L&T, Exail Forge Strategic Pact to Equip Indian Navy with Advanced Unmanned Mine Counter-Measure Suite

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L&T has entered a strategic collaboration with France-based Exail to deliver an advanced Unmanned Mine Counter-Measure (MCM) Suite for the Indian Navy’s Mine Counter Measure Vessels (MCMVs) programme.

L&T and Exail will together provide the Indian Navy with a state-of-the-art Unmanned MCM Suite, incorporating autonomous and remotely operated systems designed to detect, classify, identify and neutralise naval mines in a safe, stand-off manner.

L&T, as the prime contractor, will offer the Unmanned MCM Suite to all shipyards participating in Indian Navy’s upcoming programme for 12 Mine Counter Measure Vessels. Exail will serve as the technology partner.

The partnership will enable the delivery of Exail’s globally proven MCM technologies, already in operation with several navies worldwide and validated through extensive real-world deployments. The collaboration represents a major step towards strengthening India’s mine countermeasure capabilities, enhancing maritime security and reinforcing Indo-French defence cooperation, while building a robust and self-reliant naval defence manufacturing ecosystem in India.

Aligned with the Government of India’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India initiatives, the programme will incorporate strong local industrial collaboration and capability development.

Commenting on the development, Arun Ramchandani, Senior VP & Head -Precision Engineering & Systems, L&T, said: “This partnership brings together L&T, with its extensive defence products legacy and maritime capabilities, and Exail, a global leader in unmanned maritime systems and mine warfare technologies. Exail contributes decades of proven operational expertise, while L&T leverages its strengths in defence engineering, indigenous manufacturing, complex system integration and lifecycle support”.

Jérôme Bendell, CEO – Maritime Systems Business Line, Exail, said: “We are proud to partner with L&T on this strategic programme for the Indian Navy. Beyond delivering a proven unmanned mine countermeasures capability, this collaboration also reflects a shared ambition to support the long-term development of sovereign unmanned maritime systems in India. By combining Exail’s operational expertise with L&T’s strong industrial and integration capabilities, we see significant potential to contribute to the local development and production of next-generation naval drones and autonomous mission systems”.

Your Life in Days: The Easiest Way to Calculate Your Exact Age

We usually measure our lives in years. We celebrate our birthdays. The 18th, 21st and 30th.. What if we looked at our lives differently? What if we measured our lives in days? It's not a fun math problem. It's a way to really understand how time you have.

In 2026 being precise is important. Of saying you're "about" a certain age you can know exactly how many days you've been alive. Using an age calculator is the most efficient way to achieve this level of precision.

The Hidden Beauty of the Days-Alive Metric

When you think of your age as a number. Like 32. It feels like it's not changing.. If you think about it as 11,680 days it's different. Every day becomes important. You can do something with a day. You can't do much in a year.

By calculating your age in days you can see your life as a series of chances. This helps you understand your life better. We call this understanding Chronological Intelligence.

Why Manual Calculation Usually Fails

You might think you can just multiply your age by 365.. That's not right. There's a thing called a Leap Year that adds a day every four years. If you're 40 you've had 10 Leap Years. That means your calculation is off by a month.

The months are lengths too. 28, 30 or 31 days. So it's hard to get it right in your head. That's why you should use a calculator. These calculators are programmed with a lot of calendar data. They can count every day accurately. A professional date calculator handles these complexities automatically so you don't have to.

The Professional and Personal Perks of Precision

Knowing your age in days is good for you and your job.

Professional Accuracy and Milestones

In your job, time is important. Your age in days can help you get a promotion or bonus. Some departments use dates to check if you're eligible for pensions or insurance benefits. A good calculator helps you plan your career.

Health and Bio-Hacking

In 2026 health tracking is big. Some programs use your age in days to help you get healthier. When your data is precise you get results. Knowing your age helps you set goals that are right for you.

Finding Joy in Micro-Milestones

birthdays are fun.. They're not often enough. When you track your life in days you find things to celebrate:

• The 5,000-Day Mark: This happens when you're 13.5. It's like entering your years.
• The 10,000-Day Mark: This happens when you're 27.4. It's a deal. You're more mature.
• The 20,000-Day Mark: This happens when you're 54.7. It's a time for reflection.

By celebrating these milestones you have chances to be thankful. You don't need a "zero" at the end of your age to celebrate.

How to Calculate Your Exact Age

Before you needed a spreadsheet to figure this out. Now websites like AgeCalculation.net make it easy. Just enter your birth date. The system calculates your age in days, weeks, hours and minutes. It's a tool for anyone who wants to know exactly how much time they've had.

Every Day is a Data Point

Your life is made up of days. By using a calculator you can see that. You're acknowledging every day you've had. You're making the most of your time.

Don't let your time be vague. Use a calculator to find out how many days you've been alive. When you know you'll want to make the day even better. You only get to live each day once. Make sure you know which one you're on!

