EP1 : Train-craft

From just two trains in 2019 to over 25 in 2023, Vande Bharat has been a roaring success. But how was it made and what lies ahead in its onward march?

From being conceptualised in 2009 to conducting its first test flight in 2016, the Light Utility Helicopter developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd has seen one of the fastest deployments of any Indian defence system in a matter of seven years.