Science & Technology
Space, defence tech, biotechnology and digital infrastructure
NHAI goes AI way: In-house system deployed to flag faults in highway project reports, track road defects
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has deployed an in-house Artificial Intelligence system to automatically flag faults in highway project repor...
1 in 3 lawyers fake, Supreme Court to look at digital registry
A bench of the Chief Justice of India and Justice V. Mohan issued notices to the Union Government, the Bar Council of India (BCI), State Bar Councils, and th...
India-UK FTA to kick in on 15 July. What gets cheaper & how Indian exporters stand to benefit
The India-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed on 24 July 2025 in London, is scheduled to enter into force on 15 July 2026 — along with a Double...
IRDAI forms working group on AI
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has constituted a seven-member working group tasked with studying the impact of artificia...
Kerala’s health machinery goes all out to keep Nipah in check
A 43-year-old man from Ramanattukara Municipality (Division 5), Kozhikode district, Kerala, tested positive for Nipah virus — confirmed by the National Insti...
India’s reservoirs can host 102 GW of floating solar, says first national assessment
The National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), released the first comprehensive national assessment of...
Primed to treat: On Kerala and Nipah
Kerala has successfully contained multiple Nipah virus (NiV) outbreaks since 2018 — in Kozhikode (2018, 2021, 2023) and Ernakulam (2019) — offering a replica...
Drone revolution and modern warfare | Explained
Conflicts in Ukraine, Lebanon, and West Asia have demonstrated that drones — unmanned aerial, ground, and maritime systems — have become the defining weapons...
US trade advocacy body forms task force on India-US critical mineral cooperation; five priority engagement areas identified
The US India Business Council (USIBC) launched a Critical Minerals Security Taskforce, bringing together 17 major companies from India and the United States,...
After two failed bids, ISRO to attempt another PSLV launch by June-end, early July
Following two consecutive third-stage failures of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) — PSLV-C61 in May 2025 and PSLV-C62 in January 2026 — ISRO is pre...
Fifth unit of Kudankulam nuclear power project likely to be operational by year-end
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has successfully completed erection of the Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV) inside the reactor building o...
India's Tomahawk: DRDO conducts successful flight-test of indigenously-developed Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the flight test of the Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM) on 15 J...
India, France adopt Innovation Roadmap 2030, Economic Security Dialogue
During a bilateral summit in June 2026, India and France adopted the India-France Innovation Roadmap 2030 — a structured framework for joint collaboration in...
2x trade in 5 years, nuclear cooperation: Modi-Macron Nice meet
India and France, meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit at Évian-les-Bains (France), held a bilateral summit between the Indian Prime Minister and French...
Gadkari clears E100 fuel framework, paving way for ethanol-only vehicles in India
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways approved the E100 fuel framework by amending the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR), creating the legal foundati...
DRDO demonstrates ballistic missile defence capability
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted final development trials of its Phase 2 Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system on June...
Narendra Modi in France: Tech, innovation to dominate bilateral agenda
The Prime Minister's France visit placed deep-technology cooperation, AI governance, and defence at the centre of the bilateral agenda. In Nice, both leaders...
Shigella | Virulent bacterium
Kerala has reported a fresh outbreak of shigellosis (bacillary dysentery) caused by *Shigella*, a highly contagious gram-negative bacterium, affecting multip...
In Zojila, light at the end of tunnel
The Zojila Pass — historically known for deaths from avalanches, shooting stones (rockfalls triggered by projectiles or blasting), and extreme snowfall — wil...
NHSRCL building ventilated hoods at tunnel ends to reduce bullet train ‘booming noise’
The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) is constructing 16 ventilated hoods at both ends of eight mountain tunnels along the 508-km Mumbai-...