The Indian Navy has commissioned its first 3D Air Surveillance Radar (3D-ASR) aboard a warship. The Lanza-N has been developed by Tata Advanced Systems in collaboration with Spanish defence company, Indra.

The Lanza-N is a naval variant of Indra's Lanza 3D radar. This is the first time that a Lanza-N radar will be operational outside Spain.

With this collaboration, Tata Advanced Systems has become the first Indian company to demonstrate the capability to build and integrate next-generation naval surveillance radar systems.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a three-day visit to Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, West Bengal and Bihar from September 13 to 15. During the tour, he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over Rs 71,000 crore, covering key sectors such as railways, roadways, energy, healthcare, education, and infrastructure.

On September 13, the Prime Minister will reach Mizoram, where he will dedicate and launch development works worth over Rs 9,000 crore at Aizawl. He will inaugurate the Bairabi–Sairang New Rail Line, built at a cost of more than Rs 8,070 crore, connecting Mizoram’s capital to the Indian Railways network for the first time. He will also flag off three new trains — Sairang–Delhi Rajdhani Express, Sairang–Guwahati Express, and Sairang–Kolkata Express. Road, energy, sports, and education projects will also be launched, including the Aizawl Bypass Road, LPG bottling plant at Mualkhang, Khelo India Multipurpose Indoor Hall, and new residential schools.

The 14th International Government Communication Forum (IGCF 2025) opened in Sharjah under the patronage of Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, bringing together 237 speakers from around the world across more than 110 sessions. Organized by the Sharjah Government Media Bureau at Expo Centre Sharjah, the three-day event is themed “Communication for Quality of Life” and addresses priorities including food security, public health, education, environmental sustainability, and the green economy.

The forum features keynotes, panel discussions, workshops, and interactive platforms designed to shape policies that enhance quality of life. Among the opening sessions, experts in Sharjah called for stronger support for children with learning difficulties, while a Sharjah-Finland dialogue discussed food and security challenges, stressing cooperation on climate change and resource scarcity. Other panels debated the responsible use of artificial intelligence in journalism and government communication.

The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Patna under the Ministry of Textiles, today announced a significant partnership with Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of Union Minister of Textiles Shri Giriraj Singh. This initiative seeks to transform the lives of rural women by equipping them with industry-relevant skills and providing direct access to employment opportunities in Bihar’s growing textile sector.

Highlighting the importance of this partnership, Union Minister of Textiles Shri Giriraj Singh said: “NIFT Patna has already conducted several successful training programmes for Jeevika Didis in Begusarai, which have led to significant improvements in their stitching skills and earning potential. With this MoU, the Jeevika Didis trained at the NIFT Extension Centre will now have direct access to formal industry jobs at ABFRL’s factory. Initially, 3.5 lakh women in the immediate region will benefit, and in the future, women from adjoining districts will also be included.”

A two-member Indian Coast Guard (ICG) delegation, led by Director General Paramesh Sivamani, is participating in the 4th Coast Guard Global Summit (CGGS) in Rome, Italy, from September 11–12.

The summit has drawn participation from 115 countries and international organisations, reinforcing its position as a leading platform for maritime cooperation.

Hosted under the co-chairmanship of Italy and Japan, this edition of the CGGS focuses on strengthening multilateral efforts in maritime safety, marine environmental protection, and maritime law enforcement. The event fosters dialogue on pressing issues such as emergency response to natural disasters, major pollution incidents, and transnational maritime crimes, while also highlighting the importance of technological advancements and capacity building across Coast Guards worldwide.

Minister of New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi has said that India has achieved the 250 Gigawatt mark for non-fossil fuel electricity generation capacity and aims to have 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030. Addressing the inaugural session of the State Review Meeting on Renewable Energy in New Delhi today, he said that Swachh Bharat and Swachh Energy are the most favoured and ambitious programmes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Highlighting the benefits of NEXT GEN GST, he said that reforms will have a considerable impact on GDP growth. Talking to the Media, the minister said that the government has provided free electricity with sustainability to 20 lakh households under its utility-led model, which is a policy for those who don’t have a rooftop. Mr Joshi added that Andhra Pradesh has planned very well in this and has also submitted detailed proposals. The minister said that the government has a target of one crore households.

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for plotting a military coup and seeking to destroy the country’s democracy. Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled that Bolsonaro, a former paratrooper who was elected president in 2018, is guilty of seeking to forcibly cling to power after losing the 2022 election. Bolsonaro’s crimes, as per the sentence, include coup d’état and violently attempting to abolish Brazil’s democracy.

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahemdabad has launched its first-ever international campus at Dubai international Academic City. The inauguration ceremony took place in the presence of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, along with the Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan as well as India’s Ambassador to the UAE Sunjay Sudhir as well as other IIMA officials.

According to an official statement, the Dubai campus was established with the joint vision of the leadership of India and Dubai. The initiative is aligned with Dubai’s Education 33 Strategy, which seeks to position the city among the top 10 global student destinations by 2033.

Speaking at the inauguration, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the new campus reflects the ethos of “Indian in spirit, global in outlook” and represents a significant step in India-UAE knowledge collaboration.

In a bid to boost Bihar’s footprint on the global agri-export map, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday inaugurated the state’s first regional office of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).

The inauguration took place during the Bihar Idea Festival in Patna, in the presence of Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary, Industries Minister Nitish Mishra, senior state officials, APEDA leadership, entrepreneurs, FPOs and farmer groups.

The new office is expected to transform Bihar’s agri-export landscape by offering direct access to APEDA’s services – including exporter registration, advisory support, market intelligence, certification assistance, and infrastructure development. Until now, exporters from Bihar relied on APEDA’s regional office in Varanasi, often facing delays in accessing key services.

Indian scientists have discovered how everyday molecules like amino acids and salts influence the behaviour of gold nanoparticles, a finding that could pave the way for more reliable biosensors, improved diagnostic tools and advanced drug delivery systems.

Gold nanoparticles are widely used in optical technologies because of their unique interaction with light. Their colour and optical properties change depending on whether they remain isolated or form clusters. While this makes them useful in biosensors and imaging, uncontrolled clustering has posed a longstanding challenge for researchers.

A team from the S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata — an autonomous institution under the Department of Science and Technology (DST) — has now identified how to regulate this process.