Science & Technology
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US Treasury says stopping use of Anthropic's tech
US President Donald Trump directed every federal agency to immediately cease use of Anthropic's AI technology, including its Claude large language model; the...
Biometric IDs are being rolled out in Africa. Study reveals the risks and pitfalls
A comprehensive report by the African Digital Rights Network documented the risks and pitfalls of biometric ID rollouts across ten African countries, finding...
Deepfake attack: 'Many people could have been cheated'
A high-profile deepfake attack in India demonstrated how AI-generated video and voice impersonation during live video calls nearly defrauded multiple corpora...
Watch: ‘Natanz site hit again’ says Iran; IAEA reports no confirmation
Iran's nuclear enrichment facility at Natanz was struck during the ongoing US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, with Iran's nuclear agency chief Mohamm...
India pitches to join Future Combat Air System with France
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, at the India-France Defence Dialogue in Bengaluru, formally pitched for India to join the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) — a...
Rethinking tax searches for the digital age
India's new Income Tax Act (Income-Tax No.2 Bill, 2025), passed by Parliament on August 12, 2025, came into effect from April 1, 2026, replacing the six-deca...
India, Canada sign $2.6 billion uranium deal, target $50 billion trade by 2030 with CEPA push
India and Canada signed a $2.6 billion uranium supply deal through Canadian mining giant Cameco, covering approximately 22 million pounds of uranium deliveri...
India and Canada sign Uranium deal in bilateral ties reset, target $50bn trade by 2030
India and Canada signed a landmark uranium supply deal worth CAD 2.6 billion ($1.9 billion USD) during Canadian PM Mark Carney's visit to New Delhi on March ...
AEC formulating safety standards before allowing private players in nuclear power sector in India
The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) is formulating comprehensive safety standards and a regulatory framework before permitting private sector entities to part...
Team aims world’s smallest QR code at long-term data storage
Researchers at TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology), in collaboration with German data storage company Cerabyte, have created the world's smallest QR co...
India and Canada reset ties with 'landmark' nuclear energy deal
India and Canada reset their bilateral relationship with a landmark nuclear energy deal on March 2, 2026, marking the most significant diplomatic shift betwe...
What to know about the clash between the Pentagon and Anthropic over military's AI use
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanded that Anthropic (maker of the Claude AI) allow the government to use its AI for "any lawful use," including fully a...
1 in 4 Indian breast cancer patients carry inherited genetic risk variants, outside known genes: study
Researchers from IIT Madras (in collaboration with Karkinos Healthcare) have found that 1 in 4 (24.6%) Indian breast cancer patients carries an inherited pat...
Tracking antibiotics in liver cell membranes can predict toxicity, IIT Bombay researchers find
Researchers at IIT Bombay, led by Prof. Ashutosh Kumar (Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering), in collaboration with Prof. Vetriselvan Subramaniyan o...
Doctors in Delhi save vision of Iraq patient with rare tumour
Doctors at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, successfully treated a 41-year-old Iraqi patient diagnosed with choroidal melanoma — a rare and p...
How the next major breakthrough in cancer could come from India
A recent analysis examined India's growing potential to drive the next major global breakthrough in cancer treatment and research, highlighting the country's...
U.N. nuclear watchdog holds emergency meeting in Vienna
On March 2, 2026, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) convened a special emergency session of its Board of Governors in Vienna to assess the impact...
India AI Impact Summit 2026: Landmark Global Declaration and Major AI Investment Commitments
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 was held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, from February 16–21, 2026, bringing together policymakers, researchers, industry lead...
India, Canada seal $2.6 billion uranium deal, agree on economic partnership framework
India and Canada sealed a landmark $2.6 billion government-to-government uranium supply agreement on March 2, 2026, during Canadian PM Mark Carney's four-day...
Dr. Jitendra Singh Proposes India–Delaware Biomanufacturing Working Group
Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh proposed the creation of a structured India-Delaware Biomanufacturing Working Group during a mee...