The previous edition of Exercise AUSTRAHIND was conducted at Irwin Barracks in Perth, Australia, from 13 to 26 October 2025. The alternating venues provide opportunities for both armies to gain experience operating in different training environments.
The meeting, held virtually on 19 October 2026, brought together Pankaj Agarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Power, and Eng. Nasser Al-Qahtani, Saudi Arabia’s Assistant Minister of Energy for Electricity Affairs.
The CCPA initiated proceedings against IndiaMART, TradeIndia, Dial4Trade, Justdial, Sigma-Aldrich India, ExportersIndia and Ibuychemikals following concerns over the online availability of regulated explosive substances.
Bhandara district lies in eastern Maharashtra, adjoining Madhya Pradesh and forming part of the fertile agricultural landscape associated with the Wainganga River basin. Paddy fields are a defining feature of the district, supported by its rainfall pattern, extensive water resources and numerous lakes and irrigation systems.
The northern campaign described in the Sabha Parva takes Arjuna through increasingly distant territories beyond the familiar Punjab and Himalayan kingdoms. Traditional commentaries place Bahlika among these difficult northern countries and describe it as lying beyond the ordinary northwestern frontier.
The decision builds on India’s Guidelines for Sustainable Harnessing of Fisheries in the High Seas, issued in December 2025, which established a regulatory framework for Indian-flagged fishing vessels operating beyond national maritime boundaries.
India’s Himalayan regions offer suitable conditions for coldwater aquaculture, particularly rainbow trout farming. Government-backed infrastructure development and scientific support are helping farmers utilise these natural resources while creating economic opportunities in remote mountain communities.
Kubo Care’s system uses millimetre-wave radar technology to detect movement and monitor activity within a room. Unlike conventional surveillance cameras, radar sensors measure reflected radio signals to identify movement patterns without capturing visual images.
Pramatra Space is developing two complementary quantum communication products, Qimaya and QimayaSat, to address security requirements across terrestrial and satellite networks. Qimaya is a terrestrial hardware security module designed to support both optical fibre and free-space quantum key distribution. Combining these capabilities within a single device could simplify the deployment of quantum-secure communication infrastructure.
The project represents India’s first initiative to establish conventional lighthouse infrastructure on an inland river, extending navigation technology traditionally associated with maritime shipping to the country’s river transport network.
