By launching its first fully indigenous secure mobile communication system called SAMBHAV, India has made a significant breakthrough in the defence technology. The breakthrough was demonstrated in the course of the operation, Sindoor (2025), when SAMBHAV-enabled devices were deployed by the Army instead of the foreign applications, guaranteeing the encrypted and surveillance-free communication.

Decentralised Finance (DeFi) has become a disruptive phenomenon in the international banking system, providing banking services to lend, save, remit, and insure without banks. In 2025, DeFi wallets had 14.2 million users globally and the market was expected to grow by 178.63 billion in 2029 compared to 30.07 billion in 2024. India is the third most popular DeFi country in the world, which means that it is becoming highly relevant.

Fast Track Immigration-Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) is a programme introduced by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah in September 2025 to allow faster and safe immigration clearance to pre-verified Indian nationals and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders.

In the montane forests of the Dima Hasao district of Assam, a new species Cyrtodactylus vanarakshaka has been found. The species resides on the slopes of Jatinga in the Barail Hills and contributes to the rich biodiversity of the area and provokes the necessity of the forest preservation.

In Arunachal Pradesh, on 8 to 10 September 2025, the Indian Army organized Exercise Siyom Prahar, aimed at bringing together drones in modern tactics. The exercise was held under realistic conditions on the battlefield and underpinned the emerging importance of unmanned aerial systems to improve combat preparedness.