Science & Technology
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AI Impact Summit: U.K. Deputy PM calls Delhi summit ‘important moment' to unlock full benefits of AI
UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy described the India AI Impact Summit 2026 as an "important moment" to unlock the full benefits of artificial intelligenc...
Debris of rockets with ISRO logo found near uninhabited island in Maldives
A payload fairing bearing the ISRO logo and India's national emblem was discovered on February 12, 2026, on an uninhabited island (L. Kunahandhoo) in the Laa...
India Energy Stack will be a game changer for distributed RE
The India Energy Stack (IES) is being developed by the Ministry of Power as a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for the electricity sector, described as th...
It’s skill or sink, say panellists at AI Impact Summit. ‘If you don’t do AI, AI will be done to you’
At panel discussions during the India AI Impact Summit 2026 (February 16-21, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi), experts and industry leaders delivered a stark mess...
DLI Scheme-Backed Chip Design Startups Continue to Attract Interest from Leading Investors
Semiconductor chip design startups supported under India's Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme continue to attract significant venture capital interest from...
Centre to launch Bharat-VISTAAR scheme for farmers on Tuesday
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched Bharat-VISTAAR (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resource...
Prime Minister Welcomes Global Leaders to AI Impact Summit in Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed heads of state and global technology leaders to the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, inaugura...
How district cooling can ease India’s climate and urban planning troubles
District cooling systems (DCS) — centralised chilled-water networks that supply air-conditioning to multiple buildings from a single plant — are gaining poli...
India can lead globally in AI: Ahead of Delhi Summit, CEA Nageswaran explains how
Ahead of the India AI Impact Summit held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi (February 16-21, 2026), Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran articulated India...
Single genome-editing strategy promises to treat multiple disorders
Researchers have developed PERT (Prime Editing-mediated Readthrough of premature Termination codons), a disease-agnostic genome editing strategy that can pot...
World’s largest AI summit opens to packed halls
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 opened at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, drawing packed halls with over 20 heads of state, 500+ AI industry leaders, and delegat...
PM hails India AI Impact Summit as a Testament to Youth Power and Technological Advancement sharing a Sanskrit Subhashitam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi (February 19–21, 2026), calling it a "testament to you...
FM Nirmala Sitharaman to push biopharma, semiconductor missions in Norway
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman undertook a visit to North America to promote two flagship manufacturing missions announced in Union Budget 2026: Biophar...
India aims to reset AI debate with 1st Global South summit
India is hosting the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi from February 16-20, marking the first global AI summit to be held in the Global South. The summit wi...
To drive startup eco system, Cabinet gives nod to set up Rs 10,000crore fund
The Union Cabinet approved the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 (FoF 2.0) with a corpus of Rs 10,000 crore on 14 February 2026. FoF 2.0 will not invest direct...
Generative AI ups demand for skilled workers: Study
A new study reports that generative AI adoption is accelerating demand for skilled workers rather than displacing them, reversing earlier fears of mass unemp...
What has government laid down on AI labelling? | Explained
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Am...
SpaceX and NASA's Crew-12 astronaut mission enters International Space Station
NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) at 3:15 p.m. EST on February 14, 2026, approximately 34 hours af...
Neurobehavioural therapy can reshape brain networks in functional neuro disorders, says expert
Medical experts have highlighted that neurobehavioural therapy can reshape dysfunctional brain networks in patients with functional neurological disorders (F...
India ‘very successful’ emerging economy; right place to host AI summit: UN Chief Guterres
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called India a "very successful emerging economy" and the "right place" to host the India-AI Impact Summit 2026, schedu...