Science & Technology
Space, defence tech, biotechnology and digital infrastructure
Counting the glow: India’s first firefly checklist reveals 92 species
Scientists published India's first comprehensive checklist of fireflies in the journal Zootaxa, documenting 92 species across 27 genera from records spanning...
Second edition of Puducherry Bird Atlas records 33,000 birds, 174 species
The second edition of the Puducherry Bird Atlas has been released, recording 33,000 individual birds across 174 species in the Union Territory of Puducherry,...
The norm in global AI governance right now is performance and scale; India can rewrite that
Analysts and policy experts have observed that the dominant norm in global AI governance frameworks is currently performance and scale — the ability to build...
Stronger air defence takeaway for India from West Asia conflict: Ex IAF chief
A former Chief of Air Staff highlighted that the most significant strategic takeaway for India from the West Asia conflict (Israel-Iran exchanges, Houthi dro...
Ukraine opens battlefield data access to allies' AI models
Ukraine approved a resolution in March 2026 creating a framework under which international partners and allied defence companies gain access to its vast trov...
Global EV registrations drop 11% in February as China sales plunge 3%
Global electric vehicle (EV) registrations declined 11% in February 2025 compared to the previous month, falling to approximately 1 million units — the lowes...
NASA clears its Artemis 2 moon rocket for April launch with four astronauts
NASA completed a Flight Readiness Review (FRR) in early March 2026 and cleared the Artemis II mission for launch no earlier than April 1, 2026, after resolvi...
Experts clash over HALEU-Th fuel for Indian nuclear reactors
A debate has emerged among nuclear scientists and policymakers over a proposal to use HALEU-Thorium (HALEU-Th) fuel — specifically a commercial product calle...
Electrifying industrial heat as a path to India’s thermal independence
A growing body of research and policy commentary argues that electrifying industrial process heat — replacing fossil fuel combustion in factories with electr...
When GPS lies at sea: How electronic warfare is threatening ships and their crews
GPS interference at sea has reached alarming levels: Lloyd's List Intelligence recorded 1,735 GPS interference events affecting 655 vessels between early 202...
Defence Forces Vision 2047 calls for space, cyber command and drone force
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally released the document "Defence Forces Vision 2047: A Roadmap for a Future-Ready Indian Military" on March 10, 2026. T...
Supreme Court to look into what constitutes ‘personal data’ in DPDP laws
On March 12, 2026, the Supreme Court issued notice to the Union of India on a Public Interest Litigation challenging the Digital Personal Data Protection (DP...
Geodesy scientific backbone of expanding geospatial ecosystem: Jitendra Singh
GeodCon-26, India's first national conference on geodesy, was held at the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) in New Delhi in March 2026, bringing togethe...
Isro tests CE20 cryo engine at 22-tonne thrust
ISRO successfully conducted a sea-level hot test of its CE20 cryogenic engine at 22-tonne thrust on March 10, 2026, at the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Ma...
Explained: How India is trying to regulate children’s social media use — and why gaps remain
India has a layered regulatory framework to protect children on social media, combining the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act 2023, IT Rules 2021, ...
Why SC ordered a ‘no fault’ compensation policy for Covid vaccine side-effects
In Rachana Gangu v. Union of India (2026 INSC 218), a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta directed the Union of India to formulate and place in t...
ISRO, AIIMS sign MoU for cooperation in space medicine and research
AIIMS New Delhi and ISRO signed a Memorandum of Understanding on March 9, 2026 to advance research in space medicine, with direct relevance to the Gaganyaan ...
e-Courts Mission Mode Project is being implemented for strengthening the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the judicial system
The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice informed the Rajya Sabha that over 660.36 crore pages of court records — including legac...
E-COURTS MISSION MODE PROJECT
The e-Courts Mission Mode Project Phase III is under active implementation as part of the National e-Governance Plan, aiming to transform India's judicial sy...
Karnataka government constitutes Committee on Responsible AI
The Government of Karnataka has constituted a Committee on Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) to develop a comprehensive framework for the safe, ethica...