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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...
The Union and Tamil Nadu governments have approved in principle a Multi Modal Logistics Hub (dry port) in Tiruchy. TIDCO will soon start a detailed study to choose a site and prepare the proposal. The facility will serve...
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister announced new industrial projects for the State. SIPCOT will set up a Semiconductor and Electronics Manufacturing Park at Maduramangalam in Kancheepuram at a cost of ₹175 crore. A Coimbatore...
National Small Industry Day is observed on August 30 to honour the contribution of small industries to India's economic and industrial growth. It was formally recognised in 2000, after the Government brought in a compreh...
Himachal Pradesh has introduced Australian Merino sheep to improve wool quality and raise output. The ₹6-crore programme began in 2021 under the National Livelihood Mission with 240 Merino sheep imported from Australia....
Hindalco Industries has commissioned India's first Superfine Precipitated Aluminium Trihydrate (PPT ATH) plant at Belagavi, Karnataka, with an initial yearly capacity of 30,000 tonnes, expandable to 60,000 tonnes. PPT AT...
Madras, founded at Fort St. George in 1639, began as a trading post exporting cotton piece goods, indigo and hides. In 1899 Alfred Chatterton of the College of Engineering, Guindy, was tasked with promoting industrial te...
The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust (MCBT) in Chennai has marked 50 years of reptile conservation. Founded by Romulus 'Rom' Whitaker and Zai Whitaker to protect crocodiles and other reptiles, the 8.5-acre centre is home to m...
Tamil Nadu announced new industrial parks and worker accommodation in the State Assembly. ₹130 crore will fund housing for over 2,500 workers at the SIPCOT Industrial Park, Gangaikondan. A 2,570-acre clean and renewable...
In State of Uttar Pradesh vs Jai Bir Singh, a nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Surya Kant ruled 5:4 on the meaning of “industry” in labour law. It held that the wide reading in Bang...
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a Maharatna PSU under the Ministry of Power, received the Prime Minister Internship Scheme (PMIS) Recognition of Partner Company Award for Innovation in Exit Pathways....
Pune is hosting the 7th BRICS Working Group for Cooperation in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) under India's 2026 BRICS Chairship. The meeting focuses on digital policy, telecommunications and emerging...
