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26 stories for “of” · 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...
The World Economic Forum will open five new Centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, one of them in Andhra Pradesh. India already has two, in Mumbai and Telangana. The centres work on AI, energy transition, cyber re...
Scientists at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru, built Disobind, a deep-learning tool that predicts how intrinsically disordered proteins attach to partner molecules. These proteins have no fixed 3D...
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister announced a new spaceport at Hope Island, located off the coast of Kakinada in the Bay of Bengal near the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary. Part of the Space City initiative, it will mainly su...
India's oceanographic research vessel INS Sagardhwani was flagged off from Kochi for Sagar Maitri-5 (Marine & Allied Interdisciplinary Training and Research Initiative), involving eight Indian Ocean Rim countries to stre...
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...
India reported its first scientifically confirmed case of pufferfish poisoning in Veraval, Gujarat; freshwater pufferfish Tetraodon cutcutia contain tetrodotoxin, a potent neurotoxin, and India lacks a freshwater fish-to...
Odisha will become the first Indian state to launch a comprehensive CKD registry by 31 March 2026, with software developed by the National Informatics Centre, to generate reliable prevalence data for evidence-based polic...
In January 2026, India accelerated its renewable energy expansion as part of its long-term climate and sustainability goals. The government focused on increasing solar and wind energy capacity to reduce dependence on fos...
India launched the Raisina Science Diplomacy Initiative (RSDI) 2026 to strengthen the interface between science, technology and diplomacy, integrating science diplomacy into the Raisina Dialogue. It focuses on governance...
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...
At the release of the Indian Pharmacopoeia 2026, the 10th edition, the government said India now ranks 8th in the world for contributions to WHO drug-safety monitoring (pharmacovigilance), up from 123rd ten years ago. Th...
