Science & Technology
Space, defence tech, biotechnology and digital infrastructure
CAG urges use of AI and data analytics to detect corruption in government tenders
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) called for deploying artificial intelligence and data analytics tools to detect corruption and unfair prac...
ANRF ANNOUNCES SELECTION OF 10 INSTITUTIONS FOR ESTABLISHING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE (COES)
The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) has announced the selection of 10 institutions to establish Convergence Research Centres of Excellence (Co...
Competition Commission of India says it won’t allow ‘winner-takes-all tyranny’ of Big Tech firms in digital markets
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) publicly stated it will not permit dominant technology firms to create a "winner-takes-all" ecosystem in India's di...
Commitment to democracy makes India, Nordic nations natural partners: Modi
At the 3rd India-Nordic Summit held in Oslo on May 19, 2026, India and the five Nordic nations (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) announced the elev...
Major boost to Aatmanirbhar Bharat: DRDO completes development trials of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Precision Guided Missile-V3 in Air-to-Ground & Air-to-Air modes
The Defence Research and Development Organisation completed the final deliverable configuration development trials of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Pr...
Supreme Court: Courts not bound by govt’s N-liability cap
The Supreme Court ruled that courts are not bound by the liability cap set by the government under the nuclear liability framework, asserting judicial author...
DRDO completes final trials of UAV-launched precision guided missile
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully completed final development trials of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Precision Gu...
Study reveals ‘cake-like’ lunar surface structure near Chandrayaan 3 landing site
A new scientific study has revealed that the lunar surface near the Chandrayaan-3 landing site has a layered, 'cake-like' internal structure, with distinct h...
Highlights: India, Nordic nations agree to elevate ties to Green Technology and Innovation Strategic Partnership
At the third India-Nordic Summit held in Oslo on May 19, 2026, India and the five Nordic nations — Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden — agreed to ...
Supreme Court asks MeitY to examine PIL seeking recovery or destruction of stolen personal data of citizens on foreign servers
The Supreme Court, in a bench comprising the Chief Justice and two other justices, heard a PIL filed by a cybersecurity professional seeking court interventi...
WHO evaluates vaccines, treatments for Ebola outbreak
On May 17, 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergen...
Maharashtra signs 25,400 MW nuclear MoUs, triple India’s existing atomic capacity
Maharashtra signed Memorandums of Understanding with four major private conglomerates — Reliance Industries, Adani Power, NTPC Ltd, and Lalitpur Power Genera...
India notifies standards for petrol with up to 30% ethanol amid energy crisis
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has notified fuel specifications for petrol blended with up to 30% ethanol, establishing standard IS 19850:2026, which c...
Can India’s waste solve its energy crisis? Diving into bioenergy technologies
India's growing energy security concerns have intensified focus on bioenergy technologies that convert agricultural residue, food waste, sewage sludge, and o...
India, Norway elevate ties to Green Strategic Partnership, ink pacts on space, health, digital development
India and Norway elevated their bilateral relationship to a "Green Strategic Partnership" on May 18, 2026, during a state visit to Oslo. A Memorandum of Unde...
Indian scientists create world’s first AI-designed gene editor for crops
Indian scientists have developed and validated a suite of plant genome-editing tools based on OpenCRISPR-1 (OC1), an AI-generated RNA-guided nuclease — marki...
Why has the WHO declared a PHEIC over the Ebola outbreak in Africa ?
On 16 May 2026, the World Health Organization declared the Ebola Disease Virus epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Hea...
Boost for tech, trade & defence as India, Sweden become ‘strategic partners’
India and Sweden elevated their bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership on May 17, 2026, during a summit in Gothenburg, adopting a Joint Action Pla...
India, Netherlands seal historic 17-pact strategic partnership on chips, defence
India and the Netherlands formally elevated their bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership on May 16, 2026, during high-level talks held at the Cats...
Experts Explain | Make in India in defence sector: Challenges, bottlenecks, and the way forward
Despite a 34-fold surge in defence exports over the past decade, structural bottlenecks continue to constrain India's ability to transition from a net defenc...