🇮🇳🇫🇷Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Safran Helicopter Engines through their joint venture SAFHAL Helicopter Engines Pvt. Ltd. signed a contract to design develop manufacture supply and provide lifecycle support for the new generation Aravalli helicopter engine.
The 3500 to 4000 shp engine will power India’s 13 ton Indian Multi Role Helicopter and naval Deck Based Multi Role Helicopter (DBMRH).
Named after the ancient Aravalli Range the programme advances India’s self reliance in aero engine technology strengthens the domestic aerospace ecosystem and India France defence cooperation while supporting future civil applications and indigenous maintenance capabilities.
The 3500 to 4000 shp engine will power India’s 13 ton Indian Multi Role Helicopter and naval Deck Based Multi Role Helicopter (DBMRH).
Named after the ancient Aravalli Range the programme advances India’s self reliance in aero engine technology strengthens the domestic aerospace ecosystem and India France defence cooperation while supporting future civil applications and indigenous maintenance capabilities.
🐘 India's Wild Elephant Population: State-wise (DNA-Based Census 2025)
🐘 Karnataka – 6,013
🐘 Assam – 4,159
🐘 Tamil Nadu – 3,136
🐘 Kerala – 2,785
🐘 Uttarakhand – 1,792
🐘 Odisha – 912
🐘 Meghalaya – 677
🐘 West Bengal (North) – 676
🐘 Arunachal Pradesh – 617
🐘 Chhattisgarh – 451
🐘 Uttar Pradesh – 257
🐘 Nagaland – 252
🐘 Jharkhand – 217
🐘 Tripura – 153
🐘 Andhra Pradesh – 120
🐘 Madhya Pradesh – 97
🐘 Maharashtra (Western Ghats & Gadchiroli) – 63
🐘 West Bengal (South) – 31
🐘 Mizoram – 16
🐘 Bihar – 13
🐘 Manipur – 9
Total Wild Elephant Population: 22,446
🐘 Karnataka – 6,013
🐘 Assam – 4,159
🐘 Tamil Nadu – 3,136
🐘 Kerala – 2,785
🐘 Uttarakhand – 1,792
🐘 Odisha – 912
🐘 Meghalaya – 677
🐘 West Bengal (North) – 676
🐘 Arunachal Pradesh – 617
🐘 Chhattisgarh – 451
🐘 Uttar Pradesh – 257
🐘 Nagaland – 252
🐘 Jharkhand – 217
🐘 Tripura – 153
🐘 Andhra Pradesh – 120
🐘 Madhya Pradesh – 97
🐘 Maharashtra (Western Ghats & Gadchiroli) – 63
🐘 West Bengal (South) – 31
🐘 Mizoram – 16
🐘 Bihar – 13
🐘 Manipur – 9
Total Wild Elephant Population: 22,446
🇵🇰🇰🇼Pakistan and Kuwait signed an agreement on Thursday expanding military cooperation, with Islamabad to provide training, capacity building and border-management assistance to the Gulf state as regional security ties deepen amid the prolonged conflict involving Iran.
The agreement was signed during a visit to Pakistan by Kuwaiti Defense Minister Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Saleem Al-Sabah, who met his Pakistani counterpart Khawaja Asif and army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in Rawalpindi.
The agreement was signed during a visit to Pakistan by Kuwaiti Defense Minister Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Saleem Al-Sabah, who met his Pakistani counterpart Khawaja Asif and army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in Rawalpindi.