ideaForge: The Indian Drone Pioneer Building Surveillance and Heavy-Lift Logistics UAVs
India’s unmanned-aircraft industry has moved rapidly from imported hobby platforms and experimental prototypes to indigenous
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UPI Transactions Reach Record 23.66 Billion in July 2026
The platform processed 23.66 billion transactions during the month, with the total value reaching ₹29.88 lakh crore. Compared with June, transaction volume increased by 4.1 per cent from 22.72 billion, while transaction value rose by 3.3 per cent from ₹28.92 lakh crore.
Dates in Ayurveda: Kharjura (Phoenix dactylifera L.)
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India contains separate monographs for the fresh and dried fruits of Phoenix dactylifera. Modern botanical authorities place the species in the palm family, Arecaceae.
Garuda and the Elephant and the Tortoise
One was an enormous elephant, towering like a moving hill. His tusks gleamed like crescent moons, and every stamp of his feet sent waves crashing against the banks. Opposite him was a gigantic tortoise whose shell was wide and dark like an island of stone. His claws tore through the lakebed, while his great jaws snapped with terrible force.
India’s Q1 FY27 GDP Growth May Reach Around 7%, Says SBI Research
The estimate was presented in SBI Research’s report released ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting scheduled for August 3–5, 2026. SBI said that the Q1 growth figure could surpass the Reserve Bank’s latest projection of 6.6 per cent.
Indian Navy Launches DSC A24, Final Vessel in Indigenous Diving Support Craft Programme
The Diving Support Craft programme was initiated through a contract signed between the Ministry of Defence and Titagarh Rail Systems Limited—then known as Titagarh Wagons Limited—on February 12, 2021. The project covers five vessels numbered DSC A20 to DSC A24 and was sanctioned at an overall cost of ₹174.77 crore.
India–China Border Trade Reopens Through Three Himalayan Routes After Six-Year Suspension
Commercial movement through these routes had remained suspended since 2020 following the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent deterioration in bilateral relations along the India–China border. The reopening marks a cautious revival of local economic exchanges between Indian frontier communities and markets in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
The Birth of the Serpent Race
Kashyapa was a son of the ancient seer Marichi and one of the great progenitors through whom the many races of the world came into being. Among his wives were two sisters, Kadru and Vinata, daughters of Daksha Prajapati.
Ajit Doval Receives Lokmanya Tilak National Award, Calls on Youth to Place Nation Above Personal Interest
Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the award during a ceremony held on August 1, coinciding with the 106th death anniversary of freedom fighter and nationalist leader Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak. The event was organised by the Lokmanya Tilak Smarak Trust at the Kataria High School ground in Mukundnagar.
Jati (Jasminum officinale L.): The Fragrant Jasmine of Ayurveda
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India lists Jati leaf as Jasminum officinale L., belonging to the Oleaceae family. The National Medicinal Plants Board also records Jasminum officinale under the names Jati and Ban Chameli.