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Scientists have identified QT45, a self-copying RNA molecule, adding weight to the idea that RNA may have been the first genetic material on Earth.QT45 is just 45 nucleotides long and can replicate itself under special c...
The Union Health Minister launched an indigenously manufactured Tetanus and Adult Diphtheria (Td) vaccine at the Central Research Institute (CRI) in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh.The Td vaccine protects against two bacterial...
**Overview** In a historic scientific breakthrough, Indian scientists from the Bose Institute, collaborating with Rutgers University, have fundamentally rewritten a 50-year-old biological textbook model regarding how bac...
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) entered the Guinness World Records for drawing the highest number of viewers to a live-streamed lesson on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare broadcast on...
**Overview** On March 1, 2026, Air Commodore B.S. Vijay Rao, VSM, officially assumed command of the critical Base Repair Depot (BRD) at Palam, New Delhi, taking charge as the Air Officer Commanding and bringing over thre...
**Overview** On National Science Day, March 1, 2026, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the state-of-the-art "Central Facility for Recombinant Cells and Sensors" at the BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnolo...
Overview: Air Commodore B.S. Vijay Rao, a recipient of the prestigious Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM), officially assumed command of the Base Repair Depot (BRD) in Palam, New Delhi, as the Air Officer Commanding on March 1, 2...
On 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...
OVERVIEW As part of IndiaAI Mission 2.0 in February 2026, the scientific community marked a major breakthrough with the launch of the ‘Kaveri’ 64-qubit quantum processor by Bengaluru-based startup QpiAI. This follows the...
OVERVIEWNational Science Day 2026 was celebrated across India on February 28, marking the discovery of the Raman Effect by C. V. Raman. The theme for this year, “Indigenous Technologies for Viksit Bharat,” emphasized Ind...
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...
