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Astronomers Detect Radio Signals from Beta Pictoris b
Scientists announced the first direct detection of radio signals from an exoplanet on 23 September 2026. The signals came from Beta Pictoris b, a gas giant about 63...
Kerala to Launch IT Parks Affiliation Scheme
Kerala is set to launch the IT Parks Affiliation Scheme on 6 October 2026 to connect IT companies outside major government-owned IT parks with a state-level technology ecosystem....
CSIR-CCMB Develops India-Specific Sickle Cell Severity Tool
Scientists at the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) developed an India-specific disease severity score for sickle cell anaemia on 2 October 2026. The tool was built...
Indian Start-ups Launch Payloads on SpaceX Transporter-18
On 2 October 2026, payloads from Dhruva Space, TakeMe2Space, SatLeo Labs and EON Space Labs reached orbit aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket on the Transporter-18 rideshare mission. The...
Scientists Identify Two New Australian Stick Insect Species
Scientists identified two new Australian stick insect species in 2026 after re-examining members of the genus Anchiale. The study also reinstated one previously unrecognised species and revised the...
NASA and SpaceX Launch Crew-13 Mission
The NASA and SpaceX Crew-13 mission launched on 1 October 2026 at 11:10 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida....
FAA Delays Boeing 737 MAX 10 Certification
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has delayed certification of the Boeing 737 MAX 10 after Boeing identified a software issue in the aircraft’s flight management computer (FMC). The...
NHAI Launches Tamil Nadu’s First Barrierless MLFF Tolling System
The National Highways Authority of India introduced Tamil Nadu’s first Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system on 1 October 2026 at the Paranur Toll Plaza on the Tambaram–Tindivanam...
Rogun Dam Nears World’s Tallest Height
The Rogun Hydropower Project in Tajikistan is a large hydroelectric scheme on the Vakhsh River. The dam is designed to reach 335 metres, which would make it the...
Brazil Expands Biological Control in Agriculture
Brazil is expanding biological control technologies for tropical agriculture through the Advanced Research Center on Biological Control, known as SPARCBio, in Piracicaba. The centre works with the University...
Bathymyrus perplexus Identified as New Fish Species in Bay of Bengal
Bathymyrus perplexus is a newly identified fish species from the Bay of Bengal, with scientific identification completed by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) unit at Gopalpur on...
