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Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture

ITC Limited launched ITCMAARS (ITC Metamarket for Advanced Agriculture and Rural Services) in 2022 as a hybrid digital and physical ("phygital") farming platform to modernize primary sector operations....

 May 13, 2026

Agentic Artificial Intelligence Innovation

Amity’s AI Research and Application Center (ARAC), headquartered in Singapore, won the Gold Award in the AI Application (International Company) category at the 2026 Best AI Awards in...

 May 13, 2026

Red-necked Nightjar Lunar Dependency

A decade-long scientific study led by the Doñana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC) and Lund University, published in May 2026, reveals that the red-necked nightjar (Caprimulgus ruficollis) synchronizes its life...

 May 13, 2026

Passive Cooling Technology Ammonium Nitrate

Researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia developed a passive cooling system named NESCOD that operates without electricity. This technology uses...

 May 12, 2026

Little Red Dots and Black Hole Growth

Astronomers have identified a rare deep-space object named 3DHST-AEGIS-12014, located approximately 11.8 billion light-years from Earth, which may explain the evolution of primordial supermassive black holes. Published in...

 May 11, 2026

Meteoritical Society Fellowship

Professor Kuljeet Kaur Marhas from the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad was elected as a Fellow of The Meteoritical Society for 2026. This election makes her the...

 May 11, 2026

Artificial Intelligence Smart Transportation

Dubai Roads and Transport Authority inaugurated the world’s first artificial intelligence-powered smart bus station at Mall of the Emirates on 10 May 2026. The 147 square-metre facility integrates...

 May 11, 2026

Hantavirus Surveillance and Diagnosis

India has enhanced its Hantavirus surveillance measures through the nationwide Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratory Network to counter potential zoonotic threats. Operating under the Indian Council of Medical...

 May 11, 2026

Pokhran-II Nuclear Tests

India celebrates National Technology Day on May 11 every year to mark the anniversary of the Pokhran-II nuclear tests conducted in 1998 at the Pokhran Test Range in...

 May 11, 2026

Coral Microbiome Antibiotic Compounds

International marine research has revealed that coral reef ecosystems host highly diverse and largely unexplored microbial communities capable of producing novel bioactive compounds for medical applications. The complex...

 May 11, 2026

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