GRSE has launched 'Sanghamitra', the Indian Navy's first Next-Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (NGOPV). This 3,000-tonne vessel enhances India's maritime surveillance, coastal defense, and disaster relief capabilities, reflecting a major leap in indigenous defense manufacturing under Atmanirbhar Bharat.
Click to View MoreExercise PRAGATI 2026 is an inaugural thirteen-nation land military drill hosted by India in Meghalaya. Focused on counter-terrorism, disaster relief, and interoperability, it signifies a strategic shift in regional defense diplomacy while actively promoting India's indigenous key military equipment exports.
Click to View MoreIndia’s ‘Make in India’ defence initiative promotes self-reliance through indigenous production, achieving record outputs of ₹1.54 lakh crore in FY 2024-25. Despite soaring exports, overcoming critical technology dependencies and boosting R&D investments remain key challenges.
Click to View MoreUnion Government launched BIRSA 101, India's first indigenous CRISPR gene therapy targeting Sickle Cell Disease. Developed by CSIR-IGIB and SII, this affordable enFnCas9 technology primarily benefits tribal communities, accelerating the National Sickle Cell Elimination Mission 2047
Click to View MoreThe ₹37,500 crore Coal Gasification scheme accelerates India’s National Coal Gasification Mission to convert domestic coal into valuable syngas. By integrating CCUS technologies, this strategy secures energy autonomy, slashes chemical import bills, and advances Atmanirbhar Bharat.
Click to View MoreIndia amended the FDI policy under Press Note 3 (2020), defining “beneficial ownership” as per PMLA Rules, allowing up to 10% non-controlling investments via the automatic route, and introducing a 60-day fast-track approval for key manufacturing sectors to balance national security with economic growth and support Make in India.
Click to View MoreThe Export Promotion Mission (EPM) is a comprehensive initiative aimed at strengthening India’s export ecosystem, particularly for MSMEs, new exporters and labour-intensive sectors. Through its twin components Niryat Protsahan (financial support) and Niryat Disha (ecosystem and market support), the Mission reduces the cost of finance, improves compliance with global standards, enhances logistics and warehousing access, and promotes entry into new markets. By integrating digital monitoring, credit support, trade intelligence and district-level export promotion, EPM seeks to boost export competitiveness, diversify markets and ensure inclusive, regionally balanced growth while deepening India’s integration into global value chains.
Click to View MoreRare earth magnets are high-performance materials essential for electric vehicles, wind turbines, electronics, and defence systems, making them critical for India’s clean energy transition and technological growth. With China dominating global processing, India’s push for domestic manufacturing, critical mineral processing, and recycling aims to reduce import dependence and build a self-reliant mine-to-magnet ecosystem to strengthen economic and strategic security.
Click to View MoreGlobalization is shifting from efficiency to security-led geoeconomics, where trade and finance serve strategic goals. Trends like SWIFT weaponization, friend-shoring, and tech restrictions define this new order. For India, China+1 and PLIs offer gains, but CBAM pressures and tech gaps persist, requiring tight alignment of economic reforms with foreign policy.
Click to View MoreThe Union Budget 2026–27 reinforces the capital goods sector as a key driver of India’s investment-led growth by increasing public capital expenditure to ₹12.2 lakh crore and introducing targeted measures to strengthen domestic manufacturing capacity. Key initiatives include a ₹10,000 crore container manufacturing scheme, establishment of Hi-Tech Tool Rooms, support for construction and infrastructure equipment, tax incentives for toll and electronics manufacturing, and customs duty exemptions for energy storage and critical mineral processing. Along with ongoing programmes such as Make in India, PLI and the Capital Goods Competitiveness Scheme, these measures aim to enhance technological capability, reduce import dependence and position India as a globally competitive manufacturing hub.
Click to View MoreKavach is India’s indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection system designed to enhance railway safety by preventing Signal Passing at Danger, over-speeding, and train collisions through real-time monitoring and automatic braking. With implementation on over 2,200 route kilometres and the rollout of Kavach 4.0, Indian Railways is strengthening safety on high-density corridors. Complemented by AI-based surveillance, predictive maintenance, and advanced telecom infrastructure, these technology-led measures are reducing human error, enabling higher-speed operations, and building a safer, more reliable, and future-ready railway network.
Click to View MoreThe U.S. move to tariffs on pharmaceuticals, while sparing generics for now, injects uncertainty into India’s pharma industry. This tariff shock highlights overdependence on the U.S. market and Chinese APIs, pushing India to fast-track Atmanirbhar Bharat through PLI schemes and bulk drug parks to secure its future as the world’s pharmacy.
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