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TIME magazine has named three leaders of Indian origin, Reshma Kewalramani, Reshma Saujani and Safeena Husain, among its 16 Women of the Year for 2026. The three were recognised for their global leadership and for contri...
In early 2026, the highly authoritative Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) officially released a deeply comprehensive, heavily data-driven national report issuing a stark, highly stern warning regarding the rapidl...
The Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), under the Department of Science and Technology, has developed a new biosurfactant using ghee. It was produced with the probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus...
**Overview** Addressing the 'Study in India Edu-Diplomatic Conclave 2026' in New Delhi, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan made a landmark announcement that approximately 19 foreign universities are preparing to...
**Overview** In a historic scientific breakthrough, Indian scientists from the Bose Institute, collaborating with Rutgers University, have fundamentally rewritten a 50-year-old biological textbook model regarding how bac...
**Overview** On March 1, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 350th Shaheedi Samagam (Martyrdom Year) of the ninth Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. He honored the Guru as 'Hin...
**Overview** On National Science Day, March 1, 2026, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the state-of-the-art "Central Facility for Recombinant Cells and Sensors" at the BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnolo...
On its 40th Foundation Day, 25 February 2026, the Department of Biotechnology launched SUJVIKA, an AI-powered portal offering structured trade data on biotech imports. By flagging high-value and high-volume imports, it a...
The Department of Biotechnology has named bio-based chemicals and enzymes as a priority under the BioE3 (Biotechnology for Economy, Environment and Employment) Policy, which promotes high-performance biomanufacturing. Bi...
**Overview** In late February 2026, the Union Health Ministry announced preparations to roll out a comprehensive, free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program actively targeting 14-year-old girls nationwide, marki...
Even after being declared a protected monument in 2025, the roughly 2,300-year-old rock paintings at Kumittipathi village in Coimbatore district still lack any physical safeguards. The notification was issued under Secti...
The Centre opened the first national call for the BIRAC–RDI (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council – Research, Development and Innovation) Fund. The ₹2,000 crore fund forms part of the ₹1 lakh crore RDI init...
