On 25-28 August 2025, the Spear Corps of the Indian Army, and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) participated in a major joint exercise, Achook Prahar, in the central part of Arunachal Pradesh. The exercise was an interoperability, combat readiness, and firepower coordination endeavor in simulated battlefield conditions.

According to the latest reports, a monsoon pattern anticipated only in 2040 is taking place in India already, which indicates that global warming is disrupting monsoon patterns far earlier than expected. The recent increase in extreme rainfalls events is indicative of the necessity to use new models to predict and address future hazards.

More recently the state of Assam has rekindled an interest in Maharaja Prithu, who ruled in the 13th century, and who is remembered as having resisted the Turko-Afghan invasions of the country. His increasing prominence as a representative of the Assamee defence against Indian civilisation is shown in the decision of the Assam Cabinet to name a large flyover in Guwahati in his honour.

Recently featured by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his visit to Japan, the Daruma doll is an ancient Japanese icon that symbolizes perseverance, good luck and goal-setting. Introduced by the chief priest of Daruma-ji temple, Rev Seishi Hirose, the doll reflects the traditions of Zen Buddhism of Japan yet follows the paths of its origin which is India.

The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has established its second Mahout Village at Kozhikamuthi Elephant Camp in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) after the first at Theppakadu in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. The project aims to improve living standards of mahouts and cavadies and enhance the relationship between the elephant handlers and the animals they keep.