Science & Technology
Space, defence tech, biotechnology and digital infrastructure
What Iran’s drone blitz says about the future of warfare
Iran has deployed mass drone swarms — primarily variants of its Shahed-series loitering munitions — in its military campaign against US and Israeli targets i...
India's carbon emissions in 2025 grew at slowest rate in two decades: CREA analysis
India's carbon dioxide emissions grew by just 0.7% in 2025, the slowest rate of increase in over two decades, excluding the pandemic year 2020, according to ...
Develop indigenous Web browser, grab cash prizes
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched the Indian Web Browser Development Challenge (IWBDC), offering a total prize pool of ...
RBI plans shared liability for digital frauds, pushes open card ecosystem in Vision 2028
The Reserve Bank of India's Payments Vision 2028 proposes a shared responsibility framework for unauthorised digital payment transactions, distributing liabi...
Verdict holding Meta, YouTube accountable for addiction could encourage responsible design
A California jury on March 25, 2026 found Meta and Google (YouTube) negligent and liable in a landmark trial, ruling that their platforms were deliberately d...
AI is giving bad advice to flatter its users, says new study on dangers of overly agreeable chatbots
A major study published in the journal Science in March 2026, testing 11 leading AI systems (including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek), found that all...
ICAR-IVRI ranked in QS World University Rankings 2026, placed in 51–100 band for veterinary science
For the first time, two ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) institutions have secured places in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, ...
China's top chipmaker has supplied chipmaking tech to Iran military, U.S. officials say
Two senior Trump administration officials disclosed on March 26, 2026 that SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation) — China's largest chi...
The recipe behind China’s EV boom: Technology over price
BYD, China's leading electric vehicle manufacturer and the world's top EV seller in 2025, has stated that meaningful global competition in the EV sector lies...
U.S. judge blocks Pentagon's Anthropic blacklisting for now
A US federal judge (Judge Rita Lin) issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Pentagon's (Department of Defense) order blacklisting AI company Anthropic f...
Govt asks auto industry to optimise production as Iran war hurts energy supplies
India's Ministry of Heavy Industries issued an advisory to the automobile industry on March 25, 2026, urging companies to optimise production, shift factory ...
Mosquitoes carrying malaria are evolving more quickly than insecticides can kill them — researchers pinpoint how
A new study published in the journal Science analysed over 1,000 genomes of Anopheles darlingi — South America's primary malaria vector — from 16 locations a...
Army puts to test its new ‘Shaurya’ drone squadron for tank units
The Indian Army has operationalised dedicated drone units called 'Shaurya Squadrons' and embedded them directly within armoured (tank) regiments. The squadro...
Relying on limited number of launch pads for rockets poses operational risks: panel
A parliamentary panel has flagged the operational risks posed by India's reliance on a single spaceport — the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) at Sriharikot...
India has begun process to take a leap from 5G to 6G: Scindia
Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia announced that India has formally begun the process of transitioning from 5G to 6G technology, positio...
Researchers use deep transfer learning to study nest site fidelity in painted stork in Delhi zoo
A study published on March 1, 2026 in the journal Royal Society Open Science has demonstrated that deep transfer learning — a form of artificial intelligence...
Ragam-26 fest begins at NIT-C
Ragam-26, the annual inter-college cultural festival of the National Institute of Technology Calicut (NIT-C), commenced at the NIT Calicut campus in Kozhikod...
New India bill to amend transgender rights sparks protests
Parliament passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, with the Rajya Sabha clearing it on March 25 after the Lok Sabha passe...
Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: 890 candidates in the fray in Kerala as deadline for withdrawal of nominations ends
With the last date for withdrawal of nominations (March 26, 2026 at 3 PM), the final candidate count for the Kerala Assembly Elections 2026 settled at 890 af...
British Airways adds extra flights to Delhi, Mumbai
British Airways announced the addition of extra flights to Delhi and Mumbai, expanding its Indian operations during the peak travel season (April–May 2026). ...