The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has granted marketing authorisation to Qdenga, a live attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccine manufactured by Takeda GmbH in Germany. The vaccine will be imported and distributed in India by Takeda Biopharmaceuticals India Private Limited.
The two-lakh milestone was formally marked at a special event chaired by Chirag Paswan in New Delhi on July 11, 2026. According to the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, loans had been sanctioned to more than two lakh micro food-processing enterprises under the scheme. The projects supported through these sanctions have leveraged investments exceeding ₹20,300 crore.
The PLI programme was introduced to expand domestic manufacturing, attract fresh investment, strengthen exports, create employment and improve India’s competitiveness in global supply chains. The schemes cover sectors such as electronics, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, automobiles, food processing, telecommunications equipment, textiles, solar modules, specialty steel, drones, batteries and white goods. The combined approved financial outlay for the 14 sectors stands at ₹1.91 lakh crore.
The figures cover inflows received between the operationalisation of the facilities on June 8 and July 17, 2026. According to data released by the RBI, the largest contribution came through Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank), or FCNR(B), deposits. Banks mobilised $17.406 billion through this route, accounting for the overwhelming majority of the total inflows.
The government’s approach is built around the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. These provisions require social-media platforms and other intermediaries to exercise due diligence and inform users against publishing or transmitting content that harms children or violates Indian law.
The relief consignment was handed over to the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority, which is responsible for coordinating its distribution among affected communities. The Ministry of External Affairs stated that India stands with the Afghan people during this difficult period.
DRDO’s Centre for Air Borne Systems signed the first contract with AI Engineering Services Limited, New Delhi, for converting six Airbus A321 aircraft from their commercial configuration into platforms suitable for further modification under the AEW&C Mk-II programme. A second contract was signed with Adani Defence Systems and Technologies Limited, Ahmedabad, which will serve as the Development-cum-Production Partner for the aircraft’s mission systems.
The ePlane Company was founded in 2019 by Professor Satya Chakravarthy, an aerospace engineer and faculty member at IIT Madras. The project began with a small team seeking to develop an electric aircraft specifically suited to the density, congestion and infrastructure limitations of Indian cities.
The electrification programme has been pursued in mission mode, with work on the remaining sections already under implementation. Indian Railways electrified 48,072 route kilometres between 2014 and 2026, compared with 21,801 route kilometres completed during the six decades preceding 2014. All newly sanctioned railway lines and multi-tracking projects are also being constructed with electrification from the outset.
The importance of Addverb extends beyond the individual machines it manufactures. Its wider ambition is to develop complete automation systems in India by combining mechanical engineering, electronics, artificial intelligence, industrial software and systems integration. The company is therefore part robot manufacturer, part software developer and part warehouse-engineering contractor.
