Science and Technology

Arsenic Contamination in India’s Drinking Water

Beyond Access: Ensuring Water Safety in Arsenic-Affected India Context: Arsenic contamination in drinking water is a slow-onset disaster affecting millions...

Chatbots

Chatbots

Remove chatbots that eroticise children: Brazil tells Meta as tech giant lets AI sensualise kids Context: Brazil’s recent demand for...

Formation of High-Mass Stars

Streams of gas might lead to the rapid formation of high-mass stars Context: A Science Advances study finds that young...

Charge-Coupled Devices (CCDs)

How charge-coupled devices revolutionised digital imaging Context: The charge-coupled device (CCD) was a groundbreaking technology that converted light into electrical...

India’s Rocket Systems and the Case for Heavy Payload Launch Vehicles

India’s Rocket Systems and the Case for Heavy Payload Launch Vehicles

ISRO moots heavy-lift rocket that can carry payload of 75,000 kg Context: India’s space ambitions are reaching for the stars—literally—with...

Weaponisation of Space

Weaponisation of Space

Weaponisation of Space: Recent events, such as Russian hackers hijacking a satellite to broadcast propaganda in Ukraine, highlight how modern...

Mission Sudarshan Chakra

Context: On Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India will develop an indigenous air defence system by 2035,...

PelV-1 Virus Discovery

Scientists discovered an ocean virus with the longest tail ever found, 19 times the length of the COVID-19 virus Context:...

HAR123 and Human Brain Evolution

Scientists may have found the tiny DNA switch that made us human Context: Recent research from UC San Diego has...

FREE-AI

FREE-AI

Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced the Framework for Responsible and Ethical Enablement of AI (FREE-AI) to...

Discovery of Yeutherium pressor

Scientists find 74-million-year-old mammal fossil in South America Context: In a remarkable paleontological breakthrough, scientists from the University of Chile...

India’s EV Battery Waste Management

The missing link in India’s battery waste management Context: India’s rapid electrification—especially in the Electric Vehicle (EV) and renewable energy...

Bio-Fortified Potatoes

Bio-Fortified Potatoes

Bio-fortified potatoes to hit the Indian market soon Context: India is set to launch iron-rich bio-fortified potatoes, developed by the...

Repairability Index for Electronics

Repairability Index for Electronics

Context: In May 2025, the Indian government took a major step toward promoting sustainable electronics by approving a proposal for...

Can India Eliminate Malaria by 2030?

Context: India has made commendable strides in cutting its malaria burden by over 80% between 2015 and 2023 — yet...