Science & Technology
Space, defence tech, biotechnology and digital infrastructure
Highlights: India, Nordic nations agree to elevate ties to Green Technology and Innovation Strategic Partnership
At the third India-Nordic Summit held in Oslo on May 19, 2026, India and the five Nordic nations — Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden — agreed to ...
Coal gasification can raise India's resource security amid decarbonisation uncertainties: Report
A report by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) identified coal gasification as a strategic tool for India to reduce import dependence in the steel sector...
Supreme Court asks MeitY to examine PIL seeking recovery or destruction of stolen personal data of citizens on foreign servers
The Supreme Court, in a bench comprising the Chief Justice and two other justices, heard a PIL filed by a cybersecurity professional seeking court interventi...
WHO evaluates vaccines, treatments for Ebola outbreak
On May 17, 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergen...
Maharashtra signs 25,400 MW nuclear MoUs, triple India’s existing atomic capacity
Maharashtra signed Memorandums of Understanding with four major private conglomerates — Reliance Industries, Adani Power, NTPC Ltd, and Lalitpur Power Genera...
India notifies standards for petrol with up to 30% ethanol amid energy crisis
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has notified fuel specifications for petrol blended with up to 30% ethanol, establishing standard IS 19850:2026, which c...
Can India’s waste solve its energy crisis? Diving into bioenergy technologies
India's growing energy security concerns have intensified focus on bioenergy technologies that convert agricultural residue, food waste, sewage sludge, and o...
US pharma co denied patent on hepatitis C combo therapy
The Indian Patent Office rejected a patent application filed by US pharmaceutical company AbbVie for its hepatitis C combination therapy glecaprevir/pibrenta...
India, Norway elevate ties to Green Strategic Partnership, ink pacts on space, health, digital development
India and Norway elevated their bilateral relationship to a "Green Strategic Partnership" on May 18, 2026, during a state visit to Oslo. A Memorandum of Unde...
Indian scientists create world’s first AI-designed gene editor for crops
Indian scientists have developed and validated a suite of plant genome-editing tools based on OpenCRISPR-1 (OC1), an AI-generated RNA-guided nuclease — marki...
IISc study says Namma Metro Blue Line can run entirely on solar power
A techno-economic study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), conducted in collaboration with the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limite...
U.S. nuclear industry delegation meets Jitendra Singh, explores private investment avenues in India
A high-level US industry delegation comprising representatives from the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) ...
Why has the WHO declared a PHEIC over the Ebola outbreak in Africa ?
On 16 May 2026, the World Health Organization declared the Ebola Disease Virus epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Hea...
India should increase investment in R&D to 2 per cent of GDP: Niti Aayog
Niti Aayog released a report titled "Ease of Doing Research & Development in India — Removing Obstacles, Promoting Enablers," recommending that India raise i...
Boost for tech, trade & defence as India, Sweden become ‘strategic partners’
India and Sweden elevated their bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership on May 17, 2026, during a summit in Gothenburg, adopting a Joint Action Pla...
India, Netherlands seal historic 17-pact strategic partnership on chips, defence
India and the Netherlands formally elevated their bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership on May 16, 2026, during high-level talks held at the Cats...
Chips to clean energy, India and the Netherlands upgrade ties
An Indian Prime Minister visited the Netherlands in May 2026, where bilateral ties were formally elevated to a Strategic Partnership, backed by 17 agreements...
The latest Ebola outbreak is now a global health emergency. Do we have a cure yet?
On 17 May 2026, the WHO Director-General declared the Ebola disease epidemic caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and...
Experts Explain | Make in India in defence sector: Challenges, bottlenecks, and the way forward
Despite a 34-fold surge in defence exports over the past decade, structural bottlenecks continue to constrain India's ability to transition from a net defenc...
Modi hails 17 new agreements, says India-Netherlands ties will gain ‘unparalleled momentum’
During the India-Netherlands state visit on 16–17 May 2026, two headline outcomes stood out: the signing of an MoU between Tata Electronics and ASML for Indi...