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Clear filtersIN-SPACe approved India's first fully commercial indigenous Earth Observation (EO) satellite constellation under the Public-Private Partnership model. The consortium, Allied Orbits Private Limited, is led by Pixxel Space...
An international team of astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) found an unusual black hole dating to when the universe was about 660 million years old. The object belongs to the class called Little Red...
The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) launched the CYBER KUSHTI 2026 Hackathon on 15 August 2026 to promote skills in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. NIELIT is an autonomous...
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) notified the Cyber Security in Power Sector Regulations, 2026 under the Electricity Act, 2003; they take effect from 1 April 2027. They apply to generators, captive plants and ener...
IntroductionUnder the technology and innovation pillar of the Sapta Dhara framework, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 August 2026 announced a flagship national mission to train 1 crore (10 million) young Indians in Art...
IntroductionIn a groundbreaking green technology breakthrough, researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) announced on 16 August 2026 the development of a highly efficient, novel two-stage...
IntroductionIn a major biomedical breakthrough for diabetes management, scientists at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad, announced on 16 Augu...
IntroductionIn a groundbreaking advancement for precision oncology, Indian researchers from the S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS), Kolkata, and Ashoka University announced on 15 August 2026 the deve...
IntroductionAccelerating India's sovereign artificial intelligence and supercomputing capabilities under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) and IndiaAI Mission, the Prime Minister of India on 14 August 2026 inaugu...
IntroductionTo significantly enhance extreme weather forecasting and disaster mitigation in the ecologically fragile Western Ghats, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced on 13 August 2026 that it will commi...
Indian scientists observed an abnormally thick ozone layer at 21–23 km altitude over the North Bay of Bengal, with concentrations far above normal for eastern India and persisting for over 24 hours. Researchers from ARIE...
Bengaluru-based start-up Astrobase Space Technologies has revealed EVEREST, an 800-kilonewton (kN) rocket engine based on Full-Flow Staged Combustion (FFSC) technology. It is the first engine of this class to be built by...
