A team of aeronautical engineers and paper-folding enthusiasts shattered the world record for the longest paper airplane flight this week, launching a meticulously crafted glider that traveled 290 feet in a controlled indoor environment. The flight, conducted at a decommissioned aircraft hangar in Switzerland, surpassed the previous record of 252 feet held since 2012. The…
Financial Performance Overview Larsen & Toubro (L&T), India’s largest engineering and construction conglomerate, reported a 3% decline in consolidated net profit to ₹5,326 crore for the quarter ending March 31, 2024. The company announced a dividend of ₹38 per share as it navigates a complex global landscape characterized by geopolitical instability. The company’s management cited…
A team of students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jammu has successfully engineered a novel drone prototype capable of evading radar detection and electronic jamming, marking a significant breakthrough in autonomous aerial technology. Developed in the campus laboratories this month, the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) eschews standard radio frequency (RF) protocols, effectively rendering…
Indian Railways officially marked a significant industrial milestone this week as the 100th Vande Bharat trainset rolled off the production line at the Modern Coach Factory in Raebareli. This achievement represents a rapid scaling of the semi-high-speed rail program, which first debuted on the national network in 2018 to revitalize India’s aging passenger fleet. A…
