Science & Technology
Space, defence tech, biotechnology and digital infrastructure
Heat, health, and the gaps in preparedness
India's heat crisis is deepening — recent analysis identifies significant gaps in national preparedness for heat-related illness and mortality, even as tempe...
India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration
The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2026 were notified on April 22, 2026, and are set to come into force on May 1, 2026, operationalising th...
Lunar governance should be multilateral
As commercial lunar missions accelerate and multiple nations pursue Moon landings, a critical governance vacuum is emerging: who has the right to extract and...
MeitY moots stricter disclosure norms for AI-generated content, proposes tweaks to IT rules
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed an amendment to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital M...
Expert Explains | Why China’s new Atlas drone swarm system could worry India and the world
In late March 2026, China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) publicly demonstrated the Atlas drone swarm operations system — a mobile, vehicle-mounted platform...
RBI issues consolidated directions on Digital Payments – E-mandate framework, 2026
The Reserve Bank issued consolidated directions titled "Digital Payments – E-mandate Framework, 2026," bringing all existing instructions on recurring electr...
CSIR-IICT scientists demonstrate green biofuel route from sugarcane waste
Scientists at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad, demonstrated an improved Catalytic Hydrothermal Liquefaction (HTL) pro...
In Focus podcast | Can a cancer therapy help treat autoimmune diseases?
CAR-T (Chimeric Antigen Receptor T) cell therapy, which has revolutionised the treatment of certain blood cancers, is now demonstrating significant clinical ...
India’s forests could nearly double carbon storage by 2100, study finds
A study published in the journal Nature Climate Change projects that if India achieves its National Forest Policy targets, the country's forests could store ...
Space traffic rises: Isro performed record 140 collision-avoidance manoeuvres in 2025
The Indian Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR) 2025, released by ISRO, revealed that ISRO conducted a record 140 collision-avoidance manoeuvres in 20...
Chips to ships: PM Modi and President Lee Unveil vision to double trade, launch ‘digital bridge’ between India and South Korea
During South Korean President Lee Jae-myung's state visit to India (April 20–22, 2026), both countries launched the "India–Korea Digital Bridge" — a structur...
Why India believes a 3D glass semiconductor project is its most important chip bet
India is backing an indigenously relevant 3D glass semiconductor packaging technology, with its first advanced 3D chip packaging unit being established in Bh...
India leads in AI talent, but also brain drain & anxiety, says Stanford’s AI index report
Stanford University's 2026 AI Index Report identifies India as the world's second-largest source of top AI talent globally, with approximately 50,460 leading...
Fish waste finds new life as high-value biomedical material
Scientists at ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (ICAR-CIFT), Kochi, have developed a patent-pending process to extract high-value biomedical mat...
ISRO, TIFR sign MoU for collaboration in space science, tech, exploration
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on April 20, 2...
Ingenuity, the helicopter that flew over Mars
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, which completed its 72nd and final flight on January 18, 2024, is being studied as a model for the next generation of plane...
Odisha kicks off India’s 1st 3D chip packaging plant
The foundation stone for India's first advanced 3D glass semiconductor chip packaging unit was laid on April 19, 2026, at Info Valley, Bhubaneswar, Odisha — ...
Armed Forces eye biogas, solar to cut fuel use amid West Asia crisis
The Indian armed forces are actively exploring biogas and solar power projects on unused defence land to reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels, with a pil...
Gene drives and malaria: how altered mosquitoes could reshape disease control
Scientists are advancing gene drive technology as a potential tool to eliminate or reduce populations of malaria-carrying *Anopheles* mosquitoes by spreading...
From lab to market: IISc team, surgeon develop dissolving stent to cut 2nd surgeries
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, in collaboration with a clinical surgeon, have developed a biodegradable (dissolving) stent...