Science & Technology
Space, defence tech, biotechnology and digital infrastructure
DME Technology: How fuel developed in India may help reduce LPG dependence
The West Asia crisis has revived attention on Dimethyl Ether (DME) — an indigenous alternative cooking fuel developed by CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (C...
NASA space launch: Artemis 2 rocket roll-out tonight! 5 big updates on moon mission
NASA began rolling out the Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on the night ...
Rajnath Singh calls for mission-mode push to make India global drone manufacturing hub by 2030
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called for a mission-mode push to make India a global hub of indigenous drone manufacturing by 2030, emphasising self-reliance...
India needs $2.2 trillion investment in power sector over next 20 years: Power Secy
Union Power Secretary Pankaj Agarwal stated that India will require approximately $2.2 trillion in power sector investment over the next two decades to meet ...
CSIR-NGRI, SRI partner to advance geothermal energy exploration
The CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (CSIR-NGRI), Hyderabad, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Shri Ram Institute for Indus...
RNFI introduces cardless cash withdrawals via UPI QR with Jio Payments Bank
RNFI Services Limited (operating through its fintech platform Relipay) announced a nationwide rollout of UPI QR-based cardless cash withdrawal services in pa...
World Happiness Report 2026: The social media and happiness connect
The World Happiness Report 2026 ranked India 116th out of approximately 143 countries, an improvement of two places from 118th in 2025 and up from 126th in 2...
India weighs joining European sixth-generation fighter jet programmes FCAS or GCAP
India is actively weighing the option of joining one of two European sixth-generation fighter jet programmes: France-Germany-Spain's Future Combat Air System...
2-3 drones sighted along India’s border every day: Parliament panel report
A parliamentary standing committee report, drawing on Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) data, reveals that 2-3 drones are sighted along India's borders every da...
We have order for supplying 34 Dhruv, 180 Tejas Mk1A, 156 Prachand: HAL to Par panel on defence
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) informed a parliamentary standing committee on defence that it holds current orders for 34 Dhruv advanced light helicopte...
Parliament watch: Lok Sabha clears Rs 53 lakh crore spending via guillotine; no PLI payouts for solar firms, uranium projects await clearances
Lok Sabha passed the Demands for Grants for all ministries totalling over ₹53 lakh crore for Union Budget 2026-27 using the guillotine procedure on March 18,...
India extends domestic sourcing mandate to solar wafers, ingots for RE projects. How this aims at curbing Chinese imports
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) framework to include solar ingots and wafer...
Large Hadron Collider discovers a new particle
The LHCb (Large Hadron Collider beauty) experiment at CERN has discovered a new subatomic particle named "Xi-cc-plus" (Ξcc+), making it the 80th particle ide...
India's semiconductor market to reach $300 billion by 2035: Deloitte report
A Deloitte report titled "Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Predictions 2026" projects India's semiconductor market will grow from approximately $45–...
Science & tech ministry approves setting up of quantum teaching facilities at 23 institutions
The Ministry of Science and Technology approved the establishment of quantum technology teaching facilities and undergraduate laboratories at 23 academic ins...
Explained: The growing ambit of India’s online censorship mechanism
India's online content-blocking mechanism has expanded significantly beyond the centralised Section 69A pathway (Ministry-level blocking orders) to include a...
India's cheap weight-loss drugs could reshape global obesity fight
The patent on semaglutide — the active ingredient in blockbuster obesity and diabetes drugs Ozempic and Wegovy — expired in India on March 20, 2026, triggeri...
Can the Strait of Hormuz blockade break the Internet?
For the first time in history, both the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea are simultaneously effectively closed to commercial maritime traffic, disrupting two...
US securities regulator issues long-awaited crypto guidance
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), under Chair Paul Atkins, issued its first comprehensive guidance clarifying how federal securities laws appl...
EXCLUSIVE | Centre looks to empower more ministries to block social media content
The Centre is exploring amending the IT Rules framework to allow ministries beyond MeitY (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) to directly iss...