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...
NITI Aayog has proposed new standards for tyre pyrolysis oil and recovered carbon black, two products obtained from the thermal decomposition of waste tyres in the absence of...
Scientists have identified a rare giant tree species in the Andes, a major mountain range in South America that extends through seven countries, including Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru,...
Scientists have identified a virus that can infect and kill drug-resistant bacteria. Such viruses are known as bacteriophages, or phages, and they target specific bacterial cells rather than...
Astronomers have identified 27 candidate planets that may orbit two stars, a configuration known as a circumbinary system. Such planets are often called “Tatooine-like” planets because they circle...
The Paranal solar ESPRESSO Telescope (PoET) achieved first light at the European Southern Observatory’s Paranal Observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert. The system completed test observations and acquired spectra...
Pixxel and Sarvam announced Pathfinder on 3 May 2026 as India’s first AI-powered orbital data centre satellite. Pathfinder is a 200 kg-class demonstration satellite planned for launch in...
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has developed a priority pathogen list for syndromic surveillance in India. The list was released by the Division of Communicable Diseases...
