Science & Technology
Space, defence tech, biotechnology and digital infrastructure
This decade is India’s tech-ade: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated (via video conferencing) in the groundbreaking ceremony of the HCL-Foxconn joint venture semiconductor unit — "Indi...
NASA chief rules out March launch of Moon mission over technical issues
NASA's chief ruled out a March 2026 launch for the Artemis II crewed lunar mission, citing unresolved technical issues discovered during launch preparations....
OpenAI expects compute spend of around $600 billion through 2030, source says
OpenAI has revised its compute infrastructure spending target downward to approximately $600 billion through 2030, significantly below the $1.4 trillion in i...
'Alpha male' AI world shuts out women, says computing professor Wendy Hall
Dame Wendy Hall, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southampton and a pioneering figure in internet science, stated in February 2026 that the...
OpenAI developing AI devices including smart speaker: Report
OpenAI has assembled a team of over 200 people working on a family of AI-powered consumer hardware devices, led by legendary Apple designer Jony Ive, whose h...
NASA report recalls dysfunction, heated emotions during Boeing’s botched Starliner flight
NASA released an independent investigation report classifying Boeing's Crewed Flight Test (CFT) of the Starliner spacecraft as a "Type A Mishap" — the highes...
How devices and social media are shaping new OCD impacts on young people in India
Researchers have documented new manifestations of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in young people driven by smartphone and social media use, with compuls...
Union Health Minister Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda Launches Indigenously Manufactured Tetanus & Adult Diphtheria (Td) Vaccine at Central Research Institute, Himachal Pradesh
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda formally launched the indigenously manufactured Tetanus and Adult Diphtheria (Td) vaccine at the Central Research Institute ...
Sarvam AI Powering a Made-in-India AI Revolution
Sarvam AI, a Bengaluru-based AI startup, unveiled two large language models (LLMs) at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 — Sarvam-30B and Sarvam-105B — both bui...
Making AI for Everyone: Multilingual Open-Source AI Prototype Demonstrated at Bharat Mandapam
At the India AI Impact Summit 2026 (Bharat Mandapam, February 20, 2026), a session titled "Making AI for Everyone: The Case for Personal, Local, Multilingual...
What are the key takeaways from AI summit? | Explained
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 was held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, from February 16–21, 2026, organised under the IndiaAI Mission by the Ministry of Ele...
Honeywell to speed up India’s transition to green hydrogen, SAF: Ashish Modi
Honeywell, the US-based technology and manufacturing conglomerate, announced plans to accelerate India's energy transition — specifically toward green hydrog...
CFTRI-Mysuru workshop participants discuss how to reduce salt in Indian cuisine to counter rise in hypertension and diabetes
An international workshop on "Sensory Strategies for Sodium Reduction in Indian Traditional Foods" was held on February 21, 2026 at CSIR–CFTRI in Mysuru, Kar...
India and Russia chart a bold new course in AI at the India AI Impact Summit 2026
At the India AI Impact Summit 2026 (Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, February 16–21, 2026), India and Russia signalled a deepening technology partnership in artif...
For Strengthening India’s Pharmaceutical Ecosystem, NIPER-Boehringer MoU for Education and Research & AMRITVA Cohort 2 Unveiled
On February 19, 2026, Boehringer Ingelheim India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Resea...
New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact adopted; US, UK, China among nations to endorse vision for collaborative AI
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 (held February 16–20 in New Delhi) concluded with the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact, endorsed by 88 coun...
NIELIT to Establish India’s First Dedicated Quantum & AI University Campus in Amaravati
The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), signed an Mo...
NDMA, AcSIR and CSIR–NIScPR Sign MoU to Strengthen Disaster Management Policy Research
On February 21, 2026, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), and CSIR–National Institute o...
Advancing Inclusive Voice Technologies in India: Launch of Policy Report and Developers’ Toolkit
A Policy Report and Developers' Toolkit on inclusive voice technologies were launched at the India AI Summit Expo 2026 on February 20–21, 2026 The documents ...
India signs Pax Silica, joins US-led initiative on AI, critical minerals
On 20 February 2026, India formally joined the US-led Pax Silica initiative by signing the Pax Silica Declaration during the India AI Impact Summit held at B...