Science & Technology
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China’s GMO rejection of Indian rice: trade dispute, quality issue, or something else?
China has rejected three shipments of non-basmati rice from India, citing the presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), raising concerns among India...
India’s first repository of major psychiatric disorders, CALM-Brain, launched in Bengaluru
CALM-Brain, India's first repository of major psychiatric disorders built on Indian patient data, was formally launched in Bengaluru. The database incorporat...
TB Tales: journey to slay bacteria
On World TB Day (March 24), health observers assessed India's progress toward tuberculosis elimination, noting a 21% reduction in new TB cases between 2015 a...
Antibiotic resistance fuels 87% of India's typhoid economic burden: Study
A modelling study published in The Lancet Regional Health — Southeast Asia found that antibiotic-resistant typhoid infections account for 87% of India's tota...
India eyes end to popcorn imports by 2030, targets Rs 810 crore forex savings: ICAR’s Jat
India is targeting an end to popcorn imports by 2030, aiming to save approximately ₹810 crore in foreign exchange annually, according to a statement by an IC...
'In the Chair, but have a query': A rare moment when presiding officer participated in LS Question Hour
In an unusual parliamentary occurrence, the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha — TDP leader Krishna Prasad Tenneti, who was in the Chair during Question Hour...
With NavIC setback, India unable to use satellite system for security purposes: experts
The last functioning atomic clock aboard IRNSS-1F stopped working on March 10, 2026, just days after the satellite completed its 10-year design life (launche...
TB remains India’s biggest infectious killer, but mass screening push shows results
Tuberculosis (TB) remains India's largest single infectious disease killer, even as the country's mass screening programme under the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan i...
Petroleum Ministry issues directions to strengthen natural gas infra, address present complexities and delays
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued directions to strengthen natural gas pipeline infrastructure, remove bottlenecks in PNG (Piped Natural Gas) ...
Anduril, Palantir developing Golden Dome missile shield's software, source says
Anduril Industries and Palantir Technologies are developing the command-and-control software backbone for the United States' Golden Dome antimissile shield —...
Assam floats tender for satellites to monitor floods, borders
Assam has floated a tender for procurement of at least five satellites in low-Earth orbit (LEO) to provide real-time monitoring of floods and borders — a pro...
India notifies new gas pipeline order to fast-track infrastructure amid West Asia concerns
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued the Natural Gas and Petroleum Products Distribution (Through Laying, Building, Operation and Expansion of Pi...
Agnikul test-fires first-of-its-kind 3D-printed booster engine
Agnikul Cosmos, an IIT Madras-incubated private space startup, successfully test-fired its Agnite engine — the world's largest single-piece 3D-printed rocket...
Bird flu kills 4,400 chickens in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur; surveillance intensified
Around 4,400 chickens died due to avian influenza (bird flu) at a government poultry farm in the Koni area of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, between March ...
Centre intensifies regulatory surveillance over GLP-1 weight loss drugs
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), in collaboration with State Drug Controllers, has launched targeted enforcement actions across the pharmaceutic...
GLP-1 gold rush under scanner: Raids across India expose easy access to weight-loss drugs
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) conducted inspections and audits at 49 entities — including online pharmacy warehouses, drug wholesalers, retail...
Gujarat government plans India’s third spaceport near Gir Somnath
The Gujarat government has identified a site near Kodinar in Gir Somnath district, on the Arabian Sea coast between Diu and Kodinar, for India's proposed thi...
Scientists at CERN took some antiprotons out for a spin in a never-tried-before test drive
Scientists at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) successfully transported antiprotons outside the Antiproton Decelerator facility for the firs...
India warns of risks as cheap generic weight-loss drugs flood market after Semaglutide patent expiry
Novo Nordisk's patent on semaglutide (brand names: Ozempic for diabetes, Wegovy for weight loss) expired in India on March 20, 2026, triggering an immediate ...
RBI building more digital payments intelligence platforms to empower users: ED
The Reserve Bank of India is actively building advanced digital payments intelligence platforms that leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Application Pr...