Kalyan Ray

DH's Kalyan Ray spoke to Anjan Ray, former director of Dehradun-based CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, who was a part of the original consultation process, to analyse the pros and cons of the blended fuel.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved the transfer of DRDO-developed technologies of all conventional missile systems to the Indian defence industry for production within the country.

India on Tuesday announced broad-basing the production of conventional missiles with the Defence Ministry permitting the Defence Research and Development Organisation to transfer technologies to Indian industries for commercial manufacturing.

The design and development work is expected to be completed by 2032-33, and the engines will be manufactured at HAL's Tumakuru facility, sources said.

More than 24 hours after Nepal witnessed a devastating deluge, scientists said the most likely trigger was a glacier collapse in which a gigantic piece of ice broke off the glacier and fell into a river below, setting off a disastrous chain-reaction of events that killed hundreds.

Scientists at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu who are investigating the disaster, cautioned that it would be too early to determine whether climate change played any role.

The Indian Army signed the Letter of Offer and Acceptance for the purchase of the Javelin anti-tank guided missile system through the US Foreign Military Sales process

Answers to some of these queries will not come overnight but will need to be found in the next two to three years. For others, the Union government needs to respond.

The agreement will support future production of the Javelin system while providing new opportunities for Indian industry and strengthening regional stability for the Indo-Pacific

The agreement will support future production of the Javelin system while providing new opportunities for Indian industry and strengthening regional stability for the Indo-Pacific