Of DRDO’s ₹29,100.25 crore allocation for FY 2026–27, ₹17,250.25 crore has been earmarked for capital expenditure. This portion of the budget supports infrastructure, laboratories, prototype development, specialised test facilities and high-end scientific equipment needed for advanced defence research.
The stronger performance of these categories reflects changes in India’s disease profile, rising diagnosis rates, greater access to treatment and a growing need for medicines that must be taken continuously over long periods.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar signed the convention in New York on 25 September 2026 on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly. India’s signature was subsequently recorded in the United Nations Treaty Collection.
The funding will support establishment of a 100 tonnes-per-annum pilot-scale research and development facility for PLA and advanced PLA co-polymers. The facility will be created at Balrampur Chini Mills’ integrated manufacturing complex at Kumbhi in Uttar Pradesh.
Kardi Ai is designed to extend that monitoring window. Its system uses a chest-worn ECG sensor connected to a smartphone application, allowing heart rhythm data to be collected over a longer period while the user continues normal daily activities.
The India–GCC Joint Action Plan 2024–28 was adopted at the first India–GCC Joint Ministerial Meeting for Strategic Dialogue held in Riyadh in September 2024.
The vessel has been developed by SIREHNA, Naval Group’s specialist subsidiary working on naval hydrodynamics, control systems and autonomous maritime technologies. Naval Group describes Seaquest S as a system designed around integrability, adaptability and operational testing at sea, allowing the platform to support different mission configurations.
The development was reported on 24 September 2026, with the company’s bid placed at around ₹1.4 crore. The procurement is understood to involve an integrated architecture combining unmanned ground vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles and a command-and-control station capable of supporting manned armoured formations.
The requirement is listed under the Ministry of Defence, with the Department of Military Affairs as the department and the Indian Navy as the procuring organisation. The bid pertains to Maharashtra and specifies a total quantity of one development unit or lot.
The G72 is an indigenous modular submachine gun chambered for the widely used 9×19 mm cartridge. The Department of Defence Production describes the weapon as being intended for special forces, Army elements and law-enforcement personnel, with applications ranging from tactical operations to VIP protection and close-quarter battle, or CQB.
