India

Skyroot Aerospace has conducted the first static test of KALAM 1200 solid rocket motor, the first stage of the Vikram-1 launch vehicle, at Sriharikota.

Indian startup Agnikul Cosmos has built the world’s largest single-piece 3D-printed rocket engine from Inconel, a high-performance superalloy.

The Indian government has provided jobs to over 1.1 million youth in the last 16 months, said Union Minister of Labour and Employment Mansukh Mandaviya.

HCLTech’s C Vijayakumar remains the highest-paid chief executive in the Indian IT industry with a compensation of approximately Rs 94.6 Crore in FY25.

Alex Zino said Rolls-Royce is actively pursuing engine collaboration with India under the UK’s defence partnership offer, announced at Aero India 2025.

Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia remarked that anyone who speaks about issues in India is easily branded as “anti-national." Harsh Goenka bashed him.

Nandan Nilekani said that AI would likely concentrate wealth in the hands of a few who should use AI for the public good and not to gain power.

Anupam Mittal said that India is finally holding a key position in the global economy, right after Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on Indian exports.

P&G announced Shailesh Jejurikar as President and CEO, effective January 1, 2026. He would be the first Indian to lead the company in its 187-year history.

Raamdeo Agrawal of Motilal Oswal Financial Services said the speed at which digital companies are growing is unpredictable, though many of these will grow fast.