Paraquat is a broad-spectrum herbicide used in the United States and restricted to certified applicators under federal rules. It has been banned in more than 70 countries, including...
Plastic waste conversion into hydrogen fuel uses solar-driven photoreforming, a process in which light-sensitive photocatalysts break down polymers at low temperatures to produce hydrogen and industrial chemicals. Research...
A new plant species named Cyphostemma annamalaii was discovered in the southern Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu on 7 May 2026. The species belongs to the grape family,...
A microbial ecosystem containing bacteria, archaea and DNA was found two metres below the surface of Chile’s Atacama Desert. The Atacama Desert is the driest hot desert in...
South Korea introduced its first humanoid robot monk, Gabi, at a Buddhist ceremony at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul on 6 May 2026. The robot was presented by the...
Skyroot Aerospace became India’s first space-tech unicorn on 7 May 2026 after raising about 60 million at a valuation of 1.1 billion. The company is based in Hyderabad...
Archaeopteryx is a genus of feathered dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period, and its fossils are among the most studied specimens in vertebrate palaeontology. A 150-million-year-old Archaeopteryx fossil...
Mission Mausam Urban Testbed has been launched in India to improve monsoon prediction through urban-scale weather observation and modelling. The initiative is linked with atmospheric science, numerical weather...
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras Global Research Foundation established its first United States centre in Menlo Park, California, on 6 May 2026. The centre became operational on...
India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0 is linked with India’s semiconductor policy framework and the development of domestic chip manufacturing capacity. Semiconductors are materials with electrical conductivity between that...
