Tourism Ministry plans a national digital stack and Dekho Apna Desh 2.0
The proposed systems aim to connect travel information and promote a wider set of destinations as tourism activity expands.
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ICAT opens an agricultural-machinery testing facility at Manesar
The new facility expands the automotive testing organisation into agricultural equipment certification alongside an industry dialogue on PM e-Drive.
Read article ↗RuTAG review puts rural technology validation and adoption under focus
All seven RuTAG centres met at IIT Roorkee to review technology maturity, field evidence, commercialisation and pathways for wider use.
Read article ↗DRDO backs a domestic 20 mK cryogenic system for quantum applications
Zero mK India will develop a dilution refrigerator under the Technology Development Fund, giving the project a role in specialised quantum-testing infrastructure.
Read article ↗Bharat Taxi extends its cooperative ride-hailing model to five Uttar Pradesh cities
The driver-owned platform has launched in Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Kanpur and Prayagraj, with local transport and public-safety partnerships.
Read article ↗India and EU examine deeper cooperation in frontier and clean technologies
A European Parliament delegation discussed joint research, clean-industry projects and unresolved conditions for India's possible association with Horizon Europe.
Read article ↗States join coordination push to widen access to research equipment
The first state nodal-officer meeting for I-STEM focused on bringing more publicly funded laboratories and instruments into a shared-access system.
Read article ↗Visakhapatnam seeks road-science support for a 228-kilometre upgrade
Civic authorities are discussing formal agreements with CSIR-CRRI after beginning a joint survey of selected roads.
Read article ↗Gwalior telecom zone receives 24 manufacturing applications
The applications are linked to about ₹5,500 crore of proposed investment and a planned shared testing facility.
Read article ↗Railways approves Kavach 4.0 across 607.7 route kilometres
The ₹252 crore approval covers identified balance sections of the North Eastern Railway's Lucknow Division.
Read article ↗Seven Solapur stations receive electronic-interlocking approval
The ₹209 crore project covers seven stations on a high-density route where other train-control works have also been sanctioned.
Read article ↗Nagpur opens 8.9-kilometre flyover built with UHPFRC technology
The approximately ₹1,000 crore corridor uses longer spans and fewer supports to connect northern and southern Nagpur.
Read article ↗Ayush Ministry expands digital assistants across research and services
The Ayush Grid now includes citizen, research, education, medicinal-plant trade, yoga and investment-support tools.
Read article ↗Five semiconductor plants begin commercial production in India
The government also reports expanded access to chip-design tools and about 70,000 design engineers trained over four years.
Read article ↗New Bengaluru lab extends electric-mobility training across vocational institutes
The government-industry programme reports more than 70,000 learners reached across over 290 institutes in five states.
Read article ↗Semicon 2.0 broadens India's chip policy across the technology stack
The ₹1,27,500 crore programme spans design, machines and materials, fabrication, packaging, research and talent.
Read article ↗Rajasthan tribal schools to receive 29 computer labs and 116 smart classrooms
The ₹16.01 crore project covers 29 Eklavya residential schools across 11 districts and is planned for completion within six months.
Read article ↗DRDO opens new routes for startup funding, testing and licensed source-code access
The announced framework targets lower entry barriers for smaller defence suppliers and introduces controlled access to DRDO-developed software.
Read article ↗Controlled-environment facility aims to shorten climate-resilient crop research cycles
The SPROUT facility combines high-throughput plant phenotyping and stress screening with a protocol that can reduce a chickpea generation to about 40 days.
Read article ↗Wave-like heat transport points to a new route for thermoelectric materials
Research on thallium copper selenide links confined copper-ion disorder with ultralow thermal conductivity and potential waste-heat conversion.
Read article ↗NHAI plans a location-aware upgrade for the 1033 highway emergency helpline
The proposed platform would add real-time caller location, multilingual assistance, computer-aided dispatch and better emergency coordination.
Read article ↗IAF tests unmanned systems and releases an industry capability roadmap
The first IAF Dronathon has brought more than 20 organisations to Pokhran for demonstrations across autonomy, swarms and counter-drone systems.
Read article ↗India-CEPI partnership shifts toward next-generation vaccines and epidemic preparedness
India's vaccine manufacturing base could support research, clinical development and surge capacity, but the next phase has no disclosed project list or funding commitment.
Read article ↗Badri calf birth marks a milestone for an indigenous-breed research programme
The reported OPU-IVF birth may support conservation work, but evidence is limited to a single successful outcome.
Read article ↗India releases a domestic enoxaparin reference standard for laboratory bioassays
The authenticated material is intended to support more consistent assessment of the anticoagulant's biological activity.
Read article ↗Thirty-seven Indian deep-tech ventures enter a BRICS investor programme
The two-day exposition gives a selected research-linked cohort access to investors, companies and institutions from BRICS countries.
Read article ↗New Bengaluru technology centre sets annual training goal of 10,000
The Rs 156 crore facility will support electronics design, prototyping, testing, production and industry-oriented technical training.
