Science & Technology
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India moves closer to opening nuclear power sector to foreign investment as AEC cleared FDI policy: Official
The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) has cleared a new Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy for the nuclear power sector, marking a significant policy shift ...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees ballistic missile tests
North Korea's supreme leadership oversaw the testing of a specialised missile warhead system, with the tests described as proof that years of dedicated resea...
Expert Explains | India’s nuclear pivot: FBRs the future, PHWRs to anchor growth until technology matures
The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, achieved first criticality on 6 April 2026 at 8:25 PM IST — a landmark event that formall...
Study assesses risks from hanging glaciers in Central Himalaya
A new study published in the journal *npj Natural Hazards* (2026) identifies 219 hanging glaciers in the Alaknanda basin of Uttarakhand (Central Himalaya), c...
Blue Origin achieves first landing of reused New Glenn rocket booster
On April 19, 2026, a heavy-lift orbital rocket successfully reflew a previously used first-stage booster for the first time, landing it on a floating autonom...
In a first, migratory honey bees get ‘warm womb’ to stay back in winters in Kashmir
Scientists at CSIR-IIIM (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine), Pulwama, have developed a scientific wint...
Four cheetahs from South Africa arrive in Bengaluru, to be housed at Bannerghatta National Park
Four cheetahs (two male, two female) from South Africa arrived at Bengaluru's Bannerghatta Biological Park on April 18, 2026, under an Animal Exchange Progra...
Centre sets up expert panel to steer AI governance framework
The Central Government has constituted a new expert panel to provide guidance on artificial intelligence governance, aimed at aligning policy across ministri...
SHANTI Act push: Atomic Energy Commission clears FDI policy, sends it for inter-ministerial consultation
The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) has cleared the FDI policy framework under the SHANTI Act and forwarded it for inter-ministerial consultation The Sustaina...
Iran war energy shock drives nuclear power plans in hard-hit Asia, Africa
The disruption to global energy supplies caused by the 2026 Iran conflict has accelerated nuclear power plans across Asia and Africa, as oil and gas shipment...
India drops proposal to mandate national ID app Aadhaar on smartphones after pushback
India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) have decided not to mandate the p...
G20 satellite expected to be launched in 2027: ISRO chief Narayanan
ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan announced that a satellite being developed collaboratively by G20 nations, under India's leadership, is expected to be launched in...
Dr. Bharti nominated to WHO’s oversight committee for neglected tropical diseases
Dr. Bharti has been nominated as an independent expert on neglected zoonotic diseases to the 18-member Global Oversight Committee (GOC) under the WHO's Negle...
Pope condemns use of AI to fuel 'polarisation, conflict, fear and violence'
Pope Leo XIV, speaking at the Catholic University of Central Africa in Yaoundé, Cameroon on April 17, 2026, condemned the use of artificial intelligence to f...
H5N1 virus detected in Hesaraghatta poultry centre near Bengaluru; no need for panic, says Dinesh Gundu Rao
H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was confirmed at the state-run poultry centre in Hesaraghatta, on the outskirts of Bengaluru, Karnataka, follow...
White House to give U.S. agencies Anthropic Mythos access: Report
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) moved to provide major US federal agencies — including the Treasury, intelligence community, and CISA (...
OpenAI launches AI model GPT-Rosalind for life sciences research
OpenAI launched GPT-Rosalind, a specialised artificial intelligence model designed to support research in biochemistry, drug discovery, genomics, and transla...
OpenAI to spend more than $20 billion on Cerebras chips, receive equity stake: Report
OpenAI has agreed to spend more than $20 billion over three years on servers powered by Cerebras Systems chips, with total potential spending reaching $30 bi...
UK PM tells social media bosses to step up child online safety
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer summoned senior executives from Meta, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, Snap, and YouTube to Downing Street on April 16, 2026, to ...
‘Cruelly hot’: Japan devises new term for heatwave days
Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced the creation of a new temperature classification term — "kokusho-bi" (酷暑日), meaning "cruelly hot day" — for day...