Indian Infrastructures and Capabilities
DRDO has initiated procurement of consultancy services covering detailed engineering, design drawings and soil investigation for the proposed facility. The current tender was published on August 6, 2026, marking an important preparatory step towards establishing the specialised wind-tunnel infrastructure at RCI.
India is steadily transforming the strategically critical Siliguri Corridor through a combination of railway redundancy,
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari carried out the Bhumi Pujan for the projects virtually from GRSE Bhavan in Kolkata on August 23. Three of the projects are being undertaken by GRSE at Raichak, Shalimar and Kidderpore, while YIL is establishing two major forging facilities at its Metal and Steel Factory at Ishapore. Together, the investments represent one of the more significant recent capacity additions to India’s state-owned defence manufacturing ecosystem.
The proposed programme could provide around $1.2 billion in incentives over seven years and attract approximately $1.8 billion in new investment, according to Reuters, which cited two government sources. A final decision is expected soon, but the scheme has not yet received final approval or been formally notified.
The massive driverless transport network will extend for nearly 50 kilometres and connect nine stations across the airport complex. Parts of the system will run underground, while other sections will operate above ground, allowing passengers to move quickly between terminals and key airport facilities.
Balrampur Chini Mills’ latest Q1 FY27 investor presentation says construction remains largely on schedule and the company expects the plant to begin operations during the second half of FY 2026-27. An earlier official project schedule had targeted October 2026 for commissioning.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation stone for the AMCA Core Integration & Flight Testing Centre at Puttaparthi in Sri Sathya Sai district on May 15, 2026.
The agreement was signed in Pune on August 21 by Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and Brazil’s Minister of Communications Frederico de Siqueira Filho on the sidelines of the BRICS ICT Track meeting.
India’s strongest opportunity in artificial intelligence may not lie in competing immediately at every layer of the global AI stack, but in building applications, digital infrastructure and energy-efficient data centres at scale. Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology and Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw has said India’s established software ecosystem, growing AI startup base, renewable energy capacity and expanding semiconductor capabilities together give the country a strong position in the next phase of the technology economy.
Indian Railways will manufacture 238 new air-conditioned Electric Multiple Unit rakes for the Mumbai suburban railway network, with production distributed among three major railway manufacturing units. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2027 and the entire programme is expected to be completed by 2030.
