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SatLeo to Launch TAPAS-1 Thermal-Imaging Payload
Ahmedabad-based spacetech startup SatLeo Labs will launch its thermal-imaging satellite TAPAS-1 on 1 October 2026. The 3-kilogram payload will fly on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part...
India’s Kaveri Engine Programme Reaches Milestone
India’s Kaveri dry engine programme reached a major development stage in September 2026 when the engine recorded a peak dry thrust of 48.5 kilonewtons during high-altitude and flight...
UIDAI Unveils Five Digital Identity Initiatives
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) announced five digital identity initiatives at Aadhaar Samvaad in Kolkata on 29 September 2026, which marked the 17th Aadhaar Day. The...
New Penguin Species Identified in Gentoo Reclassification
Scientists have identified a previously unrecognised penguin species, Pygoscelis kerguelensis, also called the southeastern gentoo penguin. The finding came from DNA analysis of gentoo penguin populations and led...
Trump signs order on superintelligence with top AI executives
On 29 September 2026, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence. The order directs federal agencies to replace the terms “Artificial...
Bank of India Launches Programmable Digital Rupee
Bank of India launched user-level programmable digital rupee functionality with auto-issuance capability on its Central Bank Digital Currency platform on 29 September 2026. The feature allows account holders...
Zero-Human-Intervention Underwater Drones Set World Record
A Chinese team set a Guinness World Record on 29 August 2026 for the most autonomous underwater vehicles operating simultaneously. The record involved 116 autonomous underwater vehicles, or...
ASCI Issues AI-Generated Advertising Labelling Guidelines
The Advertising Standards Council of India released the “Guidelines for Responsible Labelling of Synthetically Generated Content in Advertising” on 29 September 2026. The framework covers synthetically generated content...
Pakistan’s First Astronaut Nears Tiangong Mission
Two Pakistani pilots, Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud, are undergoing astronaut training in China for a mission to the Tiangong space station in September 2026. One of them...
First Steel Bridge Installed for Bullet Train Project in Maharashtra
The first steel bridge for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project in Maharashtra was launched on 28 September 2026 at Dive-Anjur village in Bhiwandi, Thane district. The bridge spans...
Tata Projects, MDS Aero Partner for Aero-Engine Testing
Tata Projects and Canada-based MDS Aero Support Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 28 September 2026 to develop advanced aero-engine testing infrastructure in India. The partnership covers...
