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Dronathon 2026 will focus on surveillance and reconnaissance, autonomous operations, swarm technologies and electronic warfare. Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems will also form a major part of the programme as armed forces increasingly confront the challenge posed by small, low-cost and expendable drones.
The Financial Fraud Risk Indicator, or FRI, was introduced on May 22, 2025 under the Department of Telecommunications’ Digital Intelligence Platform. It provides banks and other financial institutions with real-time risk information linked to mobile numbers that may be associated with cybercrime or financial fraud.
The system developed by researchers from ICAR-NRC on Mithun, working with NIT Nagaland, Nagaland University and CHRIST (Deemed to be University), uses computer vision to recognise four important behaviours: feeding, standing, lying and mounting.
Known as the Compact Trans-Horizon Communication System, or CTCS, the indigenous system has been developed by DRDO’s Defence Electronics Applications Laboratory in Dehradun. It is designed to provide beyond-line-of-sight digital connectivity between tactical locations, particularly in hilly and remote regions where conventional terrestrial communication links may be difficult to establish.
Area under pulses has increased to 117.13 lakh hectares, compared with 115.30 lakh hectares at the same stage last year, representing an increase of 1.84 lakh hectares.
Located at an altitude exceeding 14,000 feet, the area also presents severe engineering challenges because of its extreme climate, rugged terrain and short annual working season. Despite these conditions, ONGC Energy Centre completed the two deep wells during 2026.
The Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor, running from Ludhiana to Sonnagar, extends for 1,337 km, while the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, connecting Dadri with Jawaharlal Nehru Port Terminal, extends for 1,506 km.
BEML Limited, the public-sector company developing India’s first indigenous high-speed trainsets in partnership with the Integral Coach Factory, currently has an active tender for third-party stress validation of the carbody for its standard-gauge High-Speed Train Project. BEML identifies the train as a chair-car high-speed train with a design speed of 280 kmph and operating speed of 249 kmph.
The announcement followed discussions between Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology and Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick during the G20 Innovation Ministers’ Meeting in the United States.
Bharat NCAP was developed with two closely connected objectives. The first is to give Indian consumers clearer information about vehicle safety. The second is to encourage automobile manufacturers to compete not only on price, mileage, design and features but also on the ability of their cars to protect people during serious accidents.
