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10 stories for “AGN” · September 2026
Clear filtersIndia co-hosted the launch of OneSCD, the Global Partnership to Advance Equity and Transform Sickle Cell Care, during the 81st UN General Assembly in New York. Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder in...
At a side event of the UN General Assembly in New York, India reaffirmed its commitment to eliminate Hepatitis B and C as public health threats by 2030. India is strengthening prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment...
World Alzheimer's Day is observed on September 21 to raise awareness about Alzheimer's disease and dementia. First observed in 1994, it is organised by Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI). Alzheimer's is the most com...
A 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...
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...
National Fluorosis Day is observed on September 9 to focus attention on preventing and controlling fluorosis. The condition results from long-term excessive fluoride intake, mainly through contaminated drinking water, an...
India unveiled 'Agni Kawach', its first safety platform powered by Artificial Intelligence, at the 6th International Climate Summit (ICS-2026) held in New Delhi. The platform applies AI to support industrial safety proce...
Researchers from JNCASR, the University of Sydney and IISc have created a crystal that delivers nearly 1,000 times the thermoelectric voltage of the textbook limit. They used magnesium-doped scandium nitride (ScN) thin f...
IIT Bombay hosted the National Conference on Quantum Biotechnology 2026 to promote the use of quantum technology in life sciences and healthcare. Sessions covered diagnostics, biomedical imaging, drug discovery, precisio...
