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The Defence Research and Development Organisation has developed an increasingly sophisticated family of indigenous radar-stealth materials that could form an important part of this low-observable ecosystem as the AMCA moves towards prototype development.
Sophorolipids are produced by certain yeasts through fermentation using suitable carbon sources such as sugars, oils, fatty acids or related compounds. These molecules contain both water-attracting and oil-attracting regions, giving them the ability to reduce surface tension and interact with oily or hydrophobic substances that ordinary water may struggle to remove.
Bengaluru-based C2i Semiconductors is targeting this problem. The Indian fabless semiconductor startup is developing intelligent power-management chips and architectures for AI servers, cloud infrastructure and high-performance computing systems.
Russian Deputy Consul General in Mumbai Aleksandr Fursov has said that relations are expected to become stronger, broader and deeper across the spectrum of bilateral cooperation. His remarks come ahead of the second Global Impact Forum in Mumbai in September and reflect a larger process already underway at the government level to transform the traditionally strong India-Russia relationship into a more diversified economic partnership.
Fresh details emerging indicate that the British proposal envisages full transfer of technology for the new combat engine being offered to India. The arrangement would be substantially different from conventional licensed production, under which an Indian manufacturer assembles an overseas-designed engine without gaining complete access to the technology required to independently modify or evolve it.
India has strengthened its push toward sustainable materials with the inauguration of the Centre of
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, concluding an official visit to Japan on 27 August 2026, held discussions with Japanese government leaders, financial institutions and executives from more than 30 major companies. The engagements in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka focused on translating the long-standing India-Japan strategic partnership into greater industrial investment, technology collaboration and integration between the two countries’ manufacturing ecosystems.
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav performed the Bhoomi Pujan for the project on 27 August 2026 at Vehicle Factory Jabalpur, a unit of the Mini Ratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL).
Samarthak has been conceived as far more than a conventional support vessel. The ship has primarily been designed to function as a versatile trial and evaluation platform, allowing the Indian Navy to support the testing, assessment and validation of naval systems and technologies at sea. At the same time, its design enables the vessel to undertake a much broader range of operational and support missions whenever required.
Its reputation extends far beyond Maharashtra. Alphonso mangoes command premium prices in Indian cities, travel as prized seasonal gifts between families and are sought by buyers overseas for their intense fragrance, smooth flesh and distinctive balance between sweetness and acidity. Yet the qualities that created this reputation are closely connected with geography. This connection ultimately resulted in Alphonso receiving Geographical Indication registration on 3 October 2018, formally recognising an agricultural identity that had developed over centuries.
