Science & Technology
Space, defence tech, biotechnology and digital infrastructure
EU experts to start work on social media ban for children
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attended the inaugural meeting of a consultative expert panel tasked with advising the EU on a potential s...
Defence contractors, like Lockheed, seen removing Anthropic's AI after Trump ban
The Trump administration ordered US federal agencies and military contractors to cease business with AI company Anthropic after the company refused to allow ...
$35K kamikaze drone modelled on Tehran’s own Shahed design—all about LUCAS, deployed by US against Iran
The United States military confirmed combat deployment of the LUCAS (Low-cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System) drone in the Persian Gulf during its operations ...
On science and accountability
An editorial intervention has drawn attention to a growing crisis of accountability in India's publicly funded scientific research ecosystem, coinciding with...
US banks on high alert for cyberattacks as Iran war escalates
Following a joint US-Israel military offensive against Iran (Operation Epic Fury/Operation Roaring Lion, launched February 28, 2026), Iran's military command...
On India’s fighter jet acquisitions
India's Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on February 12, 2026 accorded an Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for 114 additional Rafale jets under the Multi-Role ...
Scientists outline genomic-based conservation roadmap for Eastern Ghats
A symposium titled "Discerning the Eastern Ghats: From Genes to Landscapes" was held at the Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES), ...
Rural jobs scheme workers flag glitches in monitoring app
Workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) have raised persistent complaints about glitches in the National Mobile...
New genus and species of blind miniature fish discovered in Assam
Scientists have described a new genus and species of tiny, blind loach fish — named Gitchak nakana — collected from a hand-dug well in a village at the footh...
PM Modi calls for export push, puts biopharma at centre stage
Prime Minister Modi, addressing a post-Budget webinar on "Sustaining and Strengthening Economic Growth," called on industry and MSMEs to "build more, produce...
Data centres new target in Iran conflict; 3 Amazon units hit by drones in UAE, Bahrain
Three Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centre facilities in the UAE and Bahrain were damaged in drone strikes linked to Iran's retaliatory campaign following U...
NDAP overhaul in works to handle surge in big data
The National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP), managed by NITI Aayog, is undergoing a major technical overhaul to address an accelerating surge in governme...
India's top court angry after junior judge cites fake AI-generated orders
The Supreme Court of India has categorized the citation of AI-generated fake court precedents as a serious form of judicial misconduct — the first time the a...
Nearly 500% increase in breast cancer cases in India since 1990: Study
A study published in Lancet Oncology, led by researchers from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington, found that In...
IAEA confirms entrances to Iran's Natanz enrichment plant were bombed
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that the entrances to Iran's underground Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP) at Natanz were bombed, following...
Anthropic’s resistance to the U.S. Department of Defence, OpenAI’s entry: Explained
The US Department of Defense (DoD/Pentagon) formally designated Anthropic — maker of the Claude AI — a "supply chain risk" effective immediately on March 5–6...
New genus and species of blind miniature fish discovered in Assam
Scientists discovered a new genus and species of miniature, blind fish from a hand-dug well in a village in Assam, naming it Gitchak nakana. The species belo...
UIDAI covers mandatory biometric update for students in over 1 lakh schools
UIDAI has covered Mandatory Biometric Updates (MBU) for students across more than 1 lakh schools in India, with 1.2 crore children completing biometric updat...
Iran strikes AWS infra: Why data centres have become a strategic war target
Iranian drone strikes in early March 2026 damaged two Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centre facilities in the UAE and one in Bahrain — the first known milita...
OpenAI amending deal with Pentagon, CEO Sam Altman says
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledged that the company's initial deal with the US Department of Defense "looked opportunistic and sloppy," saying in an internal...