Kautilya

Ayurvedic Foods That May Help Ease Gas, Bloating and Indigestion

Modern digestive-health guidance follows a similar practical principle in one important respect: different foods affect different people differently. Foods that relieve discomfort in one person may aggravate reflux, bloating or indigestion in another. A gentle diet based on freshly prepared, easily digestible foods can therefore be a useful starting point for people experiencing occasional gastric discomfort.

India Expands Districts as Export Hubs Initiative Across More Than 770 Districts

The Department of Commerce is implementing the initiative through the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, treating each district as a unit of export planning rather than merely as a centre of production. According to a government factsheet released on September 2, 2026, the programme had expanded to more than 770 districts by January 2026, significantly broadening India’s district-level export architecture.

India to Help Rebuild Nepal School After Principal’s Timely Evacuation Saves Over 1,600 Children

India’s Ambassador to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava, met school principal Rajendra Dawadi following the disaster and conveyed that India would support reconstruction of the school. In his official communication, the Ambassador praised Dawadi’s timely action, saying his intervention helped save more than 1,600 children before floodwaters overwhelmed the school.

Canada Raises Proof-of-Funds Requirement for International Students to C$23,448

The revised requirement came into effect on September 1, 2026, and applies to new study-permit applications for institutions located in all Canadian provinces and territories except Quebec. The change will be particularly relevant to Indian students, who have historically formed one of Canada’s largest international student communities, although the requirement applies equally to applicants of all nationalities.

World’s First Captive-Bred Slender-Billed Vultures Released Into the Wild in Assam

The release, carried out on 7 August 2026, included five Slender-billed Vultures (Gyps tenuirostris) and five White-rumped Vultures (Gyps bengalensis). The birds were released from the Jatayu Soft Release Centre at Tewaripal in Biswanath district under a long-running conservation programme aimed at rebuilding wild populations of South Asia’s severely depleted Gyps vultures.

Saurashtra in the Mahabharata: The Ancient Kingdom of Gujarat’s Kathiawar Peninsula

Saurashtra appears at several important points in the Mahabharata. Sahadeva entered the kingdom during the campaigns undertaken before Yudhishthira’s Rajasuya sacrifice, where he brought its ruler Akriti under his authority. Warriors from Saurashtra later appear at Kurukshetra in a force commanded by the Yadava general Kritavarman, while after the war Arjuna again travelled through the country while following Yudhishthira’s Ashvamedha horse.

NoPo Nanotechnologies: Bengaluru Deep-Tech Company Building India’s Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube

Bengaluru-based NoPo Nanotechnologies is working in precisely this field. The company develops and manufactures single-walled carbon nanotubes, or SWCNTs, an advanced carbon material with potential applications across batteries, semiconductors, water purification, aerospace systems, electronics, composites and specialised coatings.

IAF Successfully Tests Indigenous Khagantak-243 Long-Range Glide Bomb Developed by BEL and JSR Dynamics

Khagantak-243 is the 300-kg-class member of JSR Dynamics’ Long Range Glide Bomb family. The company’s official specifications list the K-243 with a length of up to four metres, a diameter of approximately 290 mm and a wingspan of up to three metres. The broader LRGB architecture is designed around the widely used Mk 80 family of conventional warheads, allowing different bomb bodies and payload classes to be incorporated into the same basic stand-off weapon concept.