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- Indian Railways approved over ₹1,200 crore for communication upgrades and expansion of Kavach 4.0 (Automatic Train Protection-ATP), including deployment on 548 km of routes in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka at a cost of over ₹300 crore.
- Kavach prevents Signal Passing at Danger (SPAD), head-on collisions, rear-end collisions, and over speeding of trains.
- Bengaluru-based Sarvam AI became India’s 130th unicorn after raising $234 million in a Series B funding round.
- Assam has been granted Geographical Indication (GI) tags for four traditional products to protect cultural heritage and support rural economy in 2026.
- The four GI-tagged products are Karbi Anglong Handloom Products, Assam Bihu Pepa, Assam Bamboo Crafts, and Deuri Handloom Products.
- The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad will set up India’s first Centre of Design Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (CODENE).
- It aims to develop advanced engineering talent for India’s nuclear sector, supporting the national goal of 100 GW nuclear power by 2047.
- Jio Platforms entered the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Global Top 20 Patent Rankings under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) system, becoming the only Indian technology company in the list.
- The company recorded a jump of around 320 ranks, driven by a sharp rise in global patent filings.
- World Hydrography Day is observed every year on 21 June to promote awareness about hydrography and its role in safe navigation and ocean knowledge.
- The theme for the year 2026 is “Transforming how ocean data is shared”.
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