Science & Technology
Space, defence tech, biotechnology and digital infrastructure
Large Hadron Collider discovers a new particle
The LHCb (Large Hadron Collider beauty) experiment at CERN has discovered a new subatomic particle named "Xi-cc-plus" (Ξcc+), making it the 80th particle ide...
India's semiconductor market to reach $300 billion by 2035: Deloitte report
A Deloitte report titled "Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Predictions 2026" projects India's semiconductor market will grow from approximately $45–...
Science & tech ministry approves setting up of quantum teaching facilities at 23 institutions
The Ministry of Science and Technology approved the establishment of quantum technology teaching facilities and undergraduate laboratories at 23 academic ins...
Explained: The growing ambit of India’s online censorship mechanism
India's online content-blocking mechanism has expanded significantly beyond the centralised Section 69A pathway (Ministry-level blocking orders) to include a...
India's cheap weight-loss drugs could reshape global obesity fight
The patent on semaglutide — the active ingredient in blockbuster obesity and diabetes drugs Ozempic and Wegovy — expired in India on March 20, 2026, triggeri...
Can the Strait of Hormuz blockade break the Internet?
For the first time in history, both the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea are simultaneously effectively closed to commercial maritime traffic, disrupting two...
US securities regulator issues long-awaited crypto guidance
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), under Chair Paul Atkins, issued its first comprehensive guidance clarifying how federal securities laws appl...
EXCLUSIVE | Centre looks to empower more ministries to block social media content
The Centre is exploring amending the IT Rules framework to allow ministries beyond MeitY (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) to directly iss...
On scientific collaborations in BRICS
BRICS has progressively built a structured science, technology, and innovation (STI) collaboration framework that now spans 13 thematic working groups, joint...
HPV vaccination drive gathers pace, 3 lakh girls covered in two weeks
Approximately 3 lakh girls aged 14 years have been vaccinated under India's nationwide HPV vaccination campaign within just two weeks of its launch on 28 Feb...
Saudi Arabia takes Indian startup’s help for satellite images
Bengaluru-based space-tech startup Pixxel has signed a data agreement with Saudi Arabia's national Earth observation platform, NSG UP42 — a platform owned by...
Parliamentary panel recommends prioritising drone acquisition in border guarding forces
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, chaired by BJP MP Radha Mohan Das Agarwal, recommended prioritising and fast-tracking the acquisition o...
Switching to electric power has saved Railways ₹6,000 crore: Vaishnaw in Lok Sabha
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, responding to a debate on Demands for Grants for the Railway Ministry in Lok Sabha, stated that the switch from diesel to ...
CMFRI launches deep-sea expedition to study seamount fisheries in Arabian Sea
The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), under ICAR, has launched a two-year deep-sea research programme worth Rs 4.986 crore to explore fish...
Government Ensures Seamless Grid Integration for Renewable Energy Through Strong ISTS Framework
The Ministry of Power affirmed that the Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) framework, governed by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) un...
Doctors warn against rising trend of using AI for diagnosis and self-prescription
Doctors and public health experts have raised alarms about an accelerating trend of patients using AI tools — particularly large language models (LLMs) like ...
Government Takes Steps to Promote Domestic Recycling Capacity and Circular Economy in Solar Sector
With support from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), a government-backed think tank has estimated that cumulative solar panel waste in India co...
Biopharma SHAKTI Scheme
The Government has formally launched the Biopharma SHAKTI scheme with a total outlay of ₹10,000 crore over five years, announced initially in Union Budget 20...
India's outsourcing industry is worth $300bn. Can it survive AI?
India's IT outsourcing industry, valued at approximately $300-315 billion and employing around 6 million people, is facing an existential reckoning as artifi...
MeitY failed to convince finance ministry for funds for key tech initiatives, says parliamentary panel
A parliamentary standing committee has warned that India's push in artificial intelligence and semiconductor sectors is being undermined by MeitY's failure t...