The Mahabharata places Pundra firmly within the political geography of eastern India. Pundra repeatedly appears beside kingdoms such as Vanga, Anga, Kalinga, Suhma and Tamralipta, indicating that the epic tradition regarded it as part of a recognisable eastern political and cultural zone rather than as an isolated or vaguely located people.
The mango’s regional identity received formal protection when Kari Ishad Mango was registered as a Geographical Indication on 31 March 2023. The official Intellectual Property India record identifies Matha Totagars Farmer Producer Company Limited of Ankola as the registered applicant, with the registration valid through 1 March 2032.
Indian experts will participate in the Moscow Startup Summit on September 29 and 30, 2026,
Researchers from DIT University, IIT Bombay, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and IIT Kharagpur have demonstrated how the size and oxidation level of graphene oxide nanosheets can determine the patterns formed when tiny droplets of the material dry on a surface.
Sintered neodymium-iron-boron, or NdFeB, magnets are among the strongest commercially available permanent magnets and are widely used where high magnetic performance is required in compact systems.
Gliders India Limited has published an official notice seeking interested firms willing to associate with the company as consortium partners for expected national and international tenders. The notice forms part of the company’s broader effort to engage industry in areas where complementary technologies, manufacturing capabilities and specialised expertise may be required.
KAZIND-2026 is designed to strengthen the ability of Indian and Kazakh forces to conduct joint counter-terrorism operations in a sub-conventional environment under a United Nations mandate.
The two sides examined opportunities for stronger coordination in maritime security, professional naval training and technical capacity building. These initiatives are intended to improve operational familiarity and professional exchanges between the Indian Navy and Fiji’s maritime forces.
During the second Joint Defence Cooperation meeting, representatives of India and Ethiopia reviewed areas of mutual interest covering military training, military exercises, medical cooperation, United Nations peacekeeping operations and defence industries.
For Indian Railways, the significance of the programme lies as much in technology development as in immediate fuel savings. Experience with LNG propulsion can help build domestic capability in fuel storage, engine conversion, safety systems and control technologies that may later find applications elsewhere in the transport sector.
