Named Apristurus drona, the new shark was described by Sweta Beura, K. K. Bineesh and Dhriti Banerjee of the Zoological Survey of India. Their study was published on June 9, 2026, in the taxonomic journal Zootaxa. The researchers propose the common name Arabian slender catshark.
The team selected 12 locations situated between about 8 and 44 kilometres from the Western Ghats. Each sacred grove was paired with a nearby home garden located roughly one to two kilometres away. Fieldwork was conducted during January and February of 2024 and 2025, when insectivorous birds are particularly active in the region.
BAM-H24 is rich in boron, hydrogen and nitrogen, elements of considerable interest in high-energy propulsion chemistry. According to the University of Hyderabad, the compound combines strong chemical and thermal stability with relatively low sensitivity to impact and friction. It is also non-hygroscopic, helping it resist moisture absorption during storage and handling.
Conventional extended-range ammunition gives ATAGS a considerably shorter reach, meaning the ramjet round could provide Indian artillery with a much deeper engagement envelope without requiring an entirely new gun platform.
At the centre of the architecture is SkyOS, Indrajaal’s AI-driven autonomy and air-command platform. SkyOS combines information from acoustic sensors, radio-frequency systems, electro-optical cameras and thermal sensors to create a common picture of low-altitude airspace. The platform can classify an incoming drone, predict its trajectory and select an appropriate response within seconds.
This year’s exercise carries particular significance because Japanese fighter aircraft will operate in India for the first time as part of Veer Guardian. Japan plans to deploy three F-2A fighters, while the Indian side is expected to field Su-30MKI aircraft for joint air-combat training and associated missions.
Speaking in Indore on September 5 after the expansion of the city’s metro service, the minister said India’s operational metro network has now reached around 1,170 km across 26 cities. He placed the corresponding network in the United States at around 1,386 km, leaving India roughly 216 km behind.
Mumbai-based TriNano Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is attempting to solve this problem at the surface of the solar module itself. The SINE IIT Bombay-incubated deep-tech company has developed an indigenous solid-state nano-coating designed to combine self-cleaning, anti-reflection and light-trapping properties in a layer only a fraction of the thickness of a human hair.
Yet Kachchha occupies a different place in the Mahabharata from kingdoms such as Chedi, Matsya or Saurashtra. The epic clearly names the Kacchas as a people or regional community, but it does not provide a securely identifiable Kachchha king, capital or royal dynasty connected with the central narrative. It is therefore more accurate to understand Kachchha as an ancient geographical and cultural region mentioned in the Mahabharata, rather than constructing a detailed royal history that the text itself does not supply.
When Indra arrives in a celestial chariot and offers Yudhishthira entry into heaven, the king faces his final test. Indra refuses to allow the dog to accompany him, but Yudhishthira declares that he will not abandon a creature that has remained loyal to him. At that moment, the dog reveals itself as Dharma, Yudhishthira’s divine father, who had taken animal form to test his compassion, loyalty and commitment to righteousness.
