From an Ayurvedic point of view, ghee is considered snigdha — unctuous, smooth and lubricating. It is traditionally used to nourish ojas, support agni, calm excess vata, soften dryness, improve palatability of food and act as a medium for herbs.
The Finance Minister urged SEBI to help drive common KYC norms and support the simplification and digitalisation of KYC processes across the Indian securities market. She said SEBI has the scale of investor participation, digital infrastructure and institutional credibility to take a lead role in this area. The larger objective is to create a more seamless, secure and portable KYC experience across the financial sector, reducing inconvenience for citizens while maintaining regulatory safeguards.
The work covered hydrodynamic performance assessment and model testing, a critical phase in warship development where the ship’s hull behaviour is studied before full-scale construction and operational deployment. According to DRDO, the testing demonstrated capabilities in hull hydrodynamics, computational fluid dynamics simulations and experimental model trials.
At Sriharikota, Vikram-1 will undergo final integration, system checks and launch-preparation activities before a launch window is fixed. According to reports, key pre-flight testing has already been completed, while important propulsion stages have reached the spaceport. The latest movement of flight hardware includes the payload fairing, the protective structure that shields satellites during ascent through the atmosphere.
The Small Industries Development Bank of India will serve as the initial implementation agency for the scheme. SIDBI will manage the process of AIF selection, screening, due diligence and monitoring. DPIIT will also bring in an additional implementation agency to widen the scheme’s reach, improve sectoral expertise and strengthen institutional capacity for managing such large-scale startup financing programmes.
The new complex is designed to improve the Coast Guard’s operational efficiency, administrative coordination and response capability in the region. According to the Ministry of Defence, the project reflects the broader vision of building a “Modern Force, Modern Infrastructure,” with upgraded facilities to support the growing maritime security requirements along India’s eastern coastline.
Designed and developed by the Vehicles Research & Development Establishment, the platforms have been created to address the changing operational needs of the Indian Defence Forces. Both variants combine mobility, protection and firepower, making them suitable for modern battlefield roles where speed, survivability and modular weapon integration are critical.
The competition aims to build a proof-of-concept system in which a collaborative swarm of Unmanned Aerial Systems functions as an airborne radar network. The proposed system is expected to detect, track and report aerial targets in a contested environment, while sending accurate target-location data to a centralised monitoring station.
The conference was jointly organised by IIT Roorkee and Swadeshi Shodh Sansthan, with participation from more than 100 institutions from India and abroad. IIT Roorkee Director Prof. K.K. Pant and Padma Shri awardee Shridhar Vembu were among those present at the event.
The strongest push came from the manufacturing sector, where output improved on the back of better domestic demand and a rise in fresh orders. Factories reported stronger production requirements, suggesting that companies are seeing enough demand visibility to keep activity levels high. This rebound in manufacturing gave the overall private sector reading a clear lift in April.
