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Clear filtersNew Delhi is hosting the 10th India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2026, and this edition has been given the theme "Scale Without Boundaries." The event's agenda spans a wide range of next-generation technologies: 6G and 5G netwo...
World Space Week, held from 4 to 10 October, celebrates the contribution of space science and technology to human development and encourages education, innovation and international cooperation. The 2026 theme is 'Rocket...
India has carried out its first demonstration of a free-space Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) link. The link stretched 5.56 km and connected the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics...
On 28 September 2026, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) performed its third gravity assist around Earth, adding roughly 12,606 km/h (3.5 km/s) to its speed during the flyby. In a gravit...
India's network of quantum-secure communication has now passed the 1,000 km mark. With this, the country has already covered more than half of the target set for the eight-year National Quantum Mission, and it has done s...
India's first dual-fuel Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) train has been flagged off from Sabarmati Railway Station in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. A dual-fuel locomotive can run on a combination of LNG and conventional diesel, helping...
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) completed 85 years in 2026; its Foundation Day falls on 26 September. CSIR was set up on 26 September 1942 as an autonomous body for scientific and industrial rese...
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi have developed India's first functional indigenous micro-GPU. A Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) is a processor designed to handle images and graphics, and buil...
The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar is poised to become the first among India's NITs to have a dedicated observatory on its own campus. The facility will give students and researchers direct, on-site acce...
Microsoft has launched its India South Central data centre region in Telangana. The new facility is the company's fourth cloud region in the country, expanding its infrastructure for hosting and delivering cloud computin...
India has begun the commercial transition and pilot-scale production of bio-based, biodegradable Polylactic Acid (PLA) plastics under the BioE3 (Biotechnology for Economy, Environment and Employment) Policy. A 100 Tonnes...
India's active wireless mobile subscriber base reached 1,204.01 million in July 2026, underlining the need to protect mobile devices and their IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) numbers. An IMEI is a unique 1...
