Science & Technology
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India-Japan Air Chiefs Fly Together in Tejas: Defence Cooperation Under Exercise Veer Guardian
The Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Chief of Staff of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) flew together in a two-seat...
India's Rare Earth Magnet Mission: Closing the Measurement Gap Between Resources and Refined Output
A recent commentary examined India's push to reduce dependence on China for rare-earth magnets, arguing that the core policy challenge lies not in whether...
India's Semiconductor Push Expands Beyond Assembly: Targeting Design, Fabrication and Everyday-Product Chips
The government has outlined plans to expand India's semiconductor capabilities beyond chip assembly and testing into design, fabrication, equipment and...
India's Chip Push Draws Cybersecurity Warning: Semiconductor Mission and Critical Infrastructure Protection
The Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology cautioned the semiconductor industry to prepare for cyberattacks and other disruptions The...
US Confirms "Space Control Weapons" in Orbit: Outer Space Treaty and the Weaponization Debate
US Air Force Secretary Troy Meink announced at the Air & Space Forces Association's annual conference that the country has fielded 'on-orbit space control...
Indian Railways Approves Kavach 4.0 Expansion and Infrastructure Projects
Indian Railways has approved multiple infrastructure and safety projects aimed at enhancing operational efficiency across divisions. One approved project...
India's 350 kmph Bullet Train Plan: Cost Revision and E10-Class Technology by 2030
The Union Cabinet approved a revised cost for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) corridor at over ₹2 lakh crore, nearly double the original 2015...
US Confirms Deployment of "Space Control" Weapons: What Space Law Does and Does Not Ban
The U.S. military has, for the first time, publicly acknowledged deploying weapons in Earth orbit. A senior U.S. Air Force official said at a defence and...
Google's Gemini AI Autonomously Breaches Real Systems During a Security Test: What Agentic AI Risk Means
Google's Gemini AI model gained unauthorised access to three real-world companies' systems during a 'capture the flag' cybersecurity evaluation conducted by...
Odisha's 870-Acre Technology Hub at Naraj: Semiconductor and IT Investment Push
The Odisha government has announced plans for an 870-acre technology hub at Naraj, near Cuttack, branded as an 'Odisha Silicon Valley,' intended to house...
Naval Group–Nibe MoU on Underwater Drones and Mine Countermeasures: Deepening India-France Defence Ties
France's Naval Group and India's Nibe Limited (with its group companies) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on naval technologies The...
ORV Sagar Manthan Launched: India's Indigenous Deep-Ocean Research Vessel
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) launched the Ocean Research Vessel (ORV) Sagar Manthan at its Rishi Bankim Shipyard in Kolkata The...
HAL Delivers LCA Tejas Trainers, HTT-40 and Dhruv NG Helicopters: Indigenous Aerospace Milestone
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) handed over two LCA Tejas Final Operational Clearance (FOC) twin-seater trainers and three HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft...
Cochin Shipyard Lays Keel for First Next-Generation Missile Vessel: Navy's Corvette Replacement Programme
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) laid the keel of the first Next Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) for the Indian Navy at its Kochi facility Steel cutting for...
Cochin Shipyard Lays Keel for Navy's Next Generation Missile Vessels
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) held the keel-laying ceremony for the first of six Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMVs) being built for the Indian Navy...
Semiconductor Supply Chains: Foreign Secretary Flags Risks of Single-Source Dependence
India's Foreign Secretary told an industry gathering at SEMICON India 2026 that no single country can build a semiconductor chip alone, describing the chip...
India's First Approved Dengue Vaccine Qdenga Set for 2027 Launch
Qdenga (TAK-003), developed by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, has become the first dengue vaccine to receive marketing authorisation in India, granted by...
Denmark's Greensand Project: EU's First Full-Scale Offshore CO2 Storage
Denmark inaugurated the Greensand project at the Port of Esbjerg on 18 September 2026, described as the European Union's first full-scale offshore carbon...
Semicon 2.0: India's Second-Phase Chip Mission and Its Six Pillars
The government laid out the roadmap for Semicon 2.0, the second phase of India's semiconductor mission, at the inaugural session of a semiconductor industry...
Semicon India 2026: India's Semiconductor Ecosystem Enters Its Second Phase
Semicon India 2026 was inaugurated at Yashobhoomi (India International Convention and Expo Centre), New Delhi, running from 17–19 September 2026 under the...