Kautilya

India’s Steel Sector Maintains Growth as Finished-Steel Output Reaches 54.3 Million Tonnes

Domestic consumption expanded considerably faster. India consumed 55.9 million tonnes of finished steel during April–July, up from 51.9 million tonnes during the same period of 2025, representing year-on-year growth of 7.8%. The increase highlights the continuing strength of India’s internal steel market as infrastructure development, urban construction, railways, automobiles, engineering and manufacturing generate additional demand.

Ancient Bazira-Barikot of Gandhara Gains UNESCO Recognition as 3,000 Years of Urban History Emerge From Swat

Located on the left bank of the Swat River in present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Barikot is identified with ancient Bazira, also known in regional traditions as Vajirasthana. Archaeological evidence indicates human occupation in the area from at least the second millennium BCE, followed by successive Early Historic, Indo-Greek, Kushan, Kushano-Sasanian, later Hindu Shahi and early Islamic phases.

Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna): Ayurveda’s Celebrated Hridya Tree for the Heart, Rakta and Tissue Strength

Modern botany recognises the species as Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight & Arn., a member of the Combretaceae family. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew records its native range from the Indian subcontinent into Myanmar. The Ministry of Ayush’s e-Charak database specifically identifies the bark as the principal medicinal raw material obtained from Terminalia arjuna.

Vaidisha in the Mahabharata-Era Geography: The Ancient Vidisha Region of Central Madhya Pradesh

Vaidisha, identified with the ancient Vidisha-Besnagar region of present-day Madhya Pradesh, occupied one of the most strategically important landscapes of central Bharat. Situated around the Betwa or ancient Vetravati River and close to the Vindhyan and eastern Malwa regions, it stood at a natural meeting point between northern India, the Malwa plateau, Bundelkhand and the routes leading farther south.

Bhima Meets Hanuman: When Strength Bowed Before Strength

The meeting would become a lesson in humility for the mightiest of the Pandavas. Bhima possessed enormous physical strength and had defeated warriors, rakshasas and wild beasts that few men could face. Yet on a lonely mountain path, all that strength would prove useless against the tail of an old monkey. Only when Bhima abandoned pride and approached the stranger with respect would he discover that the monkey before him was Hanuman, the immortal servant of Sri Rama and, through the wind-god Vayu, his own elder brother.

India Joins IAEA Maritime Nuclear Initiative to Explore Nuclear-Powered Commercial Ships and Floating Power Plants

The initiative, called Atomic Technologies Licensed for Applications at Sea (ATLAS), was launched by the International Atomic Energy Agency in Washington on August 26, 2026. India participated in the ministerial-level launch through Atomic Energy Commission Chairman and Department of Atomic Energy Secretary Dr. Ajit Kumar Mohanty, placing the country among nations examining how advanced nuclear reactors could eventually be integrated into civilian maritime infrastructure.