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A multi-fold increase in the value of domestic production has enabled India to move beyond being merely an electronics assembly hub toward greater value addition.

Dr. Ambareesh Ghosh of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, has been awarded the prestigious New York Academy of Sciences-Tata Sons Transformation Prize for the year 2025. He received this honor for developing magnetic nanobots for targeted cancer therapy, signaling the beginning of a new era in medicine.

India recently conducted a successful test of the K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from the nuclear-powered submarine INS Arighaat in the Bay of Bengal.
The test demonstrated India’s ability to strike targets at a distance of around 3,500 km from underwater platforms, significantly strengthening its sea-based nuclear deterrence.

The Indian Navy has received ‘Anjadip’, an Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), at Chennai. It is the third vessel in the series of eight such ships being inducted to strengthen India’s coastal and littoral defence capabilities.

Recently, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) clarified that eggs available in the country are completely safe for human consumption. The authority termed recent claims linking eggs to the risk of cancer as misleading, devoid of scientific basis, and unnecessarily spreading public fear.

The United States Army and Navy have recently completed integrated testing of the Dark Eagle Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), marking a key milestone in the US effort to deploy operational hypersonic strike capabilities amid intensifying great power competition.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch AST SpaceMobile’s advanced BlueBird Block-2 satellite using its heavy-lift LVM3 rocket on December 24, 2025, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, under a commercial agreement facilitated by NewSpace India Limited (NSIL).

Parliament has passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025, fundamentally restructuring India’s nuclear power framework by allowing private participation in nuclear power plant operations and related activities.

The Indian Army is undertaking a significant strategic shift in its air defense doctrine. In light of the evolving threat posed by subsonic cruise missiles, the Army is re-optimizing and upgrading its Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) to effectively counter low-flying targets.

The Indian Navy has commissioned its second MH-60R helicopter squadron, INAS 335 (‘Ospreys’), at INS Hansa in Goa, marking a significant step in strengthening naval aviation and maritime combat capability on the western seaboard.