Science & Technology
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Cabinet approves ₹10,000 crore fund for startups to mobilise venture capital, support deep-tech entities
The Union Cabinet approved the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 with a Rs 10,000 crore corpus to mobilise venture capital and support deep-tech entities. Key ...
India's AI Moment: Global South needs to set rules, not just host summit
As India prepares to host the AI Impact Summit 2026 (16-20 February, New Delhi), analysis highlights that the Global South must move beyond hosting summits t...
Cabinet approves ₹10,000-crore Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 to support deep tech, early-growth stage startups
The Union Cabinet approved the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 with a corpus of Rs 10,000 crore to mobilise long-term domestic capital and strengthen the ven...
PM Modi to witness ELF aerial display in Assam; preparations underway
The Indian Air Force conducted a major aerial display at the newly activated Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) on the Moran Bypass in Dibrugarh, Assam, on 14 ...
AI Impact Summit: SC says advocates can appear through video conferencing from Feb 16-20
The Supreme Court has permitted lawyers to appear through video conferencing from 16 to 20 February 2026 if they face difficulty appearing in person due to a...
MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan: AI can create many more jobs than it takes away
Ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, the MeitY Secretary outlined India's AI strategy, stating that AI can create more jobs than it displaces. India is ...
Experts Explain | India AI applications stack: What the country can bring to the table
India's AI ecosystem is increasingly positioned to offer a distinct "applications stack" to the world — leveraging its unique strengths in digital public inf...
Refurbished medical devices: Why India is set to see a slugfest between global and domestic manufacturers
India's medical device sector is witnessing a regulatory conflict over the import of refurbished (pre-owned) high-end medical equipment such as MRI machines,...
Shorter all-oral TB regimens cost-effective in India: ICMR study
An economic evaluation by ICMR's National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (NIRT), published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR), found th...
UN approves 40-member scientific panel on impact of artificial intelligence
The UN General Assembly voted 117-2 to approve the creation of a 40-member Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence, with only t...
With 33 donors, January 2026 sets a record in deceased organ donations in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu recorded 33 deceased organ donors in January 2026, setting a new monthly record for the state. Government Dharmapuri Medical College Hospital was ...
A case against the SHANTI Act | Explained
The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act received Presidential assent on December 20, 2025, replacing...
Maharashtra govt to hold Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture and Investment Summit on Feb 22
Maharashtra hosted the 'AI for Agri 2026' Global Conference and Investment Summit on February 22-23 at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai — India's firs...
Scientists capture clearest evidence yet of star collapsing into black hole
Researchers observed a massive star in the Andromeda galaxy, designated M31-2014-DS1, collapsing directly into a black hole without producing a supernova exp...
Maharashtra govt to procure AI infrastructure for higher, technical education department
The Maharashtra state government granted administrative approval to procure AI infrastructure for its Higher and Technical Education Department, aligned with...
Expert Explains | ‘AI was trained to imitate humans. It learnt survival’
In a recent interview, Stuart Russell elaborated on a critical AI safety concern: AI systems trained to imitate human behaviour may inadvertently absorb huma...
Expert Explains | ‘75 per cent chance Artificial General Intelligence will not succeed’
Stuart Russell, Professor of Computer Science at UC Berkeley and co-author of the most widely used AI textbook (*Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach*)...
India’s power mix to shift from coal to renewables by 2070; Nuclear seen as key baseload: NITI Aayog
NITI Aayog released a study titled "Scenarios Towards Viksit Bharat and Net Zero" projecting India's power sector fuel mix transformation Under the Current P...
Social media rules notified: ‘Prominent’ AI labels, three hour timeline to block content
The IT Ministry notified amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, introducing binding ob...
India is set to get two new telescopes and upgrade one in Ladakh. Here’s how it will be a game-changer for astronomy
The Union Budget 2026-27 approved two new major telescope facilities in Ladakh — the National Large Solar Telescope (NLST) and the National Large Optical-Nea...