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DRDO’s autonomous aircraft makes its maiden flight

Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile test fired from Navy ship

Govt strengthens DRDO’s war chest to push for developing indigenous technology

Ashok Leyland in pact with DRDO arm to develop combat vehicle engines

The 600-HP engine will undergo rigorous testing in lab and will be qualified for application in tanks

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India successfully test-fires Agni Prime missile off Odisha coast

The surface-to-surface ballistic missile has a range of 1,000 to 2,000 km

About 850 oxygen plants being set up across the country: DRDO chief

Prof Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST, spoke about how AI could play a more significant role in the pandemic fight.

DRDO develops critical aero engine technology

Developed by the DMRL, this technology helps establishing self-reliance in aero engine technology.

Will Akasa Air’s contra bet on Boeing 737 Max instead of Airbus pay off?

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s Akasa airline has gone against the tide, placing its bets on Boeing aircrafts; it now needs to carve out a niche for itself

Breastfeeding, a responsibility, not choice

Rate of initiation of breastfeeding within an hour of birth has declined in 5 years

Blockchain: Piloting the future of aviation

Enables effective solutions that positively impact industry players and end consumers

What charts say about 6 key sectors and how to play them

Do note that all the indices are selected purely based on the price action seen on the charts using technical analysis

Looking for safe havens? Try treasury bills

Here is a complete lowdown on treasury bills, which are a good alternative to bank deposits, small savings schemes

Mastering Derivatives: Characteristics of option vega

Vega is positive for long calls and long puts

Auroville: An utopian search for a better world

Akash Kapur’s ‘Better to Have Gone’ traces what happens when we believe deeply in a quest and give up everything in its pursuit

Lady doctors and the rocky path to healing

A handbook on India’s first women doctors holds up a mirror to the social and political realities of the 19th and early 20th century

Conquering Everest: A compelling account of how an impossible dream was achieved

Jim Davidson dwells in detail on the failure to make it in the first attempt and the harrowing return to physically and emotionally draining climb up