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ICGS Vigraha Begins Jakarta Mission to Boost India–Indonesia Maritime Cooperation

ICGS Vigraha’s Indonesia Visit Strengthens Maritime Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

Indian Coast Guard Ship Vigraha has commenced a three-day operational visit to Jakarta, Indonesia, as part of its ongoing deployment across ASEAN nations. The visit underscores India and Indonesia’s growing commitment to cooperative maritime security, enhanced operational coordination and regional capacity building in the wider Indo-Pacific.

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12-Billion-Year-Old Galaxy Alaknanda Challenges Existing Models of Cosmic Evolution

Discovery of Ancient Galaxy ‘Alaknanda’ Redraws Early Universe Timelines

Indian astronomers have identified a remarkably mature ancient galaxy, named Alaknanda, whose existence challenges long-standing assumptions about how quickly galaxies evolved in the early universe. Observed through the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the system exhibits a fully developed spiral structure despite having formed when the universe was barely 1.5 billion years old.

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Google’s TPUv7 Sparks Industry Shift as Meta, Anthropic Consider Large-Scale Adoption

Google’s TPU Platform Re-Enters Center Stage Amid Silicon Valley’s AI Hardware Race

Google has re-emerged as a core driver in the global AI infrastructure landscape—not through search or consumer platforms, but through rapid developments in its Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) hardware. With the unveiling of TPUv7 “Ironwood”, the company has reignited competitive dynamics in the AI accelerator market, drawing serious attention from firms like Meta and Anthropic, both evaluating large-scale TPU deployments.

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India Proposes DHRUVA Digital Address System Under Post Office Act Amendment

India Unveils DHRUVA: A Digital Addressing Framework for a Modern Postal and Service Economy

The Department of Posts has released a draft amendment to the Post Office Act, 2023 to operationalise a new digital addressing framework known as DHRUVA (Digital Hub for Reference and Unique Virtual Address). The system aims to make address usage interoperable, secure and seamlessly shareable—addressing long-standing challenges of inconsistent formats, manual entry errors and duplication across digital services.

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Supreme Court Seeks Clarity on Minority Exemption Order and Its Alignment with Assam Accord

SC Flags Possible Conflict Between Centre’s Minority Exemption Order and Assam Accord

The Supreme Court has sought a detailed explanation from the Union government on whether its Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) Order, 2025—which grants persecuted minorities from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh entry and stay in India until December 31, 2024—is compatible with the Assam Accord, 1985. The query came during a hearing on a petition that warns the order may effectively alter Assam’s legally protected migration cut-off.

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