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27 stories for “STEM” · March 2026
Clear filtersThe Ministry of Textiles has released a report mapping India's textile waste value chain to promote recycling and sustainability. The country produces about 70.73 lakh tonnes of textile waste each year from manufacturing...
The Defence Minister has released the Defence Forces Vision 2047, a roadmap to build a future-ready Indian military. It seeks to turn the armed forces into a modern, integrated, multi-domain force by 2047, with emphasis...
The Union Cabinet has extended the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) until December 2028, with a sharper focus on rural drinking water supply. Under the upgraded JJM 2.0, the total financial outlay has been raised to ₹8.69 lakh c...
NITI Aayog has published a report titled 'Empowering Farmers: Natural Farming Training Toolkit & Best Practices Guide.' Natural farming is a livestock-based system that avoids chemicals and combines crops, trees and anim...
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has started the Vayu Baan project to build India's first helicopter-launched drone system. Under the concept, a small autonomous drone is released from a helicopter in flight and can then be us...
Indian Railways has introduced the SHINE app (Sexual Harassment Incident Notification for Empowerment) to improve workplace safety for its employees. The app lets staff report harassment cases confidentially through the...
The India Justice Report has released the Consumer Justice Report 2026, assessing India's consumer dispute redressal system.Pendency is rising, with more than 5 lakh cases pending and many disposals taking longer than th...
The Election Commission of India has permitted postal ballot voting in the Assembly elections for senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PwDs), service voters and essential service workers.The facility is provided u...
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has published the 'Safe Disposal of Unused Medicines' report, warning of the environmental and health risks of improper disposal. Using a One Health approach that links hum...
The Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) has released a report titled 'Reducing Methane Emissions from Landfills: The potential of biocover systems'. Biocovers are microbial layers in which naturally occurring bacteria...
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has approved lifetime validity for licences issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). Food businesses will no longer have to renew licences again...
Indian Railways has commissioned Kavach 4.0 over 1,452 route km on its busy Delhi–Mumbai and Delhi–Howrah high-density corridors. Kavach is an Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system developed in India. It helps avoid tr...
