The launch of Israel's Ofek-19 satellite on 2 September 2025 is an important development in Middle East intelligence and defence. The new-generation reconnaissance satellite is equipped with all-weather, day and night surveillance capability on a routine basis through its Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology. That adds a capability in indigenous space-based intelligence and security coordination with allies, including the United States.

India has also opened up the Vikram 3201 which is its first fully indigenous 32-bit microprocessor which will be used in space missions. The processor was developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in partnership with the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL), Chandigarh, and is another significant addition to becoming self-reliant in high-end semiconductor technology.

Scientists at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) have finally unraveled a mystery in river geomorphology--why some rivers pass in a single channel whereas others are separated into multiple threads. Based on tens of years of satellite records and state-of-the- art image processing, the research identifies the physical processes influencing these river environments; information that can be used in flood control, restoration, and ecosystem conservation.

The first port-based green hydrogen pilot at V.O. Chidambaranar (VOC) Port, Tamil Nadu, has been the big milestone in India in its clean energy endeavor. This is an innovative project that aims at reducing carbon emissions, facilitating environmentally conscious port management, and in line with the national missions of Viksit Bharat 2047 and Sagarmala programme.

In New Delhi, the 5 th Meeting of the Central Advisory Council (CAC) under the Real Estate ( Regulation and Development ) Act, 2016 (RERA) in eight years of the RERA implementation took place. The conference reflected on the best developments made in the sector and presented some of the main reforms such as the introduction of Unified RERA Portal, which is aimed at increasing the level of transparency and simplifying the process of operations in the States and Union Territories.