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An Active Protection System is designed to defend an armoured vehicle before an incoming weapon actually strikes its armour. Instead of relying exclusively on composite armour, explosive reactive armour or other passive protection, a hard-kill APS attempts to detect an incoming projectile, calculate its trajectory and physically intercept it at a safe distance from the vehicle.
With the 20th edition of the Rozgar Mela, the total number of youth receiving appointment letters through the programme is expected to reach approximately 12.75 lakh across different government departments and public organisations.
Officials from the two countries held the India–Nepal Inter-Governmental Sub-Committee on Trade, Transit and Cooperation to Control Unauthorised Trade at Vanijya Bhawan in New Delhi on September 16 and 17, 2026.
India’s Ambassador to Thailand, Puneet Agrawal, met Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Suphajee Suthumpun in Bangkok on September 17, continuing a series of high-level economic engagements between New Delhi and Bangkok during September.
Its story belongs to the dry landscapes of the Deccan, to orchards around the historic town from which it takes its name, to generations of grafting and selection, and eventually to mango-growing districts extending across what are today Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
The partnership, announced on 18 September 2026, is intended to help convert L&T Semiconductor’s chip designs into commercially manufactured products using Tata Electronics’ semiconductor infrastructure. The collaboration will support products aimed at automotive, industrial, communications, security and intelligent-edge applications.
Announced on 18 September 2026 during SEMICON India 2026, the collaboration covers the supply of high-quality semiconductor materials to Tata Electronics and explores the possibility of manufacturing specialised high-purity chemicals and semiconductor materials within India.
India had 147 data centres operated by 33 providers across the leading markets in H1 2026. Despite the addition of new capacity, colocation vacancy stood at 14.9%, indicating continued demand for data centre space. IIndia Brand Equity Foundation
Nepal’s Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle held bilateral talks with India’s Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on September 17, with post-flood reconstruction forming a major part of discussions that also covered trade, investment, energy, connectivity and broader development cooperation.
Developed and manufactured entirely in-house at Dr. Reddy’s biologics facility in Bachupally, Hyderabad, NIVORZ marks the company’s entry into biosimilar immuno-oncology in the Indian market. The launch also expands the presence of domestically manufactured biosimilars in a field of cancer treatment where access and treatment costs remain major concerns.
