Science & Technology
Space, defence tech, biotechnology and digital infrastructure
U.S.-led Pax Silica a step towards digital colonialism, says Congress MP in Rajya Sabha
Senior Congress MP Digvijaya Singh raised a Zero Hour notice in the Rajya Sabha on March 23, 2026, warning the government against unconditional membership of...
“TDB-DST supports Indigenous Cybersecurity Solution for Secure Data Transfer Across Air-Gapped Networks”
The Technology Development Board (TDB), under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), has extended financial support to Matisoft Cyber Security Labs ...
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: USE OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY IN J&K
In a response to a Parliament question, the government detailed the wide range of space technology applications being deployed in Jammu & Kashmir, covering d...
India’s largest pregnancy cohort study of 12,000 women to develop AI-driven solutions for preterm births: Dr. Jitendra Singh
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh announced that India's largest pregnancy cohort study — the GARBH-INi initiative — has enrolled 12,000 women and is develop...
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: SPACE DOCKING TECHNOLOGY
In a parliamentary question, the government revealed that ISRO is studying two follow-on orbital docking experiments — SPADEX-2 and SPADEX-3 — building on th...
U.S. jury signals tech titans on hook for social media addiction
In a landmark trial underway in Los Angeles, a jury deliberating on the first "bellwether" social media addiction case sent the judge a query (March 21, 2026...
SoftBank plans massive U.S. power plant for AI data centres
SoftBank Group announced plans to build a $33.3 billion gas-fired power plant at the US Department of Energy's Portsmouth site in Piketon, Ohio, to power AI ...
Two co-founders of CoinDCX crypto exchange held on charges of fraud
Co-founders of CoinDCX — India's largest cryptocurrency exchange — Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal were arrested by Thane police following an FIR registere...
Tencent integrates WeChat with OpenClaw AI agent amid China tech battle
Tencent launched ClawBot, a tool that integrates its WeChat messaging platform with OpenClaw — an open-source AI agent capable of performing tasks like file ...
How birds are spreading plastic pollution
Scientists have for the first time quantified the process by which gulls and other waterbirds transport plastic waste from landfills and waste treatment site...
How agriPV can turn India’s farms into dual-purpose powerhouses
India's push to achieve 300 GW of installed solar capacity by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2070 is creating land-use conflicts, since large utility-scale s...
Indian Veterinary Research Institute produces calves of prized Sahiwal indigenous breed using advanced reproductive technologies
ICAR–Indian Veterinary Research Institute (ICAR-IVRI), Izatnagar, Bareilly, has produced five healthy Sahiwal calves using a combination of three advanced as...
Are we in a paradigm shift in our #endTB response?
A growing body of evidence and public health commentary is highlighting that India's TB elimination effort requires a dual approach — addressing both medical...
Alert issued against Nipah in Kerala from April to September
Health authorities in Kerala have issued a seasonal alert against Nipah virus, warning that the April-to-September window represents the highest risk period ...
'Biggest infiltrator is PM': Mamata at Eid meet
New scientific evidence has reinforced the presence of thick water ice deposits on the Moon, particularly inside permanently shadowed craters near the lunar ...
Japan could consider Hormuz minesweeping if ceasefire reached, says Foreign Minister Motegi
Japan's Foreign Minister indicated Japan could consider participating in minesweeping operations in the Strait of Hormuz, contingent on a ceasefire in the on...
Qatar helicopter crashes after 'technical malfunction': Ministry
A Qatar military helicopter crashed in the regional territorial waters of Qatar following a reported technical malfunction during routine duty. The crash was...
House panel expresses concern over the rising level of groundwater contamination, asks govt to use AI, latest tech to combat it
A Parliamentary Standing Committee expressed serious concern over the rising level of groundwater contamination across India and directed the government to d...
Tehran’s longest-range missile attack yet: Why Diego Garcia matters — explained
Iran fired two ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, a joint US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean, marking the longest-range offensive strike ever attempted...
Wastewater study exposes scale of Antimicrobial Resistance in major Indian cities
A two-year metagenomic study of urban wastewater published in Nature Communications mapped antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes across 19 sites in Delhi, Mum...