Science & Technology
Space, defence tech, biotechnology and digital infrastructure
Tamil Nadu’s AVGC-XR policy aims for creative boom
The Government of Tamil Nadu has formally approved its AVGC-XR Policy 2026, a five-year framework to build the state into a national hub for Animation, Visua...
Study suggests protein in egg whites may provide scalable, effective solution against forever chemicals
Researchers at North Dakota State University (NDSU), in collaboration with the University of Central Florida and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EP...
Researchers discover chemical reaction that opens new avenues in drug development, protein science
Researchers led by Professor Justin Chalker at Flinders University (Australia), in collaboration with scientists from the University of Liverpool and interna...
NASA says it’s ready to go back to the moon for the first time in 50 years
NASA's Artemis II mission (April 1–11, 2026) was the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in December 1972 — a gap of 54 years. The mis...
Maharashtra to use AI to boost freshwater fisheries output; ₹1,024-crore scheme launched
Maharashtra has launched the Chief Minister Matsyasampada Yojana — a ₹1,024-crore scheme covering 28 initiatives (6 at state level, 19 at district level) to ...
India, US on the heels of finalising a critical minerals agreement, ‘big announcement in few months’, says Sergio Gor
India and the United States have agreed on the "broad parameters" of a critical minerals agreement, with US Ambassador Sergio Gor confirming at the India Tod...
Technology adoption and improved seed varieties boost India’s wheat & rice production
Union Agriculture Minister Bhagirath Choudhary stated in Parliament that wheat and rice production has been boosted through high-yielding climate-resilient v...
Rare thread-legged assassin bug ‘missing’ for 100 years rediscovered in limestone caves in the Andamans
Scientists have rediscovered Myiophanes kempi, a rare thread-legged assassin bug from the subfamily Emesinae (family Reduviidae), approximately 100 years aft...
Counting the glow: India’s first firefly checklist reveals 92 species
Scientists published India's first comprehensive checklist of fireflies in the journal Zootaxa, documenting 92 species across 27 genera from records spanning...
Second edition of Puducherry Bird Atlas records 33,000 birds, 174 species
The second edition of the Puducherry Bird Atlas has been released, recording 33,000 individual birds across 174 species in the Union Territory of Puducherry,...
The norm in global AI governance right now is performance and scale; India can rewrite that
Analysts and policy experts have observed that the dominant norm in global AI governance frameworks is currently performance and scale — the ability to build...
Stronger air defence takeaway for India from West Asia conflict: Ex IAF chief
A former Chief of Air Staff highlighted that the most significant strategic takeaway for India from the West Asia conflict (Israel-Iran exchanges, Houthi dro...
Ukraine opens battlefield data access to allies' AI models
Ukraine approved a resolution in March 2026 creating a framework under which international partners and allied defence companies gain access to its vast trov...
Global EV registrations drop 11% in February as China sales plunge 3%
Global electric vehicle (EV) registrations declined 11% in February 2025 compared to the previous month, falling to approximately 1 million units — the lowes...
NASA clears its Artemis 2 moon rocket for April launch with four astronauts
NASA completed a Flight Readiness Review (FRR) in early March 2026 and cleared the Artemis II mission for launch no earlier than April 1, 2026, after resolvi...
Experts clash over HALEU-Th fuel for Indian nuclear reactors
A debate has emerged among nuclear scientists and policymakers over a proposal to use HALEU-Thorium (HALEU-Th) fuel — specifically a commercial product calle...
Electrifying industrial heat as a path to India’s thermal independence
A growing body of research and policy commentary argues that electrifying industrial process heat — replacing fossil fuel combustion in factories with electr...
When GPS lies at sea: How electronic warfare is threatening ships and their crews
GPS interference at sea has reached alarming levels: Lloyd's List Intelligence recorded 1,735 GPS interference events affecting 655 vessels between early 202...
Defence Forces Vision 2047 calls for space, cyber command and drone force
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally released the document "Defence Forces Vision 2047: A Roadmap for a Future-Ready Indian Military" on March 10, 2026. T...
Supreme Court to look into what constitutes ‘personal data’ in DPDP laws
On March 12, 2026, the Supreme Court issued notice to the Union of India on a Public Interest Litigation challenging the Digital Personal Data Protection (DP...