Navy seeks indigenous 80-mm rockets for MiG-29K fleet to reduce reliance on foreign munitions

NEW DELHI: Aiming to give a push to indigenous weapons for MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB carrier-based fighter jets, Navy has invited domestic companies to design and manufacture 80-mm aero rockets for its aircraft carrier-launched fighter fleet.Dated May 26, the Expression of Intent (EoI) issued by Naval Armament Inspectorate (NAI) in Goa marks another step in Navy’s…

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Industry spurs novel research but may hurt ‘blue skies’ science: IIM study

Representative image (AI generated) BENGALURU: Industry’s growing role in scientific publishing is helping researchers generate novel ideas across a range of disciplines, but it may also be steering science away from “blue skies research”, curiosity-driven investigations pursued without immediate commercial objectives, which have historically produced some of science’s most unexpected discoveries.From Zorawar tank to laser…

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Jhelum houseboat owners fear water transport plan may damage Srinagar’s river heritage | India News

SRINAGAR: J&K government’s plan to launch inland water transport on the Jhelum river has triggered concern among Srinagar’s houseboat owners, who fear that regular passenger boats, cruise tourism operations and dredging along National Waterway-49 could further weaken the remaining river houseboats, a fear sharpened by the recent sinking of Queen’s Club, a British-era-style houseboat that…

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I was denied hotel accommodation in Maharashtra over ‘Kashmiri identity’, alleges BJP’s J&K neta | India News

Source: Sajid Yousuf Shah/FB SRINAGAR: BJP‘s media in-charge in J&K, Sajid Yousuf Shah, has alleged that he was denied accommodation at a hotel in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Saturday because of his Kashmiri identity.“An hour after I checked into a hotel in Aurangabad, I was asked to leave due to concerns linked to my Kashmiri…

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‘How to have financially strong airlines,’ India finally begins to figure out | India News

NEW DELHI: The ongoing West Asia crisis could pave the way for long-awaited reforms for India to have financially viable airlines and a sustainable aviation sector. The Union aviation ministry has “initiated a study on financially stressed airlines in India to assess structural challenges and identify measures to improve sector resilience.” It has asked airlines…

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Net-zero challenge: Sustainable aviation fuel account just 0.8% of aviation fuel use in 2026, says IATA

Global production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is expected to reach around 2.4 million tonnes in 2026, accounting for just 0.8% of total aviation fuel consumption, highlighting the scale of the challenge facing the airline industry’s net-zero ambitions, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).IATA estimates that airlines will spend about $4.3 billion on…

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Donald Trump: ‘They’re crazy people’: Donald Trump calls Iranians ‘nuts’, says US must stop Iran from getting nuclear weapon

US President Donald Trump described Iranians as “nuts” and “crazy people” during an interview with NBC News on Sunday, while defending his hardline approach toward Tehran and insisting that Washington must prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.Speaking in an interview with NBC News’ Meet the Press, Trump said the United States was acting to prevent…

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