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The latest trade estimates released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry show particularly strong momentum in merchandise exports. Goods exports during April–July rose 17.04% to US$173.78 billion, compared with US$148.48 billion during the same period of 2025-26.
Manufacturers use them in electric vehicle motors, wind turbines, industrial robots and electronic products. They also support several advanced manufacturing applications.
The report says the locally produced aircraft would contain more than 60% indigenous content.
The Reserve Bank of India’s Financial Inclusion Index reached 70.0 in March 2026. It stood at 43.4 in March 2017. The index measures access, usage and quality of financial services.
Lighthouses continue to function primarily as Marine Aids to Navigation, helping ships navigate safely along India’s extensive coastline. The tourism initiative therefore does not replace their operational role, but adds a heritage and public-engagement dimension to infrastructure that has guided mariners for generations.
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, said the government is pursuing a combination of infrastructure development, fiscal incentives and regulatory reforms to strengthen coastal and inland water transport.
The app combines major passenger services on one digital platform. These include reserved tickets, unreserved tickets, platform tickets, train enquiries, PNR status and RailMadad.
By 2021, nine complete prototype engines and four core engines had been built, while the programme had accumulated 3,217 hours of engine testing. Kaveri underwent altitude tests and was also flown aboard an Il-76 Flying Test Bed, making it the first indigenously developed Indian military gas-turbine engine to undergo such flight testing.
Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Bengaluru, Sea6 Energy describes its long-term objective as building large-scale ocean agriculture and using cultivated marine biomass as a renewable industrial raw material.
The Philippine News Agency, which operates under the Presidential Communications Office, reported that Marcos said the country was “in the process of actually procuring more.”
