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Clear filtersA new study suggests Mercury may have contracted 10-30% more than previously thought as its interior cooled over billions of years. Researchers estimate that the planet's radius may have reduced by about 7.2 miles (11.6...
India's fusion research, often called the 'artificial sun' project, has moved ahead with a new 82.6 GHz, 400 kW gyrotron installed in the SST-1 tokamak at the Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), Gujarat. SST-1 (Steady S...
A healthy female calf of the Badri breed was successfully born in Uttarakhand using Ovum Pick-Up and In Vitro Fertilization (OPU-IVF) technology. Badri cattle are an indigenous breed adapted to the mountainous terrain of...
Bengaluru-based Astrogate Labs unveiled India's first indigenous Optical Inter-Satellite Link (OISL) terminal at the Bengaluru Space Expo. OISL technology uses laser beams to enable direct, high-speed communication betwe...
Tata Steel has commissioned India's first Coke Oven Gas (COG) injection project at its Meramandali plant in Odisha. COG is a by-product of coke making that is rich in hydrogen and hydrocarbons. After cleaning, the gas is...
The fourth Hanle Dark Sky Reserve (HDSR) Star Party was held at the Indian Astronomical Observatory in Hanle, Ladakh. It was jointly organised by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Ladakh's Department of Wildlif...
India added two small spherical tokamaks to its fusion research base in 2026. Pragya, built by Bengaluru-based Pranos Fusion, was completed on 21 August and launched on 3 September 2026; it is an experimental testbed for...
India's installed data-centre capacity stood at 1.57 GW as of August 2026, up from about 375 MW in 2020, driven by cloud computing, AI and digital services, and is projected to approach 8 GW by 2030. Around USD 70 billio...
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh highlighted India's standing as the world's largest vaccine producer and supplier by volume. India makes nearly 60% of global vaccines and meets over 65% of the WHO's routine immunisatio...
The Ministry of Communications launched India's indigenous Cell Broadcast System (CBS) with its first large-scale nationwide demonstration. CBS pushes geo-targeted emergency alerts to millions of phones simultaneously, n...
On September 9, 2026, India endorsed the Call to Action for 6G Leadership and Security, joining 24 like-minded countries in promoting open, interoperable, secure and resilient 6G networks. The initiative was announced on...
World Duchenne Awareness Day, observed on September 7, spreads awareness about Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare, progressive genetic disorder and one of the most common rare genetic diseases in children. It resu...
