Science & Technology
Space, defence tech, biotechnology and digital infrastructure
India on e-wheels: Electrification of vehicles can prevent 1.7 million premature deaths in country
A new study, "Health benefits of zero-emission transport through 2050," models a scenario in which all new vehicles sold in India are zero-emission by 2045 a...
Why rising project costs for nuclear power matter for India’s clean energy plans
Cost estimates for the four new Russian-designed reactors being added at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) in Tamil Nadu have risen sharply, with re...
Why is it difficult to contain the growing Ebola outbreak in DRC? | Explained
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ministry of Public Health declared an Ebola disease outbreak in Ituri Province (Mongbwalu and Rwampara health zones) i...
How transmission bottlenecks are threatening India’s renewable energy projects
India's renewable energy (RE) capacity addition is outpacing the transmission infrastructure needed to evacuate and deliver that power, resulting in signific...
What are IN-SPACe re-entry guidelines | Explained
The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) has published India's first dedicated authorisation framework governing the atmospher...
ISRO & Japanese scientists review mission Chandrayaan-5 preparation
Scientists and engineers from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) met in Bengaluru for a technica...
CDSCO issues guidance clarifying regulatory pathway for AI, software-based medical devices
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) issued a guidance document clarifying how software-based medical devices, including AI-enabled produc...
Navy launches ASW shallow watercraft Machilipatnam at Cochin shipyard
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) launched Machilipatnam, the seventh of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) being built for the Indian Na...
India's mobile phone exports jump 165-fold in a decade to ₹2.59 lakh crore: Govt
The government informed Parliament that India's mobile phone exports have risen roughly 165-fold over the past decade, from about ₹1,500 crore in 2014-15 to ...
Cochin Shipyard launches anti-submarine warfare ship for Indian Navy
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) launched Machilipatnam, the seventh of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) being built for the Indian Na...
IN-SPACe issues guidelines for planned re-entry of space objects
IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre) issued a dedicated set of norms, guidelines and procedures for the "planned re-entry of s...
Centre may table bill to make deepfakes, digital arrest separate offences
The government indicated that a draft bill is being prepared to make "digital arrest" scams and AI-generated deepfakes distinct, standalone criminal offences...
India curtails 8,133 GWh of solar power as grid struggles to absorb excess daytime supply
India curtailed (held back) approximately 8,133 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of solar power during the April-June quarter, as the electricity grid struggled to absor...
India curtailed 8,133 GWh solar power in Q1 to ‘maintain grid security’: Centre informs Parliament
The government informed Parliament that 8,133 GWh of solar power generation was curtailed (held back from the grid) during the April-June quarter Monthly cur...
US, India expanding cooperation in defence, civil nuclear sector, says senior US official
A senior US official stated that defence and civil nuclear cooperation between India and the United States is expanding, alongside the adoption of trusted AI...
Govt mulls PM Surya Ghar 2.0 with battery storage, shared rooftop solar
The government is considering a second phase of the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, referred to as PM Surya Ghar 2.0 The proposed expansion would extend ce...
Indian Railways developing Kavach 5.0 for Mumbai’s suburban network to enhance train safety
Indian Railways is developing Kavach 5.0, a variant of the indigenous train protection system tailored specifically for Mumbai's suburban rail network The su...
India allows use of ammonia in agriculture to cut import dependence in Urea
A move to permit the direct use of ammonia in agriculture, rather than only as an input for manufacturing urea, is being taken up to reduce India's dependenc...
India begins to China-proof its infra push after the TBM shock
India is accelerating efforts to localise the manufacturing of mining and construction equipment, including tunnel boring machines (TBMs), after Chinese expo...
Can quantum computing make AI better at designing cancer vaccines? A scientist explains
Researchers have demonstrated a hybrid quantum-classical AI system aimed at improving the design of peptides used in personalized cancer vaccines and immunot...