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Clear filtersThe Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, has installed a new X-band Doppler Weather Radar at Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra under Mission Mausam. The radar will improve real-time monitoring of weather sys...
Himadri Speciality Chemicals has launched India's first plant for manufacturing anode material used in lithium-ion batteries, at Mahistikry in Hooghly district, West Bengal. The anode is a key component of a lithium-ion...
Logistics company FedEx and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) have jointly carried out India’s first intra-city drone delivery trials in Bengaluru. The trials tested the use of drones to move parcels...
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been fully assembled and has entered its final phase of testing before its launch in 2026. Seen as the next major observatory after the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes,...
ANNAM.AI: Revolutionizing Indian Farming through Integrated AI IntelligenceIn a milestone for agritech, IIT Ropar has launched India’s first fully integrated agricultural intelligence ecosystem, titled ANNAM.AI (Alliance...
The Samriddh Gram Initiative has been nominated for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes 2026.Launched by: Department of Telecommunications (DoT), using BharatNet broadband.Model: One-stop digital se...
Artemis Accords: Jordan Joins the Global Framework for Responsible Space ExplorationOn April 23, 2026, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan officially became the 63rd signatory of the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at NASA...
Data from the Genome India Project (GIP) has identified about 44 million genetic variants that are unique to Indians.Total variants: More than 129 million genetic variants were found in Indian populations.Endogamy effect...
International Amateur Radio Day is celebrated around the world every year on April 18. The date marks the formation of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) in 1925 in Paris. Amateur or "ham" radio operators use l...
The Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI), Bengaluru has received ISO 15189:2022 accreditation for its clinical laboratory. ISO 15189 is the international standard for quality and competence in medical laboratories....
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh launched India's first indigenous quantum computing testbeds. The facility includes two systems, named 1S and 1Q. Testbeds of this kind give researchers and developers a home-grown pl...
World Quantum Day is observed every year on April 14 to build public awareness about quantum science and its applications. The date was chosen deliberately: written as 4.14, it reflects the opening digits of Planck's con...
