Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Titanium and Superalloy Materials Plant at the Strategic Materials Technology Complex of PTC Industries in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Rajnath Singh reiterated that India would acquire true strength only when it can manufacture its own materials, components, chips, and alloys.
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a new innovation initiative the Scheme for Innovation and Technology Association with Aadhaar (SITAA) to strengthen Indias digital identity ecosystem and combat emerging security threats such as deepfakes, spoofing, and presentation attacks.
The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to María Corina Machado. She got this award “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy”, the Swedish Academy announced on10 October 10, 2025.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 8 October 2025 to enhance cooperation in the areas of research, training, technology development and capacity building related to narcotics control and cyber-enabled drug crimes.
NITI Aayog on 8 October 2025 launched a Pioneering roadmap titled AI for Inclusive Societal Development, a first-of-its-kind national effort to harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and frontier technologies to transform the lives and livelihoods of Indias 490 million informal workers.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) and the Tri-Services, has formally released the Indian Radio Software Architecture (IRSA) Standard 1.0 a major milestone toward achieving self-reliance and interoperability in Indias military communication systems.
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) successfully conducted the 10th National Level Pollution Response Exercise (NATPOLREX-X) along with the 27th National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan (NOSDCP) and Preparedness Meeting off the coast of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on October 5-6.