Science & Technology
Space, defence tech, biotechnology and digital infrastructure
CEA Anantha Nageswaran flags energy risk to growth story
India's Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V. Anantha Nageswaran identified energy supply vulnerability as a critical structural risk to India's economic growth tr...
NITI Aayog revamp shows tilt towards science and health
The central government reconstituted NITI Aayog, replacing four of its five full-time members and appointing a new Vice-Chairperson. Ashok Kumar Lahiri, an e...
U.S. State Department orders global warning about alleged AI thefts by DeepSeek, other Chinese firms
The United States State Department issued a diplomatic cable on 24 April 2026 directing all diplomatic and consular posts worldwide to alert foreign counterp...
Russian hackers used Signal app to deceive targets, German officials say
German intelligence authorities have identified a sustained Russian state-sponsored campaign that compromised Signal accounts belonging to approximately 300 ...
How an expecting mother’s booster shots can protect her newborn from a host of diseases
Vaccines recommended during pregnancy — including Tdap, COVID-19 boosters, influenza, and the RSV vaccine (Abrysvo) — protect newborns by transferring matern...
Indian tech giants struggle to shake off $115 billion rout amid Iran war, AI challenge
India's IT sector has shed approximately $115 billion in market value over four months in 2026, with the NSE Nifty IT Index falling nearly 25% — the worst-pe...
Ukraine, West Asia conflicts put attack drones at the centre of modern warfare
Conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia have decisively established attack drones — particularly First Person View (FPV) drones and loitering munitions — as the d...
Digital Public Infra initiatives may contribute 4 pc of GDP by 2030: NITI report
A NITI Aayog report projects that India's Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) initiatives could contribute 2.9% to 4.2% of GDP by 2030, up from approximately...
How AI helped promote community-led development in Rajasthan
A pilot project named AI4WaterPolicy was conducted across 50 villages in two Rajasthan districts — Sirohi and Pali — over a six-month period to test whether ...
Govt pushes ethanol blending beyond 20%; vehicle impact remains concern
Following the nationwide E20 mandate (20% ethanol blending in petrol) effective April 1, 2026, the government has initiated consultations with automobile man...
Mapped every village in country from space, says Isro; satellite data to help in better rollout of rural projects
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has completed high-resolution satellite-based land use and land cover mapping of all approximately 6.5 lakh (65...
Solar infra helps India meet record 256GW power demand
India's peak electricity demand reached an all-time high of 256.1 GW on April 25, 2026 — the first time the country crossed the quarter-terawatt barrier — dr...
Govt. may establish labs in varsities to train students for space sector
The Union Ministry of Science and Technology announced the establishment of seven specialised space laboratories in universities and colleges in the initial ...
Small Hydro Power Development Scheme
The Union Cabinet approved the Small Hydro Power (SHP) Development Scheme for the period FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31, with a total outlay of ₹2,584.60 crore. Th...
Why typhoid is becoming harder to treat in India
Doctors and public health researchers have raised alarm over typhoid becoming progressively harder to treat in India, driven by the misuse of antibiotics, po...
DRDO unveils Advanced Armoured Platforms (Tracked & Wheeled)
The Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (VRDE), a DRDO laboratory located in Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, unveiled two prototype variants of the Advan...
DRDO unveils advanced armoured vehicles for combat support and deployment in Ladakh, deserts, riverine areas
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) rolled out the first two prototypes of the Vikram VT-21 Advanced Armoured Platform (AAP) on April 25...
CM Revanth flags off India's first pvt orbital rocket Vikram-1 at Skyroot Aerospace
Vikram-1, India's first privately built orbital launch vehicle, was formally flagged off from Skyroot Aerospace's Max-Q campus in Hyderabad, Telangana, for t...
AIIMS Delhi director, DST Secretary appointed members of NITI Aayog
The Government reconstituted NITI Aayog in April 2026, appointing Ashok Kumar Lahiri as Vice-Chairman, replacing Suman Bery. Dr. M. Srinivas, Director of AII...
Skyroot flags-off Vikram-1, India’s first private orbital launch soon
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket was formally flagged off from its manufacturing facility (Max-Q campus) in Hyderabad on April 25, 2026, and dispatched to...