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Pune-based PadCare Labs is attempting to change that model by treating used sanitary pads as a source of recoverable materials rather than as waste that must simply be destroyed. Founded in 2018 by mechanical engineer and sanitation entrepreneur Ajinkya Dhariya, the company has developed an integrated system covering disposal, collection, transport, disinfection, processing and material recovery. Its central technology separates used sanitary products into reusable cellulose and plastic that can return to productive applications.

The Next Generation Survey Vessels are intended to strengthen the Indian Navy’s hydrographic survey capability. The Defence Acquisition Council had approved their procurement in September 2023 as part of a wider package of capital acquisition proposals. The new vessels are expected to improve the Navy’s ability to conduct hydrographic operations in coastal and offshore waters.

The partnership brings together U-Space’s satellite-bus technology and small-satellite expertise with AXISCADES’ Indian engineering and manufacturing capabilities, with the companies aiming to address both commercial and institutional demand for microsatellites in India.

Chara, part of the Bharat Innovates deep-tech cohort, has developed synchronous-reluctance motors ranging from 8 kW to 30 kW using materials that can be sourced domestically, eliminating the need for rare-earth permanent magnets traditionally used in many high-performance electric motors.

Importantly, Kaveri is no longer simply a conceptual roadmap system. QpiAI announced in March 2026 that it had demonstrated a high-speed hardware quantum-error-correction decoder operating alongside its 64-qubit Kaveri processor.