the ancient world’s most vibrant maritime trade networks.
Nedum Cheralathan is particularly remembered for expanding Chera prestige beyond Kerala’s western coast and projecting military influence deep into Tamilakam. Sangam poets describe him as a ruler whose authority extended up to the Himalayas, giving rise to the title “Imayavaramban,” meaning “the one whose boundary reached the Himalayas.”
The contract for six Air Cushion Vehicles was signed with Chowgule & Company Private Limited, Goa, on October 24, 2024. These platforms are designed for multipurpose maritime roles and are expected to give the Indian Coast Guard greater speed, reach and flexibility in areas where conventional boats may face operational limitations. ACVs can operate over shallow waters, marshy areas and difficult coastal terrain, making them particularly useful for India’s vast coastline, island territories, river mouths, creeks and sensitive coastal zones.
The portable MRI system is designed primarily for patients in intensive care units, emergency wards, trauma care, neurosurgical units, and other high-risk clinical settings where moving unstable patients for imaging can be dangerous. Traditionally, critically ill patients requiring MRI scans must be transported through hospital corridors to specialised imaging facilities — a process that can expose them to significant medical risks, especially if they are on ventilators, life-support systems, or continuous monitoring equipment.
During the visit, PM Modi will hold bilateral talks with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and call on King Harald V and Queen Sonja. He will also address the India–Norway Business and Research Summit along with the Norwegian Prime Minister, placing trade, technology, research and investment at the centre of the visit.
The first batch consists of 135 men and 9 women, selected for the 166 Infantry Battalion Territorial Army (Home & Hearth), Assam. The recruits are scheduled to leave for Shillong on May 15 to complete formalities before training. The male recruits will undergo training in Shillong, while the nine women recruits will proceed to Bengaluru for their training.
The Chattogram port call was not a routine harbour visit. It included diplomatic engagements, professional exchanges, cross-deck visits, operational discussions, cultural interactions and a joint maritime exercise with the Bangladesh Navy. According to News On AIR, the deployment carries personnel from 17 nationalities, including Bangladesh, making IOS Sagar a multinational maritime platform aimed at strengthening professional training, regional cooperation and combined maritime action.
India and the UAE have already built one of New Delhi’s most important partnerships in the Gulf. Over the past few years, the relationship has expanded beyond traditional trade and energy ties into infrastructure, technology, defence, logistics and strategic connectivity. The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership has given the two countries a wider platform to work together on long-term economic and security priorities.
The new Act enhances the statutory employment guarantee from 100 days to 125 days in every financial year for every rural household whose adult members volunteer to undertake unskilled manual work. The government has positioned the law as a shift from a standalone wage-support programme to a broader rural development framework that combines employment generation, durable asset creation, livelihood security, climate resilience and technology-enabled governance.
The company stated that its expanding 17.7 GW portfolio includes operational, under-construction, and planned renewable-energy projects across multiple Indian states.
These warheads can manoeuvre independently and strike separate targets hundreds of kilometres apart. A single missile can therefore threaten multiple cities, air bases, command centres, or missile silos simultaneously.
