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13 stories for “STEM” · January 2026
Clear filtersVeteran space scientist Dr A. E. Muthunayagam, pioneer of India's liquid rocket propulsion programme and founding Director of ISRO's Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), was awarded the Padma Shri in 2026. Born 11 Ja...
Overview In January 2026, India strengthened its education and skill development ecosystem with a focus on improving learning outcomes, digital access, and employability. The government continued implementing reforms und...
MeitY's Digital India BHASHINI Division, with Wadhwani AI, held the BHASHINI Samudaye workshop in New Delhi to strengthen India's Language AI ecosystem under the National Language Translation Mission, launching the Datas...
The Ministry of Transport proposed a unique Aadhaar-like identification system for electric-vehicle batteries. Under draft guidelines, each EV battery would get a 21-character Battery Pack Aadhaar Number (BPAN) from the...
The Tripura State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC), functioning under Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL), received ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, becoming the first Load Dispatch Centre in Northeast Indi...
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) launched a nationwide Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) service that lets users make calls and send messages over a Wi-Fi network instead of mobile towers, using their existing mobile number a...
Assam plans to buy a proton therapy machine for cancer care at a cost of about ₹500 crore. That will make it the first state to offer this treatment in a government hospital. Proton therapy targets tumours with proton be...
In January 2026, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) continued to advance its space capabilities through key mission developments and technological progress. The organisation focused on deploying advanced Earth...
Karnataka has started VijAIpatha, a pilot programme to teach artificial intelligence, STEM, robotics and coding to students in government schools. In the first phase, five advanced AI, STEM and robotics labs are being bu...
The Delhi government is working with IIT Kanpur on an Intelligent Grievance Monitoring System (IGMS). The system will bring several public grievance portals onto one dashboard and use artificial intelligence and machine...
OverviewThe Indian Army has officially designated the year 2026 as the "Year of Networking and Data Centricity". This strategic initiative aims to accelerate the integration of cutting-edge technologies like AI, 5G, and...
OverviewThe Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a salvo launch of two Pralay tactical ballistic missiles in quick succession from a single launcher off the coast of Odisha. This mi...
