Science & Technology
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GalaxEye launches Mission Drishti, India’s largest privately developed Earth observation satellite
Bengaluru-based spacetech startup GalaxEye Space successfully launched Mission Drishti on 3 May 2026 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Fo...
284 companies to showcase defence tech at North Tech Symposium 2026
The North Tech Symposium 2026, themed "Raksha Triveni Sangam — Where Technology, Industry and Soldiering Converge," is being held in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh...
What is Mission Drishti? Bengaluru-passed GalaxEye launches world’s first OptoSAR satellite. Here's what makes it unique
Bengaluru-based space startup GalaxEye successfully launched Mission Drishti on May 3, 2026, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base...
Phone sirens startle millions as government rolls out real-time warning system
On May 2, 2026, the government conducted a nationwide test of the Cell Broadcast Alert System (CBAS) — a new indigenous emergency warning infrastructure that...
Fibre-optic drones | The phantom that flies
Fibre-optic first-person view (FPV) drones have emerged as one of the most disruptive technologies on the Russia-Ukraine battlefield and in West Asian confli...
‘This is a test message’: India launches new emergency messaging system for citizens
India activated its indigenously developed Cell Broadcast System (CBS) on May 2, 2026, sending a nationwide test alert to mobile phones across all capital ci...
What is SACHET, the alert system that India will use from now in emergencies?
India formally launched SACHET, its integrated disaster and emergency alert platform, in conjunction with the rollout of a nationwide indigenous Cell Broadca...
India tests new emergency messaging system for citizens: How cell broadcast works, why it matters
On 2 May 2026, India's Cell Broadcast System (CBS) was officially launched and a nationwide test alert was broadcast to citizens across all 36 states and Uni...
What is India’s new Cell Broadcast System? Everything you need to know
India launched the Cell Broadcast Alert System (CBS) on 2 May 2026, developed indigenously by the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) under the Depa...
India launches first barrier-less toll system on NH-48 in Gujarat
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) launched India's first Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) based barrier-less tolling system at the Choryasi Toll Pla...
Sixth Nilgiri-class frigate joins fleet, boosting naval firepower
INS Mahendragiri, the sixth ship of the Nilgiri-class (Project 17A) advanced stealth guided-missile frigate programme, was delivered to the Indian Navy at Mu...
AERB issues permission for major equipment erection at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project
The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) issued permission for Major Equipment Erection at Units 5 and 6 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) on ...
India’s first State-led Centre of Excellence for space tech launched in Bengaluru
Karnataka launched India's first state-led Centre of Excellence for Space Technology (CoE SpaceTech Foundation) in Bengaluru on May 1, 2026. The CoE was inau...
Hezbollah adopts new weapon: Fibre-optic drones, used widely in war in Ukraine
Hezbollah has deployed fibre-optic guided drones against Israeli targets, adopting a technology first extensively used by Russian forces in the Russia-Ukrain...
UPI hits record scale: 24,162 crore transactions worth ₹314 lakh crore in FY26
India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) recorded 24,162 crore transactions worth ₹314 lakh crore in FY 2025-26, marking the highest annual volume and value ...
Artificial Intelligence in healthcare: what lies ahead
Artificial intelligence is being deployed at scale in India's healthcare system across diagnostics, drug discovery, disease surveillance, and telemedicine — ...
Mines Ministry deems 58 companies eligible to participate in critical minerals recycling scheme
The Ministry of Mines has approved 58 companies as eligible participants under the Incentive Scheme for Promotion of Critical Mineral Recycling, a flagship c...
Space Wrap: From Sriharikota to Leh, preparations for Gaganyaan mission in full swing
India's Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme crossed a major milestone with the successful second Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-02) on 10 April 2026 at Sat...
India’s first green methanol plant to turn Kutch’s most invasive weed into marine fuel
India's first green methanol plant is being set up to convert Prosopis juliflora — an invasive weed that has devastated the Banni grasslands of Kutch, Gujara...
We halted 'Op Sindoor' on our own terms, prepared for long battle: Rajnath Singh; says 'Sudarshan air defence a key example of exemplary AI application’
India's defence establishment has described Operation Sindoor (May 7–10, 2025) as a defining moment in the country's counter-terrorism posture — a shift from...