concerns are rising over the possible diversion of cheap goods into India due to global trade tensions and excess industrial capacity in China.
In combat, speed is everything. Rockets, artillery shells and drones may offer only seconds or minutes of reaction time. A radar that can quickly detect launch, classify trajectory and generate engagement-quality tracks gives commanders precious time. This is why multi-mission radars have become essential to modern armies.
The title itself is meaningful. “Abhinava” means new, fresh or renewed, while “Chintamani” refers to the mythical wish-fulfilling jewel. In the Ayurvedic context, the title suggests a new jewel of medical reflection, a work intended to guide physicians with useful, tested and carefully organised knowledge. It is a book of health, disease management and medical wisdom, created within the Sanskrit intellectual world but preserved through Odisha’s rich palm-leaf manuscript tradition.
The new crane is a diesel-electric hybrid all-terrain machine capable of operating on both electric and diesel power. Its introduction at the Debari smelter is significant because cranes of this capacity are normally associated with high diesel consumption due to the heavy lifting requirements of industrial sites. By shifting a large part of such operations to electric power, Hindustan Zinc is reducing fuel dependence while improving the environmental profile of its smelting operations.
The programme is important because diesel remains India’s largest transport fuel and is used heavily by trucks, buses, tractors, construction equipment and long-distance freight vehicles. Diesel consumption is far higher than petrol consumption, making any successful diesel biofuel programme much larger in impact than the petrol-focused E20 ethanol blending initiative.
