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30 stories for “Science & Technology” · February 2026
Clear filtersOn its 40th Foundation Day, 25 February 2026, the Department of Biotechnology launched SUJVIKA, an AI-powered portal offering structured trade data on biotech imports. By flagging high-value and high-volume imports, it a...
The Department of Biotechnology has named bio-based chemicals and enzymes as a priority under the BioE3 (Biotechnology for Economy, Environment and Employment) Policy, which promotes high-performance biomanufacturing. Bi...
Using data from the Juno spacecraft, which has orbited Jupiter since 2016, NASA refined the planet's dimensions. Its equatorial diameter is now put at 142,976 km (88,841 miles), about 5 miles less than earlier, and its p...
Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh will be home to India's first Quantum Valley under the National Quantum Mission. The hub is intended to bring together research, start-ups and industry for quantum computing, communication and...
On 1 February 2026 the Sun released an X8.3 flare, the most powerful so far this year. Solar flares are abrupt energy bursts caused by shifts in the Sun's magnetic field and are graded A, B, C, M and X, X being strongest...
The Union Health Minister launched the Secure AI for Health Initiative (SAHI) and the Benchmarking Open Data Platform for Health AI (BODH) at the India AI Impact Summit 2026. SAHI is a national governance framework for r...
Researchers at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad, with IIT Hyderabad under the Department of Science and Technology, built an eco-friendly lead-free phot...
The 23rd edition of BioAsia, an international life sciences summit, opened in Hyderabad. Themed 'TechBio Unleashed - Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, and Revolutionary Changes in Life Sciences', it focuses on AI...
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) launched the Global AI-for-Energy Mission at the India AI Impact Summit 2026. Developed with India's Ministry of Power and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, th...
Several home-grown AI models were presented at the India AI Impact Summit 2026. Bengaluru start-up Sarvam AI released two language models for multilingual and voice use across 22 Indian languages, one demonstrated as 'Vi...
Google launched the America-India Connect project to strengthen digital and AI infrastructure links between the US and India, backed by its five-year US$15 billion AI infrastructure investment in India. It includes a new...
Doctors at AIIMS New Delhi have performed the first remote, real-time ultrasound examination of a patient stationed at Maitri, India's research base in Antarctica. The procedure relied on a tele-robotic system that allow...
