EON is developing compact optical payloads, while Dhruva is building the satellite platforms and mission infrastructure needed to carry such technologies into orbit.
TAPAS-1 was launched aboard Dhruva Space’s LEAP-2 satellite platform on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on October 1, 2026. SatLeo Labs subsequently confirmed the payload’s successful orbital deployment.
MOI-1A succeeds MOI-1, which was lost during the PSLV-C62 mission on January 12, 2026 after the launch vehicle suffered a third-stage anomaly. TakeMe2Space said the satellite itself had remained nominal until the launch failure.
The development represents an important expansion of Bank of Baroda’s role in the National Pension System. The bank already functions as a Point of Presence for NPS, helping customers open and service pension accounts. Sponsoring a pension fund would take it into the separate business of managing pension assets on behalf of subscribers.
India has formalised its first comprehensive National Counter-Terrorism Policy and Strategy under the name PRAHAAR,
SCI’s current fleet includes crude oil and product tankers, gas carriers, bulk carriers, container vessels and offshore support ships. Its operations extend across LNG and LPG transportation, coastal and passenger shipping, project cargo, offshore services, ship management and shipbuilding consultancy.
The India-EU Free Trade Agreement formed an important part of the discussion. India and the European Union concluded negotiations on the agreement on January 27, 2026, following talks that originally began in 2007 and were relaunched in 2022. The focus has subsequently shifted towards the processes required for signature, conclusion and eventual entry into force.
DRDO described the weapon as a state-of-the-art submarine-launched torpedo intended to counter contemporary surface ships and submarines in oceanic waters. The organisation specifically highlighted the need for high speed and endurance in an indigenous heavyweight weapon capable of anti-ship and anti-submarine missions.
The two initiatives reveal a wider industrial strategy. Under the C-390 plan, India could eventually host military aircraft assembly, MRO facilities and a domestic supplier network. Under the E175 programme, India could gain a regional jet assembly capability supported by training, component manufacturing and aftermarket services.
During static testing, an engine is operated on a secured test installation so engineers can evaluate its behaviour without installing it in a flying platform. Such trials can generate data on thrust, fuel delivery, operating temperatures, vibration, stability and other propulsion parameters required before progressing towards integrated aircraft testing.