Agneyastra Energetics Launches ₹1,500‑Cr Defence Manufacturing Hub in Andhra Pradesh to Advance Global Energetics and Ammunition Innovation

Shri Rajnath Singh (Raksha Mantri) and Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu (CM, Andhra Pradesh) view defence systems with Shri Baba Kalyani (CMD, Bharat Forge)

• Kalyani Strategic Systems’ (Bharat Forge) subsidiary advances India’s next-generation indigenous energetics manufacturing capabilities. 
• New 1,000-acre integrated manufacturing campus with planned ₹1,500 crore strategic investment

Agneyastra Energetics Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited (KSSL)—the defence business of Bharat Forge Limited—today announced the groundbreaking of its strategic defence manufacturing facility near Madakasira in Sri Sathya Sai District, Andhra Pradesh.

Spread across more than 1,000 acres, the integrated campus will be developed with a planned investment of ₹1,500 crore over the next 2–4 years. Designed with advanced manufacturing technologies, high-safety testing infrastructure, and specialised logistics capabilities, the facility will significantly enhance India’s indigenous capabilities in advanced energetics and ammunition systems critical to modern defence and aerospace applications.

The project is expected to generate ~800 direct jobs and ~2,500 indirect employment opportunities, contributing to regional economic growth while reinforcing Andhra Pradesh’s emergence as a preferred hub for aerospace and defence manufacturing.

Agneyastra Energetics has been established to address India’s continued reliance on imported energetics materials by delivering indigenously designed, manufactured, and globally compliant solutions. The initiative aligns with the Government of India’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision, driving import substitution, local value creation, and technological self-reliance in strategically critical materials.

Shri Rajnath Singh (Raksha Mantri), Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu (CM, Andhra Pradesh) and Shri Baba Kalyani (CMD, Bharat Forge) at the groundbreaking ceremony of Agneyastra Energetics

Mr. Baba Kalyani, Chairman Managing Director, Bharat Forge Limited, said: “India has a significant opportunity to emerge as a globally trusted source for advanced defence systems and critical materials. Agneyastra Energetics is a strategic step towards building a strong indigenous energetics ecosystem and globally competitive capabilities from India for both domestic and international markets.”

Backed by the Kalyani Group’s six decades of expertise in strategic defence manufacturing, metallurgy, and systems integration, Agneyastra Energetics will embed best-in-class safety, engineering discipline, and industrial governance from the outset. The company is positioned to play a pivotal role in strengthening India’s defence industrial ecosystem, enhancing national security, and contributing to the country’s long-term vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.

About Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited:

Kalyani Strategic Systems Ltd. (KSSL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharat Forge Limited, set up as a flagship company to drive defence business initiatives. The Group's legacy and experience in design, engineering, metallurgy, and manufacturing expertise spanning over five decades have played a key role in the Group emerging as one of the leading defence players in India with established capabilities of entities within its fold across key locations in India.

About Agneyastra Energetics Limited:

Agneyastra Energetics Limited is a specialized ammunitions, Propellants and high energy materials manufacturing company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited. The company develops advanced ammunition, propellants, rockets, and pyrotechnic systems for defence, aerospace, and space applications. Agneyastra is focused on building safe, high‑performance, indigenous energetic capabilities aligned with India’s long‑term national security and self‑reliance objectives.

More About Bharat Forge Limited- www.bharatforge.com.

Wipro Completes Acquisition of Olam Group’s IT and Digital Services Business, Mindsprint

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading AI-powered technology services and consulting company today announced that its acquisition of Olam Group’s IT and digital services business, Mindsprint, has been concluded following the completion of relevant regulatory approvals.

The Mindsprint acquisition was originally announced on April 6, 2026, as a part of Wipro’s 8-year strategic transformation deal win from Olam Group, a leading US$ 50+[1] Billion food and agri‑business headquartered in Singapore, employing nearly 40,000 people, and majority owned by Temasek Holdings.

The strategic engagement with Olam Group expands Wipro’s farm‑to‑fork capabilities, scaling the impact of Wipro Intelligence™ across the food and agri‑business industry. Mindsprint’s deep domain expertise and IP‑led solutions, particularly across supply chain and commodity trading, combined with Wipro’s consulting‑led and AI‑powered capabilities, aim to unlock growth opportunities, catalyse innovation, and drive market‑ready transformation for Olam Group and Wipro’s global clients. This includes key areas such as farming, forecasting, trading, supply‑chain operations, and customer engagement.

“We are pleased to welcome the leadership team, employees, and clients of Mindsprint to Wipro. Our strategic engagement with Olam Group, combined with the acquisition of Mindsprint, strengthens Wipro’s position in the areas of supply chain and commodity trading, as well as the global food and agri‑business sector, and expands our ability to deliver AI‑powered, IP‑led, and domain‑centric transformation at scale,” said Vinay Firake, Chief Executive Officer of Wipro’s APMEA (Asia Pacific, India, Middle East, and Africa) Strategic Market Unit. “Mindsprint’s farm‑to‑fork expertise deepens our value chain capabilities, accelerates the global deployment of Wipro Intelligence™, and enhances our ability to drive sustainable growth, operational leverage, and long‑term business value.”

