Technology encompasses tools and systems that enhance human capabilities. It drives innovation and shapes industries. In India, technology influences education, healthcare, and communication. The digital revolution has transformed the economy. Startups thrive in urban centres. However, challenges like digital divide and cybersecurity persist. Technology also impacts culture and arts, fostering new forms of expression. It is a vital component of modern society.
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has revised its procedure to speed up approvals for new medicines in India. Under the new system, No-Objection Certificates for laboratory testing...
India has strengthened its biotechnology infrastructure with the inauguration of a new Central Facility for Recombinant Cells and Sensors at the BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology in Thiruvananthapuram,...
A new subterranean fish, Gitchak nakana, has been discovered from a dug-out well in Assam. It is the first aquifer-dwelling, or phreatobitic, fish recorded from Northeast India. The...
A 13-member Class XI team from Ariyakudi Government Higher Secondary School in Sivagangai district, Tamil Nadu, has successfully launched a 600-gram mini satellite named Vikko Sat-1. The student-built...
SANVAD 2026, the Scholars’ Assembly for Next-gen Ventures to Advance their Development, was organised by the Indian Council of Medical Research at the ICMR–National Institute of Malaria Research,...
Scientists at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir (SKUAST-K) have developed two new wheat varieties designed to fit Kashmir’s rice-wheat cropping system. The varieties, Shalimar Wheat-3...
A new meat-eating dinosaur belonging to the spinosaurid group has been identified from fossil remains found in the central Sahara Desert in Niger. The species has been named...
India formally joined the Pax Silica coalition at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, marking a major step in deepening strategic technology cooperation with the United States and...
India’s Unique Identification Authority has introduced a next-generation AI-enabled biometric deduplication and document verification platform to strengthen Aadhaar enrolment and update security. The new system is designed to...
A newly identified cellular mechanism may open a path to treating lymphedema, a chronic condition marked by painful swelling caused by damage to the lymphatic system. The finding...
