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Sanlayan Wins ₹70-Crore-Plus Uttam AESA Radar Order as Indigenous Defence Electronics Portfolio Expands

The order has emerged alongside a broader expansion of Sanlayan’s activities across radar systems, electronic warfare, counter-drone technology, avionics, RF and microwave electronics, embedded systems and high-power electronics. Recent company-linked disclosures also indicate that Sanlayan has received development work associated with a next-generation DRDO drone-detection radar and electronic-warfare payloads intended for unmanned platforms.

Juniper Green Expands Renewable Portfolio as Wind-Battery Project Reaches 177.6 MWp

The overall project is planned with 232.4 MWp of renewable generation capacity and approximately 201 MWh of battery energy storage, meaning a substantial majority of the planned generation capacity has now entered operation. The latest addition leaves approximately 54.8 MWp of planned generation capacity yet to be commissioned if the project is completed according to its currently disclosed configuration.

UltraTech Enters India’s Wires and Cables Market as ₹1,800-Crore Bharuch Venture Begins Production

UltraTech disclosed to the stock exchanges that the newly commissioned facility has an installed capacity of 1,098,000 kilometres of house wires and light-duty cables. The plant forms part of the company’s approximately ₹1,800-crore investment programme announced in February 2025 to establish a significant presence in the wires and cables industry.

Cipla Secures Rights to Investigational HER2 Cancer Therapy TQB2102 Across India and Emerging Markets

The agreement, announced on August 31, 2026, has been signed with Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited. Under the exclusive licence and supply arrangement, Cipla will take responsibility for local clinical development, regulatory submissions and eventual commercialisation of TQB2102 in the licensed territories, while Chia Tai Tianqing will continue to manufacture and supply the investigational medicine.

AgniAstra — Major Rajprasad R.S.: A Soldier-Invented Multi-Target Detonation System for the Indian Army

The Army has identified applications for the system across both conventional warfare and sub-conventional operations, including situations in which combat engineers or assault teams must destroy fortified positions, breach obstacles, neutralise hazardous explosive threats or conduct controlled demolition while reducing the exposure of soldiers.

Indian Researchers Develop Nanopore Sensor Technology for Earlier Detection of Parkinson’s and ALS

The research was led by Dr Kozhinjampara R. Mahendran of the BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (BRIC-RGCB) in Thiruvananthapuram, with major contributions from researchers at RGCB, the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology in Kolkata and Constructor University in Bremen, Germany. The peer-reviewed study was published in Nature Nanotechnology on August 28, 2026 under the title A self-assembled peptide forms α-helical nanopores for ultrasensitive biomarker profiling.