Science & Technology
Space, defence tech, biotechnology and digital infrastructure
Scientists grow chickpeas in simulated moon soil for future lunar farms
Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have successfully grown chickpeas (Cicer arietinum, variety "Myles") in simulated lunar regolith — soil-like ...
Artificial intelligence in Indian agriculture: The bus India cannot afford to miss
India is accelerating its transition to AI-driven agriculture through two flagship digital infrastructure initiatives: AgriStack (the foundational data layer...
I-T Dept expands reporting framework by including crypto, CBDC
The Ministry of Finance's Department of Revenue issued a notification on March 5, 2026 amending Income Tax Rules 114F, 114G, and 114H to expand the reporting...
Karnataka Budget 2026: Aerospace common facility, flight training school to be set up
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presented the Karnataka State Budget 2026-27 with significant allocations for aerospace and aviation infrastructure. A flight tra...
Meta to allow AI rivals on WhatsApp in bid to stave off EU action
Meta agreed to support rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp in Europe for 12 months starting March 2026, after the European Commission threatened interim measures t...
Japan approves stem-cell treatment for Parkinson's in world first
Japan's health ministry gave conditional approval to Amchepry, a stem cell-based treatment for Parkinson's disease developed by pharmaceutical company Sumito...
Pentagon says it is labeling AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk ’effective immediately’
The Pentagon officially designated AI company Anthropic and its products as a "supply chain risk" effective immediately on March 5, 2026, following through o...
Karnataka says it will ban social media for children under-16
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced during the state's 2026 budget presentation that Karnataka would ban social media for children under 16 years...
Australia forces porn sites to block under-18s from March 9
Australia began enforcing mandatory age verification for pornographic websites from 9 March 2026, requiring users to prove they are over 18 before accessing ...
Amit Shah unveils mascots ‘Pragati’ and ‘Vikas’ for India’s first digital Census
Union Home Minister Amit Shah soft-launched four digital platforms and unveiled two official mascots — "Pragati" (female) and "Vikas" (male) — for India's fi...
Amit Shah unveils ‘Pragati’, ‘Vikas’ — mascots for Census 2027
Union Home Minister Amit Shah soft-launched four digital platforms and unveiled two official mascots — "Pragati" (female enumerator) and "Vikas" (male enumer...
Preventing diabetes before birth, to offer hope for future generations
A shift in strategy for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) screening has been advocated: moving intervention from the conventional second trimester to the f...
With digitalisation and sustainability in focus, India, Finland elevate bilateral ties to strategic partnership
India and Finland elevated bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership in Digitalisation and Sustainability during Finnish President Alexander Stubb's visit to...
Scientists successfully grow chickpeas in ‘moon dirt’ — How do they taste?
Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University successfully grew and harvested chickpeas in simulated lunar soil (regolith simul...
Fitness Certificates only at designated RTO locations geo-fenced through mVahan app
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has mandated that fitness certificates for commercial vehicles will now be issued only at designated RTO ...
Medical colleges asked to link patients’ digital health records
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed all medical college hospitals to integrate digital health records of every patient — OPD visits, emergency...
ACTREC working on app to help assess risk of breast, oral, gall bladder cancers
The Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), the R&D wing of Tata Memorial Centre, is developing a mobile application to ass...
BEL, Bellatrix Aerospace sign MoU to develop technologies for VLEO
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Bengaluru-based startup Bellatrix Aerospace signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly design, develop, and m...
BEL, Bellatrix ink pact to develop very low Earth orbit satellite systems
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), India's defence electronics major, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bengaluru-based space technology startup...
What are ‘gravity bombs’, which the US is planning to shift to in Iran?
The US is reportedly shifting towards the use of gravity bombs, including bunker-busting variants, in its military operations against Iranian nuclear facilit...