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HPV vaccination: Is one dose enough for girls? Should males get this vaccine? Is it safe? Doctors answer
Following the government's launch of the nationwide HPV Vaccination Programme on February 28, 2026, doctors and public health experts addressed key questions...
How an Indian start-up sparked a global girls’ space mission
Space Kidz India, an aerospace startup founded and led by Dr. Srimathy Kesan, has launched the "ShakthiSAT" initiative — a global space mission to empower 12...
OpenAI strikes Pentagon deal with 'safeguards' as Trump dumps Anthropic
The Trump administration ordered all US federal agencies to cease using services of AI company Anthropic, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth designating Ant...
Unpacking the rise of self-managed abortions in India
A detailed analysis examines the growing trend of self-managed or medical abortions in India, where women use medication (mifepristone and misoprostol) outsi...
Major boost to India’s healthcare: PM Modi rolls out nationwide HPV vaccination for 14-year-old girls
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Programme from Ajmer, Rajasthan on February 28, 2026. The program...
Sikkim CM lauds PM for launching HPV vaccination campaign for girls
Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang welcomed PM Modi's nationwide launch of the HPV Vaccination Campaign, stating the drive would safeguard the health an...
Shining a light on the life of C.V. Raman
India observed National Science Day on February 28, 2026, commemorating the 98th anniversary of C.V. Raman's announcement of the Raman Effect. The day marks ...
Peptide Therapeutics Enters a New Era with Quantum Computing Integration: Experts
Researchers and pharmaceutical companies are increasingly integrating quantum computing algorithms into peptide drug discovery, addressing computational bott...
Spain alerts WHO of swine flu virus believed to have been transmitted between people
Spain alerted the World Health Organization (WHO) of a suspected case of human-to-human transmission of the swine influenza A(H1N1)v virus in Catalonia in Fe...
India moves closer to dengue vaccine as final trials underway
India is on the cusp of having its first indigenously developed dengue vaccine, as Panacea Biotec's candidate vaccine — DengiAll — has entered final Phase II...
How are predictive policing and traffic management tools used on Indian roads? | Explained
India's major cities are increasingly deploying AI-powered policing and traffic management systems, transforming law enforcement from reactive to data-driven...
India’s AI reckoning: will techno-optimism pay off in the long run?
India's AI governance and economic strategy has reached a pivotal moment — the country has made large bets on artificial intelligence as a driver of inclusiv...
Karnataka launches action plan on snakebite and rabies; aims to cut snakebite deaths by half, end dog-related rabies deaths by 2030
Karnataka launched two dedicated public health action plans: the State Action Plan for Rabies Elimination (SAPRE) and the State Action Plan for Snakebite Pre...
Unable to verify whether Iran has suspended all uranium enrichment: UN nuclear watchdog report
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) stated in its February 2026 report that it cannot verify whether Iran has suspended all uranium enrichment acti...
Need to strike a balance, says Supreme Court on SHANTI Act petition
A bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi heard a Public Interest Litigation challenging several provision...
Inflexible electricity grids causing ‘dangerous’ situations, says CEA chief
Central Electricity Authority (CEA) Chairperson Ghanshyam Prasad has warned that inflexibility in India's electricity grid is creating "dangerous" situations...
Singapore’s Thakral to manufacture drone components in India
Singapore-listed Thakral Corporation announced plans to manufacture drone components in India through its subsidiary Bharat Skytech, becoming one of the firs...
NASA overhauls Artemis moon programme with new docking test mission
NASA announced a sweeping overhaul of its Artemis lunar programme on February 27, 2026, adding new missions and restructuring the sequence of steps toward a ...
Ministries get marching orders to ready roadmap as Centre gears up to induct AI in governance
Cabinet Secretary T.V. Somanathan issued a directive to secretaries of all central ministries and departments, asking them to prepare comprehensive notes det...
U.S. military used laser to take down Border Protection drone, say lawmakers
The US military used a laser directed energy weapon — the LOCUST system developed by AeroVironment — to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) dron...