In India’s broader fuel-cycle logic, spent fuel from Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors is reprocessed to recover plutonium, that plutonium is used in mixed oxide fuel for the PFBR, and the fast neutrons in the reactor then convert fertile material into new fissile material.
A key aspect of NATSAT’s operational value lies in its integration with avalanche forecasting and terrain intelligence systems, such as those developed by the Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE).
According to News On AIR, Rajnath Singh said in a social media post that India looks forward to further strengthening its long-standing defence ties with Vietnam. He also highlighted deeper cooperation in security, military exchanges and defence industry collaboration under General Giang’s continued leadership.
Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi has said that India is steadily moving towards
During the visit, Manohar Lal met Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, and the two sides reaffirmed their shared commitment to advancing cooperation in clean energy and sustainable development. In a separate meeting with Bhutan’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister, Lyonpo Gem Tshering, discussions centred on strengthening ongoing hydropower ties while also exploring future opportunities in renewable energy and regional electricity trade.
The reduction will apply across both major and non-major airports. For major airports, the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority has been directed to lower prevailing landing and parking tariffs by 25%, while the Airports Authority of India has been asked to extend the same benefit at its non-major airports
The minister said India added 55.3 GW of non-fossil fuel power capacity during FY 2025–26, marking the highest annual increase so far. As of March 31, 2026, the country had installed 283.46 GW of non-fossil power capacity, including 274.68 GW from renewable energy and 8.78 GW from nuclear power.
Designed with eight 210 MW units and one 40 MW unit, the Kamala project is expected to generate 6,870 million units of electricity. According to the government, the project is intended to strengthen Arunachal Pradesh’s power supply, support peak demand management, contribute to national grid balancing, and provide flood moderation benefits in the Brahmaputra valley.
The year-wise figures show how sharply the scheme has scaled since inception. PMMY sanctioned 3.49 crore loans worth ₹1.37 lakh crore in 2015-16, while by 2025-26 as of 27 March 2026, it had already sanctioned 4.49 crore loans worth ₹5.65 lakh crore. Over the full 11-year period, the cumulative sanctioned amount reached ₹40.07 lakh crore.
The discovery is based on fossil otoliths, tiny calcium-carbonate ear structures that help fish with hearing and balance. According to the study, the Mohand assemblage includes otoliths from snakeheads, gobies, and gouramis, giving scientists a rare window into a freshwater ecosystem that existed in the Himalayan foreland during the Pliocene. Researchers say the combination of these fish points to a structured aquatic food web, with smaller fish serving as prey and snakeheads acting as predators.
