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The system is designed to load coal directly into railway rakes at much higher speed than conventional loading arrangements. This reduces intermediate handling and improves the movement of coal from the producing area into the railway network.
RAPP-8 forms part of the RAPP-7&8 project, comprising two indigenous 700 MWe PHWRs at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan. The start of fuel loading means Unit 8 has now moved from construction and system commissioning into the stage that precedes the reactor’s first controlled nuclear chain reaction.
The significance of the development lies in the fact that the equipment is FUJIFILM India’s first serial-numbered endoscopy system manufactured in India, indicating the transition from localisation efforts into formal production of advanced diagnostic equipment.
The figure represents a 15.6% increase over FY2024–25, when defence production stood at approximately ₹1.54 lakh crore. Compared with FY2020–21, when production was valued at ₹84,643 crore, the sector has more than doubled in five years.
The study found that 187 of the 205 overseas current and former unicorns covered by the index are based in the United States, representing 91% of the group. Together, the companies account for approximately $560 billion in founder-share-attributed company value.
The Central Insecticides Board examined the molecule along with its chemical identity, toxicological profile and ecotoxicological information before approving it at the Board level. The official record identifies PI Industries as the company associated with its development.
According to Cushman & Wakefield’s Asia REIT Market Insight 2025–2026, the market value of Indian REITs increased from about US$11 billion at the end of 2024 to US$17.7 billion by March 31, 2026, representing growth of approximately 62%. The expansion placed India ahead of Hong Kong for the first time in the regional rankings.
Although Langda trees are now cultivated across several states, the variety retains an especially powerful historical relationship with Banaras—modern Varanasi—and the wider mango-growing landscape of eastern Uttar Pradesh. That association received formal recognition when Banaras Langda Aam was registered as a Geographical Indication on 31 March 2023.
The gas strike was recorded on 18 September 2026 and announced by ONGC on 21 September. The well is located about 43 kilometres off Konark and was drilled to a total depth of 1,623 metres. Gas was encountered in the interval between 1,441 metres and 1,452 metres.
Neither the number of systems supplied nor the contract value, configuration or delivery schedule has been publicly disclosed. The precise Akash variant supplied to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan has also not been identified in the information currently available.