Suresh Sundararajan, Chief Executive Officer of Mindsprint said: “This acquisition marks an important milestone in Mindsprint’s journey. Becoming part of Wipro provides our teams with a global platform, greater scale, and access to deep consulting, engineering, and AI-powered capabilities. Our strong domain expertise in food, agri-business, and supply chain intensive industries, combined with Wipro’s global reach and technology leadership, creates a powerful opportunity to deliver differentiated, end-to-end transformation for clients. I am excited about what this next phase means for our people, and the long-term value we can create together for Olam Group and our clients across the industry.”

Mindsprint employs over 3,200 professionals and has been an enabler of Olam Group's digital transformation journey. It brings deep domain expertise in the food and agri-business sector, alongside strong capabilities in supply chain transformation, digital platforms, and proprietary IP‑led solutions such as Farmsprint® for plantation management, Procuresprint® for agentic AI-enabled procurement transformation, SprintAP™ for payables transformation, Salessprint™ for sales operations, and the Tradesprint® Commodity Trading and Risk Management platform. 

Under the terms of the transaction, Mindsprint has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Wipro, operating as “Mindsprint, a Wipro Company”.

Rothschild & Co. acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Wipro and Avendus Capital acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Olam Group and Mindsprint on this transaction.

IIT Hyderabad, DMRL and Innomet Join Hands for India’s first Indigenous Large-Scale Gas Atomizer Development

• First-of-its-kind industry-driven project in India for indigenous development of a large-scale 100 kg Inert Gas Atomizer.
• Collaboration between IIT Hyderabad, DMRL and Innomet to strengthen India’s advanced materials, defence and Aerospace manufacturing ecosystem.
• Facility to enable production of high-performance spherical high quality alloy powders for Aerospace, Defence, Additive Manufacturing, and Strategic applications.
• Project funded by the DRDO-Industry-Academia (DIA) Centre of Excellence at IIT BHU, Varanasi under Directorate of Futuristic Technology Management (DFTM) of DRDO.

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH), in collaboration with the DMRL and Hyderabad-based Innomet Advanced Materials Ltd., has entered into a landmark collaboration for the indigenous development of a large-scale 100 kg Inert Gas Atomizer facility in India. The initiative marks a major step toward strengthening India’s capabilities in advanced powder metallurgy, Aerospace materials, and strategic manufacturing under the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat.

The project, titled “Indigenous Development of Large Scale (100 kg) Inert Gas Atomiser,” is being funded by the DRDO-Industry-Academia (DIA) Centre of Excellence at IIT BHU, Varanasi under Directorate of Futuristic Technology Management (DFTM) of DRDO, with IIT Hyderabad and Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL) playing a key technological and research role alongside industry partner Innomet Advanced Materials Ltd.

The initiative aims to establish a state-of-the-art industrial-scale gas atomization facility capable of producing high-purity spherical metal powders required for next-generation Aerospace, Defence, Energy, and Advanced Manufacturing applications. These powders are critical for technologies such as Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP), thermal and protective surface coatings, and high-temperature superalloy components used in gas turbine engines and strategic systems. This project is the result of the success of a 10 kg indigenous gas atomiser developed earlier by the same collaborators.

The facility will focus on indigenous production of advanced alloy powders including nickel-based superalloys for Aerospace applications, ferritic and austenitic steels for nuclear and thermal power systems, cobalt-based alloys for protective coatings, and emerging high-entropy alloys.

The large-scale atomizer facility will be established at Innomet’s Hyderabad premises and will also be made available for DRDO and IIT Hyderabad research activities for the next five years after successful project completion, enabling collaborative research and translational technology development.

The project further reinforces growing role of IITH in translational research, advanced manufacturing, and strategic technology development through strong collaborations with national laboratories, academia, and industry partners. The initiative is expected to contribute significantly to India’s defence preparedness, Aerospace ecosystem, and high-performance Materials manufacturing capabilities.

The Director, IITH, has hailed this initiative, saying that this collaboration represents a significant milestone in India’s journey toward self-reliance in Advanced materials and strategic manufacturing technologies. IITH is proud to contribute its expertise in materials research and innovation toward technologies that are critical for national development and future manufacturing.

The industry partner Innomet thanked IIT Hyderabad, IIT BHU, DRDO and DMRL for selecting them as Industry partner for development of Indigenous Gas Atomizer. Innomet is honoured to be a part of this initiative in the direction of Atmanirbhar Bharat.

DMRL, DFTM and DIA CoE at IIT BHU, Varanasi expressed their happiness to support this initiative.