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Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development

With 7 new corridors, India will be 100% atmanirbhar in making Bullet trains, Pg15

India to achieve 100% self-reliance in bullet train technology with seven new high-speed rail corridors, investing ₹16 lakh crore.

Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development

5 Feb, 2026

With 7 new corridors, India will be 100% atmanirbhar in making Bullet trains, Pg15

India to achieve 100% self-reliance in bullet train technology with seven new high-speed rail corridors, investing ₹16 lakh crore.

5 Feb, 2026

Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements Effects of Liberalization on the Economy IT and Computers

Tech stocks see sharp fall as US start-up's new AI tool triggers fears, Pg1

Indian IT stocks crash as new US AI tool sparks job automation fears; India-US trade deal offers investment hope.

Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements Effects of Liberalization on the Economy IT and Computers

5 Feb, 2026

Tech stocks see sharp fall as US start-up's new AI tool triggers fears, Pg1

Indian IT stocks crash as new US AI tool sparks job automation fears; India-US trade deal offers investment hope.

5 Feb, 2026

Health Sector Achievements of Indians in Science and Technology Biotechnology

Indian scientists make affordable dipstick test to track AMR in sewage, PgII

Indian scientists develop affordable dipstick test for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) detection in sewage, enabling rapid, scalable surveillance in low-resource settings.

Health Sector Achievements of Indians in Science and Technology Biotechnology

4 Feb, 2026

Indian scientists make affordable dipstick test to track AMR in sewage, PgII

Indian scientists develop affordable dipstick test for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) detection in sewage, enabling rapid, scalable surveillance in low-resource settings.

4 Feb, 2026

Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development Security Forces and Agencies and their Mandate

India enters elite group with successful missile tech test, Pg14

India joins elite nations with successful Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) flight test, boosting air-to-air missile capabilities.

Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development Security Forces and Agencies and their Mandate

4 Feb, 2026

India enters elite group with successful missile tech test, Pg14

India joins elite nations with successful Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) flight test, boosting air-to-air missile capabilities.

4 Feb, 2026

Space Technology

Bending the arc, PgII

Blue Origin suspends suborbital tourism program for two years, shifting focus to lunar capabilities and advanced space technologies.

Space Technology

4 Feb, 2026

Bending the arc, PgII

Blue Origin suspends suborbital tourism program for two years, shifting focus to lunar capabilities and advanced space technologies.

4 Feb, 2026

Government Budgeting Changes in Industrial Policy and Effects on Industrial Growth Space Technology

How did the space sector fare in the Budget?, Pg10

Budget 2024 disappoints space industry; no PLI scheme, GST relief, or infrastructure status despite calls for private sector support.

Government Budgeting Changes in Industrial Policy and Effects on Industrial Growth Space Technology

4 Feb, 2026

How did the space sector fare in the Budget?, Pg10

Budget 2024 disappoints space industry; no PLI scheme, GST relief, or infrastructure status despite calls for private sector support.

4 Feb, 2026

Government Budgeting Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development Security Challenges and Management in Border Areas

Why the government has increased capital spending for the defence sector, Pg11

Defence budget witnesses historic surge to ₹7.84 lakh crore, with 27.9% allocated for capital outlay, boosting modernisation and domestic industry.

Government Budgeting Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development Security Challenges and Management in Border Areas

4 Feb, 2026

Why the government has increased capital spending for the defence sector, Pg11

Defence budget witnesses historic surge to ₹7.84 lakh crore, with 27.9% allocated for capital outlay, boosting modernisation and domestic industry.

4 Feb, 2026

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Investment Models Science and Technology in Everyday Life

AI’s next investment cycle belongs to applications, Pg8

AI investment shifts towards applications, promising profitability; infrastructure investments decline amid regulatory concerns and market evolution.

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Investment Models Science and Technology in Everyday Life

4 Feb, 2026

AI’s next investment cycle belongs to applications, Pg8

AI investment shifts towards applications, promising profitability; infrastructure investments decline amid regulatory concerns and market evolution.

4 Feb, 2026

Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development Security Forces and Agencies and their Mandate

Adani, Italy's Leonardo ink chopper ecosystem deal, Pg17

Adani partners with Leonardo to establish helicopter manufacturing ecosystem in India, boosting 'Make in India' initiative and defence capabilities.

Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development Security Forces and Agencies and their Mandate

4 Feb, 2026

Adani, Italy's Leonardo ink chopper ecosystem deal, Pg17

Adani partners with Leonardo to establish helicopter manufacturing ecosystem in India, boosting 'Make in India' initiative and defence capabilities.

