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Orobanche Weed Threatens Mustard Yields Across Key Growing States

India’s mustard crop, the country’s largest indigenous source of edible oil, is facing a growing agronomic challenge from the parasitic weed Orobanche aegyptiaca. Cultivated across nearly nine million...

January 13, 2026

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham MoU with CSIR–NIScPR Strengthens Research Collaboration

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CSIR–National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research to deepen collaboration in research, science communication, and science-and-technology policy...

January 12, 2026

PSLV-C62 Launch Faces Anomaly During Third Stage Flight

India’s first space mission of 2026 began with a successful lift-off but soon ran into a technical challenge. The PSLV-C62 mission, launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation,...

January 12, 2026

India Nears On-Orbit Satellite Refuelling Milestone

India is moving closer to achieving a critical space technology milestone as a private satellite, launched aboard an upcoming mission, aims to validate in-orbit fuel transfer under real...

January 12, 2026

IIT Madras Launches Param Shakti Supercomputer

IIT Madras has launched “Param Shakti”, an indigenously developed and manufactured supercomputing system, significantly strengthening India’s high-performance computing capabilities. With a peak performance of 3.1 petaflops, the system...

January 12, 2026

NASA Brings Astronauts Home Early Over Medical Concern

In an unprecedented decision, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced the early return of four astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) due to a...

January 10, 2026

Spina Bifida Remains India’s Most Neglected Preventable Birth Defect

A distraught young mother from Jharkhand recently sought help for her seven-month-old baby born with a large lump on his back and paralysis of both legs. Despite repeated...

January 10, 2026

Fastest-Spinning Asteroid Discovered by Rubin Observatory

Scientists analysing the first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have identified the fastest-spinning asteroid ever observed in its size category. The asteroid, designated 2025 MN45, offers...

January 10, 2026

India to Develop Indigenous Air Pollution Monitoring Devices

India has taken a significant step towards strengthening environmental governance by establishing a National Environmental Standard Laboratory (NESL) to support the development of indigenous air pollution monitoring instruments....

January 9, 2026

RRI Develops Non-Invasive Method to Measure Cold Atom Density

Scientists at the Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bengaluru, have developed a novel non-invasive technique to measure the local density of cold atoms in real time without significantly disturbing...

January 9, 2026

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