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794 articles on Science & Technology · Page 8 of 40

March 25, 2026
11 articles
Polity & Governance Environment & Ecology Science & Technology
5 min
'In the Chair, but have a query': A rare moment when presiding officer participated in LS Question Hour
In an unusual parliamentary occurrence, the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha — TDP leader Krishna Prasad Tenneti, who was in the Chair during Question Hour...
Science & Technology Internal Security
4 min
With NavIC setback, India unable to use satellite system for security purposes: experts
The last functioning atomic clock aboard IRNSS-1F stopped working on March 10, 2026, just days after the satellite completed its 10-year design life (launche...
Social Issues Science & Technology
4 min
TB remains India’s biggest infectious killer, but mass screening push shows results
Tuberculosis (TB) remains India's largest single infectious disease killer, even as the country's mass screening programme under the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan i...
Economics Science & Technology
4 min
Petroleum Ministry issues directions to strengthen natural gas infra, address present complexities and delays
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued directions to strengthen natural gas pipeline infrastructure, remove bottlenecks in PNG (Piped Natural Gas) ...
Internal Security Science & Technology
5 min
Anduril, Palantir developing Golden Dome missile shield's software, source says
Anduril Industries and Palantir Technologies are developing the command-and-control software backbone for the United States' Golden Dome antimissile shield —...
Science & Technology Geography
4 min
Assam floats tender for satellites to monitor floods, borders
Assam has floated a tender for procurement of at least five satellites in low-Earth orbit (LEO) to provide real-time monitoring of floods and borders — a pro...
Economics Science & Technology
5 min
India notifies new gas pipeline order to fast-track infrastructure amid West Asia concerns
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued the Natural Gas and Petroleum Products Distribution (Through Laying, Building, Operation and Expansion of Pi...
Science & Technology Economics
4 min
Agnikul test-fires first-of-its-kind 3D-printed booster engine
Agnikul Cosmos, an IIT Madras-incubated private space startup, successfully test-fired its Agnite engine — the world's largest single-piece 3D-printed rocket...
Science & Technology Social Issues
5 min
Bird flu kills 4,400 chickens in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur; surveillance intensified
Around 4,400 chickens died due to avian influenza (bird flu) at a government poultry farm in the Koni area of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, between March ...
Science & Technology Social Issues
4 min
Centre intensifies regulatory surveillance over GLP-1 weight loss drugs
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), in collaboration with State Drug Controllers, has launched targeted enforcement actions across the pharmaceutic...
Science & Technology Social Issues
5 min
GLP-1 gold rush under scanner: Raids across India expose easy access to weight-loss drugs
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) conducted inspections and audits at 49 entities — including online pharmacy warehouses, drug wholesalers, retail...
March 24, 2026
9 articles
Science & Technology Geography
4 min
Gujarat government plans India’s third spaceport near Gir Somnath
The Gujarat government has identified a site near Kodinar in Gir Somnath district, on the Arabian Sea coast between Diu and Kodinar, for India's proposed thi...
Science & Technology
6 min
Scientists at CERN took some antiprotons out for a spin in a never-tried-before test drive
Scientists at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) successfully transported antiprotons outside the Antiproton Decelerator facility for the firs...
Science & Technology Social Issues
7 min
India warns of risks as cheap generic weight-loss drugs flood market after Semaglutide patent expiry
Novo Nordisk's patent on semaglutide (brand names: Ozempic for diabetes, Wegovy for weight loss) expired in India on March 20, 2026, triggering an immediate ...
Economics Science & Technology
6 min
RBI building more digital payments intelligence platforms to empower users: ED
The Reserve Bank of India is actively building advanced digital payments intelligence platforms that leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Application Pr...
Science & Technology Social Issues
5 min
Centre flags unapproved drug combinations, raises safety concerns
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has launched a nationwide crackdown on unapproved Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) drugs, directing state and Union T...
Science & Technology Geography
5 min
Moon was formed around 4.51 billion years ago: study
A new scientific study has refined the age of the Moon to approximately 4.51 billion years, placing its formation within the first 60 million years after the...
Science & Technology Social Issues
5 min
U.S. jury begins deliberations in landmark New Mexico trial over Meta risk to children
A New Mexico state court jury found Meta liable for nearly $375 million in civil damages after a landmark trial centred on allegations that the company knowi...
Economics Science & Technology
5 min
Future of jobs: Will AI create ghost workplaces or millions of new jobs?
A new analysis in Livemint examines the sharp divide in expert opinion on AI's impact on employment: one camp predicts a "demand collapse" as automation erod...
Science & Technology
4 min
IMD unveils a digital surface meteorological observation system
On World Meteorological Day (March 23, 2026), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) inducted a new digital surface meteorological observation system into...