4 Feb, 2026

Women and Women's Organizations Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Health Sector Biotechnology

Rules on frozen embryo donation, now under legal challenge, Pg16

Delhi HC examines legality of ART Act's ban on frozen embryo donation, questioning ethical and constitutional validity.

Women and Women's Organizations Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Health Sector Biotechnology

4 Feb, 2026

Rules on frozen embryo donation, now under legal challenge, Pg16

Delhi HC examines legality of ART Act's ban on frozen embryo donation, questioning ethical and constitutional validity.

4 Feb, 2026

Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development Space Technology

External team involved in PSLV probe; next launch date in June, says Minister, Pg14

ISRO's PSLV probe involves external team after consecutive failures; next launch targeted for June with 18 launches scheduled this year.

Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development Space Technology

3 Feb, 2026

External team involved in PSLV probe; next launch date in June, says Minister, Pg14

ISRO's PSLV probe involves external team after consecutive failures; next launch targeted for June with 18 launches scheduled this year.

3 Feb, 2026

Space Technology

General relativity survives its hardest test yet, PgII

Einstein's general relativity triumphs in rigorous black hole merger test using GW250114 gravitational wave data.

Space Technology

3 Feb, 2026

General relativity survives its hardest test yet, PgII

Einstein's general relativity triumphs in rigorous black hole merger test using GW250114 gravitational wave data.

3 Feb, 2026

Indian Constitutional Evolution, Features, Amendments, Basic Structure Doctrine Education Sector IT and Computers

How can adaptive testing be adopted in India?, Pg10

IIT Council considers adaptive testing for JEE, aiming for fairer assessment, but legal and logistical challenges loom regarding equality and infrastructure.

Indian Constitutional Evolution, Features, Amendments, Basic Structure Doctrine Education Sector IT and Computers

3 Feb, 2026

How can adaptive testing be adopted in India?, Pg10

IIT Council considers adaptive testing for JEE, aiming for fairer assessment, but legal and logistical challenges loom regarding equality and infrastructure.

3 Feb, 2026

Changes in Industrial Policy and Effects on Industrial Growth Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.Science and Technology in Everyday Life

Your next car may be expensive. Blame the AI data centre boom, Pg12

AI data center boom drives up metal prices, squeezing auto industry margins; Maruti Suzuki flags concerns over rising costs.

Changes in Industrial Policy and Effects on Industrial Growth Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.Science and Technology in Everyday Life

3 Feb, 2026

Your next car may be expensive. Blame the AI data centre boom, Pg12

AI data center boom drives up metal prices, squeezing auto industry margins; Maruti Suzuki flags concerns over rising costs.

3 Feb, 2026

Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India's Interests Effects of Liberalization on the Economy IT and Computers

Uncertainty over for global capital, China+1 strategy back in game: CEA, Pg1

US tariff cut boosts FDI prospects as China+1 strategy revives; Rupee expected to strengthen amidst improved economic outlook.

Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India's Interests Effects of Liberalization on the Economy IT and Computers

3 Feb, 2026

Uncertainty over for global capital, China+1 strategy back in game: CEA, Pg1

US tariff cut boosts FDI prospects as China+1 strategy revives; Rupee expected to strengthen amidst improved economic outlook.

3 Feb, 2026

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Science and Technology in Everyday Life Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

What is waste-to-energy?, PgII

Waste-to-energy technology converts non-recyclable waste into fuel, reducing landfill burden but posing pollution challenges; India has 21 WtE plants.

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Science and Technology in Everyday Life Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

2 Feb, 2026

What is waste-to-energy?, PgII

Waste-to-energy technology converts non-recyclable waste into fuel, reducing landfill burden but posing pollution challenges; India has 21 WtE plants.

2 Feb, 2026

Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism Science and Technology in Everyday Life Basics of Cyber Security

Do AI-powered toys affect the healthy development of children?, Pg13

Experts warn AI-powered toys pose risks to children's development, citing privacy concerns, inappropriate content, and unhealthy emotional attachments.

Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism and Secularism Science and Technology in Everyday Life Basics of Cyber Security

2 Feb, 2026

Do AI-powered toys affect the healthy development of children?, Pg13

Experts warn AI-powered toys pose risks to children's development, citing privacy concerns, inappropriate content, and unhealthy emotional attachments.

2 Feb, 2026

Health Sector Changes in Industrial Policy and Effects on Industrial Growth Biotechnology