The proposed approach goes beyond simple extraction. It includes expanding exploration for lithium resources within India, securing overseas supply arrangements, and building up refining capacity through both public- and private-sector participation. In effect, the government is trying to move India higher up the value chain instead of remaining dependent on imported processed materials.
The analysis used data from India’s National Sample Survey 2022–23 Household Consumption Expenditure Survey, covering 261,746 nationally representative households, around 59% of them in rural areas. Researchers examined household spending on tobacco products such as bidis, cigarettes, gutka, zarda, snuff, and other forms, and compared that spending with overall monthly consumption patterns.
Since its launch, the Vande Bharat network has carried more than 9.1 crore passengers through about 1 lakh trips, showing how quickly the service has moved from flagship experiment to a widely accepted part of India’s railway system. First introduced on the New Delhi–Varanasi route in February 2019, the train has since become a major symbol of indigenous rail modernisation under the Make in India push.
The helicopters handed over now are part of the nine-strong ALH Mk III (MR) contract signed in March 2024, while the newer March 3, 2026 Ministry of Defence contract for six more helicopters is valued at ₹2,901 crore and includes operational role equipment, engineering support, and performance-based logistics.
In modern precision weapons, the glamour usually goes to seekers, propulsion, guidance laws, datalinks, and
The temple is believed to date back to around the 6th to 8th centuries CE, placing it within the early medieval phase of South Indian temple evolution. This period witnessed the spread of rock-cut architecture across peninsular India, influenced by earlier traditions seen in sites like Mahabalipuram and Badami. In Kerala, where climatic conditions favored laterite and wood, such rock-cut monuments remain rare, making Kottukal an important outlier in the region’s architectural history.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, both sides exchanged views on regional and global developments while exploring ways to deepen cooperation between the two neighbours. Jaishankar reiterated India’s desire to engage constructively with the new government in Dhaka and to further strengthen the bilateral relationship.
The discussions focused on co-production, sustainment, and shared priorities in the Indo-Pacific region, indicating that the partnership is moving beyond routine engagement toward more practical and industrial forms of cooperation. That matters because co-production and sustainment are central to long-term defence readiness, supply resilience, and closer alignment between the two countries’ military-industrial ecosystems.
To reduce that lag, RBI has asked banks to reconcile and confirm credits in nostro accounts much more frequently, either on a near real-time basis or at periodic intervals. The regulator said the reconciliation interval should normally not exceed one hour, marking a clear move toward more time-sensitive processing of international inward payments.
Together, the two events underline the Army’s effort to tighten the air-land link on the modern battlefield. The reported demonstration focused on how attack helicopters can work in close coordination with ground forces in hostile environments, including situations involving small-arms fire, shoulder-fired missiles and drones. It also highlighted the role of advanced sensors, fire-control systems and real-time data links in speeding up target acquisition and turning battlefield intelligence into immediate precision strikes.
