Science & Technology
Space, defence tech, biotechnology and digital infrastructure
Why India believes a 3D glass semiconductor project is its most important chip bet
India is backing an indigenously relevant 3D glass semiconductor packaging technology, with its first advanced 3D chip packaging unit being established in Bh...
India leads in AI talent, but also brain drain & anxiety, says Stanford’s AI index report
Stanford University's 2026 AI Index Report identifies India as the world's second-largest source of top AI talent globally, with approximately 50,460 leading...
Fish waste finds new life as high-value biomedical material
Scientists at ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (ICAR-CIFT), Kochi, have developed a patent-pending process to extract high-value biomedical mat...
ISRO, TIFR sign MoU for collaboration in space science, tech, exploration
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on April 20, 2...
Ingenuity, the helicopter that flew over Mars
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, which completed its 72nd and final flight on January 18, 2024, is being studied as a model for the next generation of plane...
Odisha kicks off India’s 1st 3D chip packaging plant
The foundation stone for India's first advanced 3D glass semiconductor chip packaging unit was laid on April 19, 2026, at Info Valley, Bhubaneswar, Odisha — ...
Armed Forces eye biogas, solar to cut fuel use amid West Asia crisis
The Indian armed forces are actively exploring biogas and solar power projects on unused defence land to reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels, with a pil...
Gene drives and malaria: how altered mosquitoes could reshape disease control
Scientists are advancing gene drive technology as a potential tool to eliminate or reduce populations of malaria-carrying *Anopheles* mosquitoes by spreading...
From lab to market: IISc team, surgeon develop dissolving stent to cut 2nd surgeries
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, in collaboration with a clinical surgeon, have developed a biodegradable (dissolving) stent...
India moves closer to opening nuclear power sector to foreign investment as AEC cleared FDI policy: Official
The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) has cleared a new Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy for the nuclear power sector, marking a significant policy shift ...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees ballistic missile tests
North Korea's supreme leadership oversaw the testing of a specialised missile warhead system, with the tests described as proof that years of dedicated resea...
Expert Explains | India’s nuclear pivot: FBRs the future, PHWRs to anchor growth until technology matures
The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, achieved first criticality on 6 April 2026 at 8:25 PM IST — a landmark event that formall...
Study assesses risks from hanging glaciers in Central Himalaya
A new study published in the journal *npj Natural Hazards* (2026) identifies 219 hanging glaciers in the Alaknanda basin of Uttarakhand (Central Himalaya), c...
Blue Origin achieves first landing of reused New Glenn rocket booster
On April 19, 2026, a heavy-lift orbital rocket successfully reflew a previously used first-stage booster for the first time, landing it on a floating autonom...
In a first, migratory honey bees get ‘warm womb’ to stay back in winters in Kashmir
Scientists at CSIR-IIIM (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine), Pulwama, have developed a scientific wint...
Four cheetahs from South Africa arrive in Bengaluru, to be housed at Bannerghatta National Park
Four cheetahs (two male, two female) from South Africa arrived at Bengaluru's Bannerghatta Biological Park on April 18, 2026, under an Animal Exchange Progra...
Centre sets up expert panel to steer AI governance framework
The Central Government has constituted a new expert panel to provide guidance on artificial intelligence governance, aimed at aligning policy across ministri...
SHANTI Act push: Atomic Energy Commission clears FDI policy, sends it for inter-ministerial consultation
The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) has cleared the FDI policy framework under the SHANTI Act and forwarded it for inter-ministerial consultation The Sustaina...
Iran war energy shock drives nuclear power plans in hard-hit Asia, Africa
The disruption to global energy supplies caused by the 2026 Iran conflict has accelerated nuclear power plans across Asia and Africa, as oil and gas shipment...
India drops proposal to mandate national ID app Aadhaar on smartphones after pushback
India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) have decided not to mandate the p...