Science & Technology
Space, defence tech, biotechnology and digital infrastructure
Quantum Secure and Adaptive Financial Ecosystem (Q-SAFE) – Setting up of an Expert Committee
The Reserve Bank of India constituted an eight-member expert committee on May 25, 2026, under the initiative "Quantum Secure and Adaptive Financial Ecosystem...
Critical minerals, AI, nuclear ties take centre stage as Jaishankar, Rubio review India-US partnership
The External Affairs Minister and the US Secretary of State held comprehensive bilateral discussions in New Delhi on May 24, 2026, covering critical minerals...
Marco Rubio meets NSA Doval, discusses defence, security and strategic tech cooperation including TRUST initiative
The US Secretary of State, who also concurrently holds the position of National Security Advisor, met with India's National Security Advisor in New Delhi to ...
Jaishankar holds talks with Rubio, reviews India-US strategic cooperation
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New Delhi on May 24, 2026, the day after Rubio's meeting with the Prime...
China to send astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landing
China unveiled the crew of its Shenzhou-23 mission on 23 May 2026, scheduled for launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the night of 24 May 2026....
Bundibugyo ebolavirus | A deadly pathogen
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) officially declared its 17th Ebola outbreak on 15 May 2026, with cases concentrated in the Rwampara, Mongwalu, and Bun...
Why SHANTI Act’s nuclear liability limits are under Supreme Court scrutiny
The Supreme Court of India is examining a public interest petition challenging the constitutional validity of provisions of the Sustainable Harnessing and Ad...
World Health Assembly recognises stroke as a public health priority for the first time
The World Health Assembly (WHA), meeting at its 79th session in Geneva on 22 May 2026, adopted the first-ever global resolution specifically recognising stro...
How DRDO’s new drone-launched missile offers precision strikes, anti-drone combat capability
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully completed the final development trials of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Prec...
India-Russia energy ties widen beyond crude to gas, nuclear and petrochemicals
India and Russia have widened the scope of their energy partnership beyond crude oil, with active discussions on liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquefied petro...
Successful test-launch of Agni-1 Ballistic Missile
A short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), Agni-1, was successfully test-launched from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, Odisha on May 22, 2026. The...
Department of Telecommunications organized Second Meeting of the BRICS Working Group for Cooperation in ICTs under India’s BRICS Presidency 2026
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) successfully organised and chaired the Second Meeting of the BRICS Working Group for Cooperation in Information an...
Cyber warfare is outpacing global legal accountability
Analysts and international law scholars increasingly argue that the pace of state-sponsored cyber operations is outstripping the ability of existing internat...
IIT Roorkee inks technology transfer pacts for advanced battery tech commercialisation
IIT Roorkee has signed two technology transfer agreements with Cathion Energy Private Limited for the commercialisation of advanced lithium-ion battery elect...
Heat stress disrupts ventilation system in corals, proves fatal at 37°C: Study
A new study published in the journal *Science Advances* has revealed a previously unknown physiological mechanism by which heat stress kills corals: the coll...
India successfully test-fires Agni-1 ballistic missile from Odisha
India successfully test-fired the Agni-1 short-range ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, off the Odisha coast on May 22, 2026....
Govt to notify amendments to IT Rules by May-end. Controversial oversight clause likely to stay intact
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is expected to notify amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Di...
As temperatures rise, tropical forests absorb less carbon
A large-scale scientific study involving over 225 researchers across three continents has found that rising temperatures are measurably reducing tropical for...
CSIR‑IICT technology powers India’s compressed biogas scale-up
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad, has developed the Anaerobic Gas Lift Reac...
How does the Gaganyaan’s life-support system operate?
ISRO has developed an indigenous Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) for the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission, which is slated for launc...