Science & Technology
Space, defence tech, biotechnology and digital infrastructure
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...
Why is China’s AI push gaining ground? | Explained
Chinese AI firms have narrowed the gap with leading U.S. models even though Washington restricts export of advanced AI chips to China. Models such as Moonsho...
India’s first dengue vaccine arrives with a crucial safety caveat
India's drug regulator has approved Qdenga (TAK-003), the country's first dengue vaccine, for use in people aged 4 to 60 years, administered as two doses thr...
ONGC starts drilling first deepwater well in Mahanadi basin under Samudra Manthan mission
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) commenced drilling its first deepwater exploratory well, designated MN-DW18-1-H-D, in the Mahanadi Offshore Basin ...
ICMR hands over homegrown cervical pre-cancer treatment, vaccine technologies to pharma firms
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has licensed three indigenously developed biomedical technologies to Indian pharmaceutical and vaccine manufact...
Indian Railways expands Kavach 4.0 to 2,490 Route km on Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah routes
Indian Railways has commissioned Kavach Version 4.0, the indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, across 2,490 route km on the high-density Delhi–...
Grain-based ethanol gains momentum: What it means for India’s blending programme
Grain-based feedstocks, particularly maize and surplus rice, are accounting for a growing share of ethanol supplied under India's fuel blending programme The...
Trump’s Saudi Arabia nuclear gambit marks important shift
The United States and Saudi Arabia signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement (a "123 Agreement") permitting the transfer of US nuclear material, technolog...
OpenAI vs ANI case: what it means for the future of information
The Delhi High Court declined to grant an interim injunction sought by news agency ANI against OpenAI, holding that using ANI's content to train a large lang...
Understanding the Saudi-U.S. nuclear agreement | Explained
The United States and Saudi Arabia have advanced a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, structured as a "123 Agreement" under Section 123 of the US Atomic En...
Government bars communication infra providers from sharing data outside India
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) notified the Telecommunications (Authorisation for Telecommunication Network) Rules, 2026, on 20 July 2026, under ...
Almost all countries overuse antibiotics, contributing to drug resistance: Analysis
A global analysis published in a peer-reviewed public health journal found that most countries are overusing antibiotics relative to their actual clinical ne...
Zoopharmacognosy — when animals medicate themselves
Researchers have documented widespread evidence of wild animals deliberately selecting plants, soils and even insects with medicinal properties to treat or p...
Project Kusha, India’s desi S-400, takes to the skies; maiden test flight successful
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted the maiden flight test of the Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile under Project Kusha from a...