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Peepal Baba’s memoir marks five decades of planting 25 million trees
Penguin Random House has published ‘Ghosts on Peepal Trees’, a memoir by the environmental activist known as Peepal Baba, tracing a grassroots conservation campaign that has covered 270,000 hectares across 226 districts in 22 states.
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Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit appointed next Air Force vice-chief
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, a decorated fighter pilot, test pilot and key architect of India’s military theaterization, has been appointed the next vice-chief of the Indian Air Force.
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Indian Navy to industry: Build us MiG-29K 80mm rockets at home
The Navy has invited domestic defence firms to indigenously develop and manufacture the 80mm unguided aero rocket used by its MiG-29K carrier-based fighters.
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Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez meets Modi, other ministers
Delcy Rodríguez (L) and Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House, New Delhi, on June 4, 2026. (Photo: MEA)
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Army bets big on drone warriors, to train 500,000 soldiers in five years
The Indian Army is training 500,000 soldiers in drone warfare over five years, accelerating a sweeping doctrinal transformation driven by Operation Sindoor and global conflicts.
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India eyes military drones worth $2 billion from domestic firms: Report
India is set to place military drone orders worth more than $2 billion entirely with domestic manufacturers, its largest-ever unmanned systems acquisition.
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Kathmandu Literary Festival: South Asia meets to talk literature and shared futures
The fourth Kathmandu Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) opens on June 6 at Hotel Himalaya, Kathmandu, running for two days under the theme “Beyond Borders: South Asian Literature in a Changing World.”
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Army officer’s viral proposal ignites debate on military decorum
An Army pilot faces a possible show-cause notice after proposing to his fiancée at his CAATS Nashik passing-out parade, which sparked debate on the line between military decorum and human expression.
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Rolls-Royce offers India new engine with full tech transfer for AMCA project
Rolls-Royce has proposed establishing an aero gas-turbine complex in India with complete technology transfer to co-develop a new engine for the AMCA project, joining France’s Safran and America’s GE in a three-way competition.
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US proposes additional 12.5% tariff on India over ‘forced labour’ imports
The US trade representative has proposed a 12.5% tariff on India under Section 301, citing a failure to ban imports made with forced labour – the latest pressure tactic after the US supreme court struck down Trump’s IEEPA-based tariffs.
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