Oman and Saudi Arabia launched the Secure Green Land Corridor in August 2026 as a direct land logistics route across the Rub’ al Khali, also called the Empty...
Saudi Arabia has launched the Multinational Maritime Defence Coalition (MMDC) to coordinate maritime security in the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden. The...
India’s nuclear sector is organized through a clear framework of policy, regulation, research, industry, and public sector execution under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). Administrative and Policy...
India has set a target of 100 GW of nuclear power capacity by 2047. The plan combines expansion of indigenous reactor fleets, deployment of Small Modular Reactors, and...
India reduced the windfall gains tax on exports of petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) through a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance on 15 August...
The United States named India in a “shadow transhipment network” linked to Chinese goods entering the American market through third countries. The White House Office of Trade and...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the seven-pillar Sapta Dhara framework during the 80th Independence Day address from the Red Fort in New Delhi on 15 August 2026. The...
On 15 August 2026, the Prime Minister announced a “massive, modern” Civil Defence volunteer force during India’s 80th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort in Delhi. The...
India has opened its nuclear energy sector to private Indian firms and foreign partners through the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act,...
India’s defence manufacturing base has expanded rapidly, with public sector undertakings, shipyards, ordnance entities, and private firms now supplying a wide range of military platforms, systems, and components....
The Ministry of Defence signed two contracts worth about ₹1,577 crore with Tata Advanced Systems Ltd and NIBE Pvt Ltd on 13 August 2026 for loitering munitions, also...
An earthquake is the sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface caused by the rapid release of energy along tectonic plate boundaries. Most major earthquakes occur in a few...
