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The overall decline has been driven mainly by lower rice acreage, along with smaller reductions in coarse cereals, cotton and oilseeds. Pulses remained broadly stable compared with last year, while jute and mesta recorded a modest increase. The figures provide an important mid-season indication of planting patterns across major agricultural states, although acreage can continue to change as sowing progresses.
The numbers behind that statement are substantial. At the end of March 2026, the gross NPA ratio of public sector banks had fallen to 1.93 per cent, while net NPAs were down to just 0.39 per cent. The Finance Ministry describes both as historically low levels. At the same time, PSBs recorded an all-time high combined net profit of ₹1.98 lakh crore in FY2025-26.
CERT-In listed the issue under vulnerability note CIVN-2026-0409, published on August 13, covering multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome for Desktop. The warning follows a security update released by Google for Chrome 151 on August 11.
Indian government statistics use a different methodology and produce different absolute numbers. However, they confirm the same underlying structural change. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy reported that India’s non-fossil installed electricity capacity reached 300.50 GW on July 31, 2026, representing more than 54 per cent of total installed power capacity of around 552 GW.
Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and India’s Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) have emerged at the centre of the programme. The submarines are planned for construction in India, with extensive transfer of technology and progressively higher indigenous content.
The induction became publicly visible in August 2026, when footage released by the Armenian Ministry of Defence showed Armenian military personnel training with the Indian-origin system. Reports from Armenia identified the locally operated Akash as “Lusan,” meaning Lynx.
According to HoverIt, the Divyastra Mk3 uses an indigenously developed jet engine supplied by DG Propulsion. The company says the platform has been developed without an imported jet engine or foreign critical subsystem.
The demonstration covered key phases of flight, including take-off, cruise and landing. It marks one of the clearest demonstrations yet that hydrogen can be used to power a modern aircraft gas turbine across varying operating conditions.
The ₹563.35-crore contract value includes applicable taxes and duties. NIBE is required to complete deliveries in tranches within 12 months from the release of the advance payment following the signing of the contract.
Kerala-founded Sastra Robotics has developed specialised robotic manipulators to answer this question. Its machines physically interact with electronic devices in the same manner as human users, repeatedly touching screens, pressing buttons, swiping cards, entering PINs, operating switches and connecting or disconnecting power cables.
