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March 10, 2026
2 articles
Polity & Governance Social Issues Science & Technology
5 min
SC directs Centre to frame no-fault compensation policy for serious adverse events post COVID-19 vaccination
The Supreme Court of India, on March 10, 2026, directed the Central Government to frame a no-fault compensation policy for serious Adverse Events Following I...
Science & Technology
5 min
We now know why some people had severe blood clots after COVID shots
A landmark study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (February 2026) has provided the first clear molecular explanation for Vaccine-Induced Immu...
March 09, 2026
4 articles
Science & Technology Social Issues
4 min
International Malaria Conference 2026 Emphasises Global Collaboration to Accelerate Malaria Elimination
The International Malaria Conference (IMC) 2026, themed "Discovery, Development, and Delivery: Driving Malaria Elimination and Beyond," concluded in New Delh...
Science & Technology Social Issues
4 min
AIIMS, Isro ink space medicine pact
AIIMS New Delhi and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 9 March 2026 to collaborate on space medicine...
Science & Technology International Relations
5 min
Why algorithmic sovereignty should be India’s top priority
A commentary argues that "algorithmic sovereignty" — the ability of a nation to independently develop, deploy, and govern its AI systems — should be India's ...
Science & Technology Social Issues
5 min
74,000 deaths: why the HPV vaccine is necessary in India
India accounts for approximately 132,000 new cervical cancer cases and 74,000 deaths annually — nearly one-third of global cervical cancer mortality — making...
March 08, 2026
5 articles
Science & Technology International Relations
5 min
ISRO and ESA sign agreement for Earth Observation missions
On March 4, 2026, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the European Space Agency (ESA) signed a formal arrangement for joint calibration, valida...
Science & Technology International Relations
5 min
Anthropic to fight US govt in court over ‘supply-chain risk’ label: Behind the standoff, and what it means for Claude AI
The US Department of War formally designated Anthropic — maker of the Claude AI model — as a "supply-chain risk" in letters dated March 3, 2026, invoking the...
Social Issues Science & Technology
5 min
Why India’s ‘leaky pipeline’ in research is unlike the rest of the world
A detailed analysis of India's "leaky pipeline" problem in research reveals a stark paradox: India has the world's highest percentage of women in STEM underg...
Polity & Governance Science & Technology
4 min
Bridging Digital Divide
India's Digital India programme, launched in 2015, has completed over a decade of implementation, and a recent assessment highlights the country's three-pill...
Science & Technology Economics Social Issues
5 min
Explained: The jobs that AI could most certainly replace, as per an Anthropic study
A study published on March 5, 2026, by Anthropic economists Maxim Massenkoff and Peter McCrory introduces a new framework to measure AI's actual — not theore...
March 07, 2026
9 articles
Polity & Governance Geography Science & Technology
5 min
Centre withdraws revised earthquake zoning after backlash from Ministries, infrastructure agencies
The Union government has withdrawn the revised seismic zonation map and updated earthquake design code (IS 1893:2025) published by the Bureau of Indian Stand...
Internal Security Science & Technology International Relations
4 min
THAAD– Hit to kill
The Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system — one of the most advanced missile defence platforms developed by the United States — is playing a cen...
Science & Technology Economics Environment & Ecology
4 min
Government announces standards of green ammonia, green methanol
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) notified quality and emission standards for Green Ammonia and Green Methanol on February 27, 2026, a key step...
Science & Technology Economics
4 min
Government takes steps to train 85,000 chip designers in 315 institutions
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on March 7, 2026, that India has made major progress toward training 85,000 semiconductor design engineers under th...
Geography Polity & Governance Science & Technology
4 min
Seismic map rollback hits quake readiness: Experts
India's revised seismic zonation map and updated earthquake design code (IS 1893:2025), released by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in late 2025, have b...
Science & Technology Geography
4 min
INCOIS testing new high-resolution system coastal hazard forecasting
The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, is testing a new high-resolution coastal hazard forecasting system designed to...
Polity & Governance Science & Technology
4 min
Uttarakhand ranks first in country in effective implementation of new criminal laws
Uttarakhand secured the first position nationally in implementing the Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) 2.0, scoring 93.46 on the CCTNS/ICJS Prog...
Science & Technology Social Issues
4 min
Consider abdominal obesity a vital sign in Asian Indians, doctors stress
Doctors and researchers are calling for abdominal obesity to be treated as a "vital sign" — a routinely measured clinical parameter — in Asian Indians, given...
Science & Technology Social Issues
4 min
When cost stops being the barrier: The new chapter of Ozempic injection in India
The key patent for semaglutide (marketed as Ozempic and Wegovy) expires in India on March 20, 2026, enabling Indian generic manufacturers to launch competing...