August 19, 2026

Kautilya

Economy

Ather Energy Commissions Second Plant, to Invest INR. 650 Crore in 5 Years

Ather Energy has commissioned its second manufacturing facility in Hosur to satisfy to the growing demand of its electric scooters, the 450X and 450 Plus, the firm stated in a statement. The company plans to manufacture 400,000 units per annum, a significant jump from its current capacity of 120,000 units. Ather Energy had set up its first manufacturing facility at Hosur prior this year. With this capacity expansion, Ather is on its path to becoming the country’s largest EV producer by next year, it stated in a statement.

By Kautilya / December 1, 2021
Defense

Development of Kaveri Engine

Kaveri engine project has achieved higher Technology Readiness Level (TRL) in many critical technology domains and those technologies are being used in the various engine development programmes of the country.  Further the engines are used as test vehicles for validating next generation technologies.

By Kautilya / November 30, 2021
Defense

HAL to Manufacture First Four Light Utility Helicopters by 2022-23: Centre

The LUH is designed and developed as a replacement for ageing fleets of Cheetah and Chetak helicopters currently being flown by Indian armed forces. The indigenously-developed LUH is a new generation helicopter in the 3-tonne category that boasts features like a glass cockpit with multi-function displays (MFD) and is powered by a single turboshaft engine.

By Kautilya / November 30, 2021
Defense

Indian Bio-Jet Fuel Technology Receives Formal Military Certification

 CSIR-IIP Dehradun’s home-grown technology to produce bio-jet fuel has beenformally approved for use on military aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF). The provisional clearance (PC) certificate was handed over by Shri R.Kamalakannan,Group Director(AT&FOL), Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC) to Mr Saleem Akhtar Farooqui, Principal ScientistfromCSIR-IIP in the presence of Group Captain Asheesh Shrivastava and Wing Commander A Sachan of the IAF and Mr R Shanumgavel of CEMILAC.This certification represents India’s growing confidence in aviation biofuel sector and another step towards ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’.

By Kautilya / November 30, 2021