Read article ↗Jharkhand signs Rs 1,684 crore Amended BharatNet implementation agreement
The state-led programme covers 4,395 gram panchayats and on-demand connectivity for 26,777 villages, with household connections still projected.
Read article ↗NIELIT adds Saylor University courses to its digital university platform
The collaboration brings self-paced learning resources into the NIELIT Digital University and sits alongside a wider set of industry and academic agreements.
Read article ↗Museum project maps artisan and vendor capacity before procurement
Engagement for the planned Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum covered traditional craft, conservation, environmental systems, immersive media and visitor technology.
Read article ↗UIDAI opens an in-app face-authentication kit and testing sandbox
The Android and iOS kit is designed to simplify Aadhaar face-authentication integration, while a controlled environment supports pre-production testing.
Read article ↗India launches its first domestically built ocean research vessel
Sagar Manthan is designed for geophysical, seismic and multibeam surveys and research at depths of up to six kilometres.
Read article ↗India joins an international framework for secure and interoperable 6G networks
The non-binding initiative sets a twelve-month timetable for government contacts, stakeholder mapping, supply-chain work and a 2027 review.
Read article ↗Indian venture advances a 3D-printed patient-specific bone-graft platform
The Technology Development Board is supporting Ceramat's plan to commercialise customised calcium-phosphate implants for orthopaedic and dental use.
Read article ↗India expands its WorldSkills entry with 11 first-time disciplines
Nearly 70 competitors are expected to enter 63 skill categories in Shanghai, including aircraft maintenance, software testing and unmanned systems.
Read article ↗MoSPI launches a harmonisation portal for government administrative data
The reporting system is intended to map datasets, metadata, identifiers, machine-readable availability and quality checks across departments.
Read article ↗Electronics-incubation programme sets a 500-startup target for its next phase
STPI has opened a new challenge programme and expanded its spoke network after reporting 59 supported startups in the first phase.
Read article ↗IAF schedules live drone and counter-drone demonstrations at Pokhran
Dronathon 2026 will test domestic unmanned and counter-unmanned systems from 14 to 16 September.
Read article ↗Controlled quantum experiment shows a route to delaying sudden entanglement loss
Researchers used a precisely timed flip operation in a photonic test bed to alter when entanglement disappeared under controlled decoherence.
Read article ↗Science ministry proposes industry involvement from the start of public R&D projects
The proposal would bring commercial partners into project planning while keeping scientific validation explicit for health and safety applications.
Read article ↗RISE conclave focuses on moving research and startups beyond major metros
The Kolkata meeting highlighted research-industry links, an eastern knowledge corridor and access to national innovation funding.
Read article ↗IIT Kharagpur healthcare technology hub moves to self-funded operating model
The shared research facility says it will rely on user fees, industry sponsorships and translational partnerships after completing its initial grant-supported phase.
Read article ↗India Valve Registry launches to track heart-valve procedures and outcomes
The collaborative system is intended to create India-specific evidence on patients, procedures and outcomes over time.
Read article ↗Indian students win nine medals at international Earth-science competition
The team secured four gold, three silver and two bronze medals after a national selection process involving about 17,800 students.
Read article ↗Panjab University opens advanced research facility and technology forum
The shared facility houses five analytical instruments, while a new not-for-profit forum will support research, incubation and industry engagement.
Read article ↗GSLV-F17 places EOS-05 into its intended transfer orbit
ISRO says the mission successfully deployed India's first imaging satellite designed for geosynchronous orbit.
Read article ↗National heart-valve meeting plans launch of India Valve Registry
The proposed registry could support clinical benchmarking and device surveillance, subject to its design, governance and hospital coverage.
Read article ↗NIELIT and Intel introduce two agentic-AI learning programmes
The curricula cover workflow automation, agent design, multi-agent systems, governance, orchestration, memory and tool integration.
Read article ↗NH-716 field trial uses 60% reclaimed asphalt in a structural road layer
CSIR-CRRI and industry partners demonstrated a high-recycled-content dense bituminous macadam mix under live construction conditions on the Chennai-Tirupati highway.
Read article ↗BHASHINI and Kathmandu University explore local-language technology
Discussions covered language data, scripts, voice systems and stronger models for Nepali, Newari, Tamang and Gurung.
Read article ↗Data-centre leaders and government discuss barriers to scaling in India
A CEO roundtable focused on reliable power, ready-to-use land and faster approvals, while the government cited a large long-term investment opportunity.
Read article ↗Railways approves Kavach 4.0 across 712 route kilometres in Moradabad
The ₹170 crore approval covers the remaining sections of Northern Railway's Moradabad Division, but no commissioning date has been announced.
Read article ↗IPPB adds a merchant sound box and new customer digital platforms
India Post Payments Bank announced payment-confirmation hardware alongside insurance and mutual-fund access built around its postal distribution model.
Read article ↗C-DOT unveils 14 indigenous quantum-security products
The portfolio combines quantum key distribution and post-quantum cryptography for telecom and secure-network applications.
Read article ↗Five signals shaping India's deep-tech pipeline
A research-infrastructure launch, a record thermopower result, Semicon 2.0, quantum biotechnology and language AI mark a busy technology cycle.
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