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Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development

India, France sign pact to produce direct firing sight, navigation system, Pg6

India, France collaborate to produce advanced SIGMA 30 navigation system and CM3-MR direct firing sight for enhanced artillery and anti-drone capabilities.

Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development

23 Dec, 2025

India, France sign pact to produce direct firing sight, navigation system, Pg6

India, France collaborate to produce advanced SIGMA 30 navigation system and CM3-MR direct firing sight for enhanced artillery and anti-drone capabilities.

23 Dec, 2025

Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements Changes in Industrial Policy and Effects on Industrial Growth Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development

Tata Electronics signs chip deal with Japan's ROHM, Pg15

Tata Electronics partners with ROHM for automotive semiconductor assembly, boosting India's Rs 76,000 crore semiconductor mission.

Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements Changes in Industrial Policy and Effects on Industrial Growth Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development

23 Dec, 2025

Tata Electronics signs chip deal with Japan's ROHM, Pg15

Tata Electronics partners with ROHM for automotive semiconductor assembly, boosting India's Rs 76,000 crore semiconductor mission.

23 Dec, 2025

Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements Space Technology

JAXA mission onboard H3 rocket fails at second stage, Pg12

JAXA's H3 rocket mission fails during second stage, impacting future lunar exploration and ISRO's Chandrayaan-5 mission partnership.

Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements Space Technology

23 Dec, 2025

JAXA mission onboard H3 rocket fails at second stage, Pg12

JAXA's H3 rocket mission fails during second stage, impacting future lunar exploration and ISRO's Chandrayaan-5 mission partnership.

23 Dec, 2025

Science and Technology in Everyday Life Achievements of Indians in Science and Technology

Superkilonova: double whammy, Pg2

Superkilonova discovery reveals potential new cosmic event involving neutron star mergers and supernova explosions, observed 1.3 billion lightyears away.

Science and Technology in Everyday Life Achievements of Indians in Science and Technology

22 Dec, 2025

Superkilonova: double whammy, Pg2

Superkilonova discovery reveals potential new cosmic event involving neutron star mergers and supernova explosions, observed 1.3 billion lightyears away.

22 Dec, 2025

Science and Technology in Everyday Life Space Technology

ISRO set to launch mobile broadband satellite, Pg12

ISRO's LVM3 M6 mission to launch BlueBird Block-2 satellite on December 24, enhancing global mobile broadband connectivity via AST SpaceMobile.

Science and Technology in Everyday Life Space Technology

22 Dec, 2025

ISRO set to launch mobile broadband satellite, Pg12

ISRO's LVM3 M6 mission to launch BlueBird Block-2 satellite on December 24, enhancing global mobile broadband connectivity via AST SpaceMobile.

22 Dec, 2025

Science and Technology in Everyday Life Biotechnology

AI tool stops a virus, Pg16

AI-driven research identifies key molecular switch in herpes virus, paving way for novel antiviral treatments by blocking virus's amino acid.

Science and Technology in Everyday Life Biotechnology

22 Dec, 2025

AI tool stops a virus, Pg16

AI-driven research identifies key molecular switch in herpes virus, paving way for novel antiviral treatments by blocking virus's amino acid.

22 Dec, 2025

Science and Technology in Everyday Life Biotechnology

Natural compound halts leukemia, Pg16

Forskolin, a natural compound, halts leukemia cell growth and enhances chemotherapy effectiveness, offering safer AML treatments with fewer side effects.

Science and Technology in Everyday Life Biotechnology

22 Dec, 2025

Natural compound halts leukemia, Pg16

Forskolin, a natural compound, halts leukemia cell growth and enhances chemotherapy effectiveness, offering safer AML treatments with fewer side effects.

22 Dec, 2025

Science and Technology in Everyday Life Biotechnology

New test detects Alzheimer's, Pg16

New Alzheimer's test tracks brain sugar usage via blood microvesicles, enabling earlier, non-invasive diagnosis and monitoring of the disease.

Science and Technology in Everyday Life Biotechnology

22 Dec, 2025

New test detects Alzheimer's, Pg16

New Alzheimer's test tracks brain sugar usage via blood microvesicles, enabling earlier, non-invasive diagnosis and monitoring of the disease.

22 Dec, 2025

Science and Technology in Everyday Life Conservation, Pollution and Degradation Disaster and Disaster Management

Curbing elephant deaths on tracks needs blend of infra, tech, Pg11

Rising train-elephant collisions prompt call for infrastructure upgrades, technology adoption, and habitat preservation to mitigate wildlife mortality.

Science and Technology in Everyday Life Conservation, Pollution and Degradation Disaster and Disaster Management

22 Dec, 2025

Curbing elephant deaths on tracks needs blend of infra, tech, Pg11

Rising train-elephant collisions prompt call for infrastructure upgrades, technology adoption, and habitat preservation to mitigate wildlife mortality.

22 Dec, 2025

Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements Changes in Industrial Policy and Effects on Industrial Growth Intellectual Property Rights, IPR

In push for drug data exclusivity, pharma industry sees a bitter pill, Pg11

India reconsiders data exclusivity for pharmaceuticals, potentially impacting generic drug industry and access to affordable medicines post-patent expiry.

Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements Changes in Industrial Policy and Effects on Industrial Growth Intellectual Property Rights, IPR

22 Dec, 2025

In push for drug data exclusivity, pharma industry sees a bitter pill, Pg11

India reconsiders data exclusivity for pharmaceuticals, potentially impacting generic drug industry and access to affordable medicines post-patent expiry.

22 Dec, 2025

Indian Economy, Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment Science and Technology in Everyday Life Intellectual Property Rights, IPR

'Global AI models don't customise enough; India has a big opportunity', Pg15

Stanford Professor highlights India's AI customisation opportunity amidst global models, emphasizing data sovereignty and balanced copyright laws for innovation.

Indian Economy, Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment Science and Technology in Everyday Life Intellectual Property Rights, IPR

22 Dec, 2025

'Global AI models don't customise enough; India has a big opportunity', Pg15

Stanford Professor highlights India's AI customisation opportunity amidst global models, emphasizing data sovereignty and balanced copyright laws for innovation.

22 Dec, 2025

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

Will new Act aid India’s nuclear development?, Pg12

SHANTI Act enacted to boost private investment in nuclear energy by easing supplier liability and revising compensation for nuclear accidents.

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

21 Dec, 2025

Will new Act aid India’s nuclear development?, Pg12

SHANTI Act enacted to boost private investment in nuclear energy by easing supplier liability and revising compensation for nuclear accidents.

21 Dec, 2025

Health Sector Science and Technology in Everyday Life Biotechnology

Rewiring macrophage metabolism may shorten TB treatment: study, Pg11

Indian scientists discover macrophage metabolism rewiring shortens TB treatment, paving way for effective therapies against drug-resistant tuberculosis, using existing drug Meclizine.

Health Sector Science and Technology in Everyday Life Biotechnology

21 Dec, 2025

Rewiring macrophage metabolism may shorten TB treatment: study, Pg11

Indian scientists discover macrophage metabolism rewiring shortens TB treatment, paving way for effective therapies against drug-resistant tuberculosis, using existing drug Meclizine.

21 Dec, 2025

Science and Technology in Everyday Life IT and Computers

New chip showcases virtues of light-based computing, Pg11

Researchers unveil LightGen chip, leveraging photonics for 100x faster, energy-efficient image generation compared to electronic chips, marking advancement in light-based computing.

Science and Technology in Everyday Life IT and Computers

21 Dec, 2025

New chip showcases virtues of light-based computing, Pg11

Researchers unveil LightGen chip, leveraging photonics for 100x faster, energy-efficient image generation compared to electronic chips, marking advancement in light-based computing.

21 Dec, 2025

Science and Technology in Everyday Life Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development

Counting electrons reveals thorium’s nuclear tick in solid clock, Pg11

Thorium-229 nuclear clock breakthrough: Counting emitted electrons achieves unprecedented accuracy, losing only one second every 15.8 billion years.

Science and Technology in Everyday Life Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development

21 Dec, 2025

Counting electrons reveals thorium’s nuclear tick in solid clock, Pg11

Thorium-229 nuclear clock breakthrough: Counting emitted electrons achieves unprecedented accuracy, losing only one second every 15.8 billion years.

21 Dec, 2025

Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development Space Technology

Drogue parachute tests for Gaganyaan mission successful, Pg9

ISRO's Gaganyaan mission achieves milestone as drogue parachute qualification tests succeed at Chandigarh facility, ensuring safe crew module re-entry.

Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development Space Technology

21 Dec, 2025

Drogue parachute tests for Gaganyaan mission successful, Pg9

ISRO's Gaganyaan mission achieves milestone as drogue parachute qualification tests succeed at Chandigarh facility, ensuring safe crew module re-entry.

21 Dec, 2025

Science and Technology in Everyday Life Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

IIT-Kanpur's mobile lab and AI to map solutions for air pollution in Delhi, Pg8

IIT-Kanpur deploys mobile lab with AI to map and curb air pollution sources in Delhi-NCR, revealing localized pollution patterns.

Science and Technology in Everyday Life Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development Conservation, Pollution and Degradation

21 Dec, 2025

IIT-Kanpur's mobile lab and AI to map solutions for air pollution in Delhi, Pg8

IIT-Kanpur deploys mobile lab with AI to map and curb air pollution sources in Delhi-NCR, revealing localized pollution patterns.

21 Dec, 2025

Post Independence Consolidation and Reorganization Parliament and State Legislatures Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development

Under PM Nehru, India's first Atomic Energy Act, Pg14

Nehru's 1948 Atomic Energy Act: Centralized control, spurred debate on state monopoly versus private participation, and prioritized mineral preservation.

Post Independence Consolidation and Reorganization Parliament and State Legislatures Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development

21 Dec, 2025

Under PM Nehru, India's first Atomic Energy Act, Pg14

Nehru's 1948 Atomic Energy Act: Centralized control, spurred debate on state monopoly versus private participation, and prioritized mineral preservation.

21 Dec, 2025

Indigenization of Technology and New Technology Development Space Technology