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India’s Hydrogen Train Targeted for 110 kmph Speed

Indian Railways is developing India’s first hydrogen-powered trainset for regular operation at a target speed of 110 kmph. The train completed trial runs at 120 kmph, while its...

September 7, 2026

India Eyes Nuclear Power in Andaman Islands

The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, under the Department of Atomic Energy, conducted a five-day site assessment in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands from 4 to 8 September 2026...

September 7, 2026

Vice President Launches India Valve Registry in Chennai

The Vice President of India, C. P. Radhakrishnan, launched the India Valve Registry on 5 September 2026 at the India Valves 2026 conference in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The...

September 7, 2026

India Develops Small Machine for Fusion Research

India has added two small-scale spherical tokamaks to its fusion research base in 2026. Bengaluru-based Pranos Fusion developed Pragya, while the Institute for Plasma Research (IPR) in Gandhinagar...

September 7, 2026

Google Launches India-First Agricultural AI Models

Google has launched India-first artificial intelligence models for agriculture through Google DeepMind’s AnthroKrishi team. The two models are Agricultural Landscape Understanding (ALU) and Agricultural Monitoring and Event Detection...

September 7, 2026

Anil Chakravarthy Named Adobe’s Next CEO

Adobe, the San Jose-based software company, announced on 3 September 2026 that Anil Chakravarthy will become its next president and chief executive officer. Chakravarthy currently heads Adobe’s Customer...

September 5, 2026

US FDA Approves AstraZeneca Breast Cancer Drug Etcamah

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to AstraZeneca’s Etcamah, also known as camizestrant, on 4 September 2026 for adults with advanced or metastatic hormone...

September 5, 2026

Scientists Discover Devil Flower Species in Thailand

A team of botanists described a new flowering plant species, Thismia daemona, in the journal PhytoKeys on 3 September 2026. The species was found in Thong Pha Phum...

September 5, 2026

Scientists Demonstrate Eight-Letter Genetic Alphabet Reading

Researchers at the University of California San Diego demonstrated that Escherichia coli RNA polymerase can read and transcribe a synthetic eight-letter genetic alphabet. The study was published on...

September 5, 2026

India Wins Nine Medals at International Earth Science Olympiad 2026

India won nine medals at the 19th International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO) 2026, held in Turin, Italy, from August 20 to 27, 2026. The four-member Indian student team...

September 5, 2026

Ig Nobel Prizes 2026 Awarded for Unusual Research

The 36th annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony was held on 3 September 2026 at the Zurich Convention Center in Switzerland. The event was hosted outside the United States...

September 5, 2026

BIO-NIVESH Launched for Biotechnology Investment

BIO-NIVESH is a strategic platform launched on 3 September 2026 in New Delhi by Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh. It has been...

September 5, 2026