Science & Technology
Space, defence tech, biotechnology and digital infrastructure
Drones no longer enablers, they’re replacing manned aircraft roles—CISC Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit
At a seminar organized by an Indian Air Force think-tank, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC) Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit stated that unmanned aerial sys...
What is PCOS, and why does its renaming to PMOS matter? An AIIMS doctor explains
As of 12 May 2026, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) has been officially renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS), announced in *The Lancet* — ...
Geothermal energy could unlock 450 GW electricity potential in India: report
A joint report by Project InnerSpace and the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), titled "The Future of Geothermal in India," identifies India's ...
U.S. clears H200 chip sales to 10 China firms as Nvidia CEO looks for breakthrough
The United States government cleared approximately 10 Chinese companies — including major technology firms such as Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance — to purch...
GMR Aero Technic signs Boeing deal for P-8I aircraft heavy maintenance
GMR Aero Technic (GAT), the aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) arm of the GMR Group, signed an agreement with Boeing Defence India Private Limit...
India EV battery demand to grow tenfold to 200 GWh by 2032: IESA
The Indian Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), in association with Customized Energy Solutions (CES), projects India's electric vehicle battery demand to grow te...
Antiparallel Quantum States Unlock Novel Measurement Advantages
Researchers from S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (Kolkata), Balagarh Bijoy Krishna Mahavidyalaya, and the Indian Statistical Institute (Kolkata...
What has the IMD announced ahead of this year’s monsoon? | Explained
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued its Long Range Forecast (LRF) for the 2026 Southwest Monsoon season (June–September), predicting below-n...
IndiaAI signs MoU with Karya to strengthen inclusive AI ecosystem
The IndiaAI Mission, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Karya, a nonprofit...
Agreement Signed between DBN (Digital Bharat Nidhi) - Department of Telecommunications; Government of Andhra Pradesh; APBIL; BSNL & APSFL for Implementation of Amended BharatNet Programme (ABP) in Andhra Pradesh
Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh BharatNet Infrastructure Limite...
DBN, Andhra Pradesh sign pact to roll out Bharatnet in state with Rs 2,432 cr financial support
Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN), the Government of India, the Andhra Pradesh government, APBIL (Andhra Pradesh Broadband Infrastructure Limited), BSNL, and APSFL ...
IMD’s new AI weather forecasts will tell farmers when it will rain within a 1-km area
The Ministry of Earth Sciences launched two AI-enabled weather forecast products under the India Meteorological Department (IMD): a block-level monsoon onset...
Hotel staff assaulted, case registered
A case of assault on hotel staff was registered by police in Kerala following a complaint by the victims — a young man and woman who worked at a hotel in Thi...
Cabinet approves ₹37,500 crore package to boost coal gasification
The Union Cabinet approved a ₹37,500-crore incentive package for coal and lignite gasification projects, with the explicit objective of reducing India's impo...
Cabinet approves scheme to promote coal/lignite gasification projects with outlay of ₹37,500 crore
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) formally approved the "Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects" with a total fina...
IMD unveils weather model to provide ‘block level’ forecast of monsoon journey
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) unveiled a new block-level monsoon onset forecasting model that will generate probabilistic forecasts of the monsoo...
India-Japan seek to advance coop in critical minerals, semiconductors & ICT
The second round of the India-Japan Economic Security Dialogue was held in New Delhi on May 11, 2026, co-chaired by India's Foreign Secretary and Japanese Vi...
Tourism and human activity are stressing India’s tigers, affecting choice of breeding sites: CSIR-CCMB study
A multi-year study by scientists from CSIR-CCMB (Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad) published in the journal *Animal Conservation* (Zoolog...
IMD launches pilot weather forecast within 1 km radius in UP, national roll out in 2-3 years
The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in partnership with the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), launched a pilot high-resol...
IMD unveils weather model to provide ‘block level’ forecast of monsoon journey
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) unveiled an AI-enabled block-level monsoon onset forecast model on May 12, 2026 — the first of its kind in India — ...