Government of India has appointed Lt Gen N S Raja Subramani (Retd.) as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). He will succeed the current CDS, General Anil Chauhan, who completes his tenure on May 30, 2026

As part of its efforts to transform the products made in Andhra Pradesh into recognised global brands, the government has initiated steps to develop Product Perfection Clusters (PPCs) in the Amaravati, Visakhapatnam and Tirupati economic regions

The idea behind the PPCs is to elevate local manufacturing to international standards

Indian government has announced key military appointments:

Lieutenant General N.S. Raja Subramani (Retd) has been appointed as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).

Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan has been named the new Chief of the Naval Staff.

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) will be officially repealed and replaced by the "Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025" (VB-G RAM G) on July1, 2026.

Amended BharatNet Program (ABP) is an upgraded version of the BharatNet Project.

It aims to provide high-speed broadband connectivity to all 2.64 lakh Gram Panchayats (GPs) and approximately 3.8 lakh non-GP villages on a demand-driven basis

Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approved the establishment of AP FIRST (Andhra Pradesh Futuristic Innovation and Research in Science and Technology) in Tirupati in collaboration with IIT Tirupati and IISER Tirupati to boost AI, space tech, semiconductors, biotechnology, and advanced research in the state

ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ ప్రభుత్వం తిరుపతిలో AP FIRST ఏర్పాటు చేయడానికి ఆమోదం తెలిపింది.
IIT తిరుపతి, IISER తిరుపతి భాగస్వామ్యంతో AI, స్పేస్ టెక్నాలజీ, సెమీకండక్టర్లు, బయోటెక్నాలజీ వంటి భవిష్యత్ రంగాల్లో పరిశోధనలు మరియు ఆవిష్కరణలకు ఇది కేంద్రంగా మారనుంది

Andhra Pradesh laid foundation stone for important defence projects. They are

Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Core Integration & Flight Testing Centre Sri Sathya Sai district

Naval Systems Manufacturing Facility (Anakapalli district): Set up by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL).

Drone City (Kurnool): A dedicated hub for drone innovation and manufacturing is being developed in Orvakal

President has promulgated The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Ordinance, 2026, which increases the maximum sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court of India from 34 to 38 judges, including the Chief Justice of India (CJI).

భారత సుప్రీంకోర్టు న్యాయమూర్తుల సంఖ్యను పెంచుతూ రాష్ట్రపతి ద్రౌపది ముర్ము 'సుప్రీంకోర్టు (న్యాయమూర్తుల సంఖ్య) సవరణ ఆర్డినెన్స్, 2026' ను జారీ చేశారు. దీని ద్వారా సుప్రీంకోర్టు గరిష్ట న్యాయమూర్తుల సంఖ్య (చీఫ్ జస్టిస్‌తో కలిపి) 34 నుండి 38కి పెరిగింది.

India’s first (and the world's first) Autonomous Maritime Shipbuilding and Systems Centre will comeup near the Juvvaladinne Fishing Harbour in the Nellore district. Developed by Sagar Defence Engineering Pvt Ltd

భారతదేశపు మొట్టమొదటి (ప్రపంచంలోనే మొదటిది) అటానమస్ మారిటైమ్ షిప్‌బిల్డింగ్ అండ్ సిస్టమ్స్ సెంటర్ (Autonomous Maritime Shipbuilding and Systems Centre) ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్‌లోని నెల్లూరు జిల్లా, జువ్వలదిన్నె సమీపంలో ఏర్పాటు కానుంది.
సాగర్ డిఫెన్స్ ఇంజనీరింగ్ ప్రైవేట్ లిమిటెడ్ (Sagar Defence Engineering Pvt Ltd) సంస్థ ఈ కేంద్రాన్ని నిర్మిస్తోంది

ULPGM-V3 (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Precision Guided Missile - Version 3), also known as ULM-ER (Extended Range), is India's next-generation, indigenous, fire-and-forget precision weapon system.

Developed by DRDO alongside domestic industry partners, the system successfully completed its final deliverable development configuration trials o paving the way for immediate serial mass production

Pune-based defense firm Nibe Limited successfully conducted firing trials of the indigenous Suryastra Universal Rocket Launcher at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, Odisha.

Indian aerospace startup RaudraNex Space Technologies achieved a milestone with the STRATO-X1 mission, launched from Indira Gandhi Municipal Corporation Stadium aboard India’s first Super Pressure Balloon platform.

The South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone in Andhra Pradesh, India’s 18th railway zone, became fully operational from June 1st .

Headquartered in Visakhapatnam.

The South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone was promised under Item 8 of the 13th Schedule (Infrastructure) of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014

General N.S. Raja Subramani officially took charge as India's third Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)

Admiral Krishna Swaminathan assumed charge as the 27th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) of the Indian Navy.

Visakhapatnam (Vizag) has been selected as the only city in Andhra Pradesh for the Central Government's prestigious City Economic Regions (CER) scheme.

The initiative provides a ₹5,000-crore fund over five years to drive localized infrastructure, port-led trade, IT innovation, and advanced manufacturing in the region

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