Science & Technology
Space, defence tech, biotechnology and digital infrastructure
International Malaria Conference 2026 Emphasises Global Collaboration to Accelerate Malaria Elimination
The International Malaria Conference (IMC) 2026, themed "Discovery, Development, and Delivery: Driving Malaria Elimination and Beyond," concluded in New Delh...
AIIMS, Isro ink space medicine pact
AIIMS New Delhi and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 9 March 2026 to collaborate on space medicine...
India should partner with Japan in its mobility, clean energy journey: NITI Aayog member
NITI Aayog member V.K. Saraswat, speaking at the Japan-India Mobility Summit 2026 in Bengaluru (9 March 2026), stated that India and Japan bring "deeply comp...
Why algorithmic sovereignty should be India’s top priority
A commentary argues that "algorithmic sovereignty" — the ability of a nation to independently develop, deploy, and govern its AI systems — should be India's ...
Nasscom calls for strengthening operational, cyber resilience amid evolving West Asia situation
Nasscom — India's apex body for the IT and IT-enabled services (ITeS) industry — issued a formal advisory to member companies urging heightened vigilance and...
Global Graphene meet opens with focus on next-gen materials
The first International Conference and Expo on Graphene and 2D Materials (GraphIN 2026) was held in Kochi, Kerala from March 9–12, 2026, positioning India at...
Anthropic sues Trump administration seeking to undo ‘supply chain risk’ designation
Anthropic, a leading US AI safety company and maker of the Claude AI model, filed two federal lawsuits against the Trump administration on March 9, 2026, aft...
74,000 deaths: why the HPV vaccine is necessary in India
India accounts for approximately 132,000 new cervical cancer cases and 74,000 deaths annually — nearly one-third of global cervical cancer mortality — making...
UV camera snaps treetops glowing as thunderstorm passed overhead
Researchers, for the first time in natural outdoor conditions, filmed and documented corona discharges emanating from treetops during a thunderstorm, using a...
Kerala brings out Cyber Safety Protocol in public schools amid AI surge
Kerala released the Cyber Safety Protocol 2026, a comprehensive framework developed by the Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) — the te...
The many and varied medical uses of the placenta
Research and clinical application of placental tissue — long discarded as medical waste — is expanding rapidly into regenerative medicine, wound healing, and...
Solex Energy says its 3.78-GW solar module facility gets ALMM approval
Solex Energy Limited has received approval for its 3.78 GW solar photovoltaic module manufacturing capacity under the Approved List of Models and Manufacture...
Commercial space stations the next big thing in space
As the International Space Station (ISS) approaches its planned decommissioning around 2030, a new era of commercially owned and operated space stations is e...
OpenAI robotics manager resigns over Pentagon deal
OpenAI announced a classified deal with the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) on February 28, 2026, allowing the Pentagon access to OpenAI's AI models with...
China warns of global chip shortages as Nexperia dispute escalates again
A dispute escalated between China and the United Kingdom over the forced divestment of Nexperia's Newport Wafer Fab (NWF) in Wales — the UK's largest chip ma...
Fake AI satellite imagery spurs US-Iran war disinformation
During the 2026 US-Iran conflict, AI-generated fake satellite imagery depicting military installations and strike damage was widely circulated on social medi...
VPNs up, porn websites down as Australia brings in new online age-restrictions
Australia's Online Safety Act provisions mandating age verification for adult content websites came into force on March 9, 2026, requiring all adult sites se...
ISRO and ESA sign agreement for Earth Observation missions
On March 4, 2026, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the European Space Agency (ESA) signed a formal arrangement for joint calibration, valida...
Anthropic to fight US govt in court over ‘supply-chain risk’ label: Behind the standoff, and what it means for Claude AI
The US Department of War formally designated Anthropic — maker of the Claude AI model — as a "supply-chain risk" in letters dated March 3, 2026, invoking the...
Why India’s ‘leaky pipeline’ in research is unlike the rest of the world
A detailed analysis of India's "leaky pipeline" problem in research reveals a stark paradox: India has the world's highest percentage of women in STEM underg...