Appaswamy launches luxury residential project in Chennai

India and Belgium Deepen Economic and Strategic Cooperation

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal met with Belgian Minister of Defence and Foreign Trade Theo Francken and Minister-President of Flanders Matthias Diependaele in Brussels to advance India–Belgium economic cooperation. The meeting aimed to strengthen collaboration in trade, investment, technology, and innovation.This engagement follows the March visit of Princess Astrid of Belgium to India, which renewed momentum in bilateral ties. Both sides discussed growing synergies in semiconductors, clean energy, defence production and pharmaceuticals, identifying the Flanders region ..

Minister Reviews CMPDI Performance and Future Targets

Minister of State for Coal and Mines Satish Chandra Dubey chaired a performance review meeting of Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDI) in Ranchi. The session was attended by the Chairman-cum-Managing Director Manoj Kumar, senior directors, general managers, and heads of departments.The meeting evaluated CMPDI’s achievements in financial year two thousand twenty-four to twenty-five across exploration, report preparation, capital expenditure, research and development, solar initiatives, and corporate social responsibility. Projections and goals for financial year two thou..

DRDO Conducts Maiden Flight-Trial of Stratospheric Airship

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted the maiden flight-trial of the Stratospheric Airship Platform from Sheopur in Madhya Pradesh. Developed by the Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment in Agra, the airship ascended to nearly seventeen kilometres, carrying an instrumental payload.The sixty-two-minute flight tested onboard systems such as envelope pressure control and emergency deflation, which performed as intended. Data from the sensors will help build advanced simulation models for future missions. The system was safely recovere..