Science & Technology
Space, defence tech, biotechnology and digital infrastructure
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...
Flight-test of indigenous, long-range land attack cruise missile successful
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a flight test of the indigenous Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LR...
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-...
The worries in India’s push beyond E20 fuel — and the lessons it can take from Brazil
India has achieved its Ethanol Blending Programme (EBP) target of 20% ethanol in petrol (E20) ahead of the revised deadline of Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025...
Phase 2 of ballistic missile defence completed, India in elite group with capability to neutralise ICBMs
India successfully completed the final development trials of its multi-layered Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Phase 2 system, conducting three consecutive f...
DRDO demonstrates the nation’s next-gen defence capabilities
DRDO conducted three consecutive flight-tests on June 10–11, 2026, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, Odisha, to demonstrate a suite of next-...
Raksha Mantri inaugurates an Advanced Weapon System Complex at DRDL, Hyderabad
An Advanced Weapon System Complex was inaugurated at the Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), part of the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex in ...
Our indigenous air defence shield Project Kusha will be a game changer, says Rajnath Singh
The Defence Minister, speaking at a defence event in Hyderabad at the inauguration of the Advanced Weapon System Complex at the Defence Research and Developm...