Biocon founder and chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw announced on 5 May 2026 a phased, five-year leadership transition plan naming her niece, Claire Mazumdar, as her successor. Claire Mazumdar, aged...
Wildlife officials confirmed the presence of the rare Asiatic caracal (Caracal caracal schmitzi) in the Thar Desert near the India-Pakistan border in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Field teams from the...
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, via its Centre for Continuing Education (CCE), launched PRAYAS 4.0 in May 2026. This initiative is a one-month residential training programme...
Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru has integrated advanced artificial intelligence systems between 2025 and 2026 to optimize operational management, traffic enforcement, and campus security. Partnering with global...
Larsen & Toubro’s Energy Hydrocarbon Onshore business secured a major contract valued between Rs 2,500 crore and Rs 5,000 crore from Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Limited to...
A satellite-tagged male Amur falcon named Apapang successfully completed a 4,700-kilometer non-stop flight from Somalia to central India in 95 hours on May 5, 2026. This journey involved...
The Union Health Ministry launched Fire Safety Week from 4 May to 10 May 2026, introducing the National Guidelines on Fire and Life Safety in Healthcare Facilities for...
During the 59th Asian Development Bank Annual Meetings held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, India urged the multilateral lender to expand its lending capacity and implement deep institutional reforms to...
Scientists have discovered bacteriophages as promising alternatives to conventional antibiotics to treat multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections. Recent global research conducted between 2025 and 2026 has focused on isolating...
Indian journalists Anand RK and Suparna Sharma, alongside Bloomberg's Natalie Obiko Pearson, won the Pulitzer Prize in the Illustrated Reporting and Commentary category on May 4, 2026. The...
