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The agreement was exchanged by Pawan Hans Chairman and Managing Director Sunil Kumar Nagdawne and Noemi Aerospace Chief Executive Officer Eric François Lithun in the presence of Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu and Civil Aviation Secretary Samir Kumar Sinha.
Bengaluru-based Astrome Technologies is developing an Indian alternative for locations where laying fibre is difficult. Its flagship terrestrial product, GigaMesh, uses millimetre-wave radio technology to transmit large quantities of data wirelessly between towers and network sites. Astrome describes the platform as an auto-aligned, multi-beam E-band radio capable of providing fibre-like, multi-gigabit connectivity without requiring trenches or underground cables.
The Rajvasana Rubber Dam, being constructed across the Heran River near Rajvasana village in Bodeli taluka of Chhota Udepur district, is one of Gujarat’s first two modern air-filled rubber-dam projects. The second is being built across the Ambika River near Pathakwadi village in Tapi district.
Unlike simpler medical devices that can be assembled from imported components, an MRI scanner requires expertise across superconducting magnets, radio-frequency engineering, gradient coils, image reconstruction, signal processing, embedded electronics, patient-handling systems and clinical software.
The facilities supply packaged drinking water to passengers travelling on major trains as well as those using important railway stations. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, or IRCTC, has been entrusted with establishing Rail Neer plants at locations selected according to regional demand and operational requirements.
The Government of India has formally introduced an inventory-based framework for cross-border e-commerce exports, creating a regulated mechanism through which Indian-manufactured goods can be sold and delivered to international customers using organised global fulfilment networks.
Founded in 2010 by semiconductor engineer Himamshu Khasnis and a team of experienced professionals, Signalchip operates as a fabless semiconductor company. It designs the architecture, intellectual property and circuitry of its chips in India while relying on specialised semiconductor foundries for physical fabrication. The company focuses primarily on high-speed wireless technologies such as 3G-WCDMA, 4G-LTE, 5G New Radio and software-defined radio systems.
Under the One Nation, One Fertilizer initiative, urea, DAP, MOP and NPKS fertilizers supplied by public-sector, cooperative and private manufacturers are marketed across India under the common Bharat brand. The programme operates under the Pradhanmantri Bhartiya Janurvarak Pariyojana and has been in effect since 24 August 2022.
According to information presented in the Lok Sabha, 119 godowns have already been completed, while five projects are currently under construction. The initiative forms part of the World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in the cooperative sector and seeks to create storage facilities closer to farms and local agricultural markets.
Electric two-wheelers provided the strongest momentum, crossing two lakh monthly registrations for the first time. The milestone reflects the increasing acceptance of battery-powered scooters and motorcycles as practical alternatives to petrol vehicles, particularly for urban commuting and other short-distance travel.
