Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Business (FEB), part of the Mahindra Group, today announced its tractor sales numbers for April 2026. Domestic sales in April 2026 were at 46,404 units, as against 38,516 units in April 2025, reflecting a 20% year-on-year growth. Total tractor sales (Domestic + Exports) during April 2026 were at 48,411 […]
Jalood Solar Power Plant, a 60 MW facility in Khargone that was opened by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav of Madhya Pradesh, is being hailed as a watershed initiative in renewable energy and citizen-driven investment. The initiative, which involves a public-private cooperation and was developed at a cost of 271 crore rupees, is funded by Green […]
After weeks of geopolitical interruption, the big Indian carriers are preparing to resume full-scale operations at Hamad International Airport starting May 1. This would gradually normalise air connectivity in West Asia. Two months have passed since the United States and Israel launched a coordinated onslaught against Iranian leadership and nuclear facilities, sparking a wider regional […]
With high-level contacts in New Delhi, the two countries’ defence cooperation has intensified, with a focus on operational coordination and cooperative military development. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met with Armenian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Edvard Asryan to look at ways to enhance bilateral defence ties. Asryan met with A. P. Singh during […]
The Advanced Armoured Platforms (Tracked and Wheeled), designed and developed by Vehicles Research & Development Establishment, were unveiled by Secretary Department of Defence (R&D) & Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat at the premises of the DRDO’s laboratory in Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra on 25 April 2026. Both the platforms have been integrated with indigenously designed & […]
Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy, on 29 April 2026, successfully conducted the maiden salvo launch of Naval Anti-ship Missile-Short Range (NASM-SR) from the Navy’s helicopter platform off the coast of Bay of Bengal in Odisha. During the trial, two missiles were launched in quick succession from the same helicopter, making it […]
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, Vietnamese President Nguyễn Phảc Lam has been invited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit India on May 5-7 for a state visit. To Lam has only just taken office, thus this will be his first trip to India. There will be a heavy emphasis on economic engagement, […]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has granted the “Eat Right Station” designation to ten stations along the Northeast Frontier Railway, an initiative to improve rail passengers’ access to safe food. According to Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, the Chief Public Relations Officer, the certification is effective from March 30, 2026, to March 29, 2028, […]
The Amba and Kumbhe Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Projects in Maharashtra will now have a combined capacity of 2,600 MW, up from 1,800 MW, according to an amended agreement with NTPC Limited. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was present at the signing of the MoU, which followed technical evaluations that confirmed the viability of an extra 800 […]
The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL), which RITES Ltd. helped build, was named a “Strategically Significant Infrastructure Project” and was thus honoured with the Assocham Achiever’s Award 2026. At an ASSOCHAM meeting in New Delhi, Nitin Gadkari handed the prize to the company, praising its work on a particularly difficult railway project in India. The project […]
