Dr. V. Narayanan, Secretary, Department of Space, Chairman, ISRO, Chairman, Space Commission, Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Bangalore, handing over a degree certificate to students at Graduation day in Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education on October 24, 2026 | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is under the Government of...
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October 24, 2026October 24, 2026Science & Tech
Ashoke Sen becomes first Indian physicist to receive Oskar Klein Medal
Professor Ashoke Sen. File. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Professor Ashoke Sen has been awarded the Oskar Klein Medal for 2026, becoming the first Indian physicist to receive the honour, the Bengaluru-based ICTS said on Saturday (October 24, 2026). Mr. Sen, an ICTS-Infosys Madhava Chair Professor, is internationally recognised for his pioneering work on S-duality,...
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October 24, 2026October 24, 2026Science & Tech
New form of carbon found: diamondiyne
The newly made allotrope closely resembled two jungle gyms, a.k.a. climbing frames, smushed together. | Photo Credit: Public domain The Hindu’s weekly Science for All newsletter explains all things Science, without the jargon (This article forms a part of the Science for All newsletter that takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun...
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October 23, 2026October 23, 2026Science & Tech
Inadequate sleep increases the risk of fatty liver disease
In 2018, anatomists at the Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, performed a sleep deprivation experiment on lab mice. Mice usually sleep for 12 hours a day. In this experiment, researchers induced sleep deprivation using the ‘gentle handling method’ during sleep hours so that the mice could sleep only for six hours daily....
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October 22, 2026October 22, 2026Environment, Science & Tech
A ferocious El Niño is brewing thanks to record Pacific heat
On October 5, the Niño 3.4 region recorded a sea surface temperature that exceeded 30° C for the first time in recorded history. | Photo Credit: ClimateReanalyzer.org For most of this year, climate scientists have been closely monitoring the Niño 3.4 region in the central-equatorial Pacific — the primary index area to define the phases...
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October 22, 2026October 22, 2026Science & Tech
After Musk punishes Ukraine, how exposed is India to foreign tech?
U.S. space tycoon Elon Musk recently throttled the military-grade Starshield network provided by his company SpaceX to Ukraine in retaliation for Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, The Wall Street Journal has reported. Musk’s actions are not without precedent — with a similar move in 2022 (although SpaceX disputed media reports) — but his most...
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October 22, 2026October 22, 2026Science & Tech
Musk punishes Ukraine: how exposed is India to foreign tech? | Explained
U.S. space tycoon Elon Musk recently throttled the military-grade Starshield network provided by his company SpaceX to Ukraine in retaliation for Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, The Wall Street Journal has reported. Musk’s actions are not without precedent — with a similar move in 2022 (although SpaceX disputed media reports) — but his most...
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October 21, 2026October 21, 2026Environment, Science & Tech
The whales never stopped coming to Gujarat’s beaches, the watchers did
A few weeks ago, an email arrived from the Marine Mammals Consortium, the kind of routine update I usually skim and file away. This one had a link to a global database of blue whale strandings, and out of curiosity I clicked it. A world map loaded, dotted with blue circles, and my eyes went...
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October 21, 2026October 21, 2026Science & Tech
First Nation community in Canada uses data centre to preserve its heritage
For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples have passed down their traditions and culture through oral storytelling. Now, an Indigenous community in Canada is using a data centre to help preserve its heritage. The Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory in rural Ontario installed a small data centre as part of efforts to modernise its record-keeping systems. Among the...
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October 20, 2026October 20, 2026Science & Tech
Indian scientists identify Martian analogue sites
The laser Raman instrument facility at the Department of Geology, which is funded by the DST-FIST. Photo credit: PIB Researchers from Keralam have identified two key minerals in parts of Tamil Nadu and the Atacama Desert in Chile, which reflect geological, chemical and physical similarities with Mars, and have helped establish these areas as Martian analogue...
