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- India is establishing the world’s first Autonomous Maritime Shipbuilding and Systems Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district to develop the unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and strengthen maritime security and indigenous defence manufacturing.
- Avataar amphibious drone, India’s first amphibious drone, was launched by Aqua AirX Autonomous Systems.
- Union Minister of Civil Aviation announced that Tuticorin Airport will be renamed Thoothukudi Airport in English, replacing the earlier name “Tuticorin Airport.”
- Yashwant Gupta received the MP Birla Memorial Award for his contributions to radio astronomy.
- The ISRO successfully conducted a sea-level hot test of the CE20 Cryogenic Engine at 22-tonne thrust.
- The CE20 engine powers the C25 cryogenic upper stage of Launch Vehicle Mark‑3 (LVM3), India’s heavy-lift rocket.
- The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) dismantled a pan-India darknet drug network called “Team Kalki”, which had been operating through the darknet and encrypted messaging apps since January 2025.
- The Lower Kopili Hydroelectric Project, a 120-megawatt run-of-river hydropower project in Assam across the West Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao districts, was recently inaugurated by Prime Minister.
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