Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) advocated equal contribution by the private sector and government in research and innovation, noting that about 70% of research investment in India currently comes from the government. Inaugurating the IIT Madras Technology Summit 2026 here, he said while the government has significantly increased funding for...
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May 5, 2026May 5, 2026Science & Tech
Hope for pancreatic cancer as new drug, daraxonrasib, shows promise
In 1988, a landmark paper appeared in the journal Cell. It showed that in around 95% of pancreatic cancers, a gene called KRAS carried mutations at a particular location. The paper was a watershed moment in cancer research since it was one of the first demonstrations of a mutation with near-universal frequency identified in a...
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May 5, 2026May 5, 2026Science & Tech
Telangana’s summers impact women harder in rural and low-income settings; nutrition services take a hit
When temperatures rise across Telangana, the heat is not experienced equally. Step into a typical household in summer, and the difference becomes clear. For many women, especially in rural and low-income settings, the day unfolds in spaces that are heat-prone, from kitchens to poorly ventilated work areas. As Telangana’s Heatwave Action Plan 2026 points out,...
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May 5, 2026May 5, 2026Environment, Science & Tech
Rare caracals spotted in Thar Desert near India-Pakistan border
Officials have confirmed the return of the rare caracal in the Thar Desert near the India-Pakistan border, raising fresh hopes for conservation of the highly elusive, and critically endangered species. The officials spotted two wildcats, a male and female, in the Shahgarh region of Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer, with the help of camera traps and radio-collaring, taking...
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May 5, 2026May 5, 2026Science & Tech
Google team finds radiation glitch that limits quantum computing
What is the world’s next great frontier in technology? There are multiple contenders: artificial general intelligence, programmable biology, sustainable energy, metamaterials, human-machine interfaces, and quantum computing. The future could in fact be more wondrous but also more difficult to predict because of how some of these technologies can work together. But there is still a...
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May 4, 2026May 4, 2026Science & Tech
Researchers build synthetic materials that ‘learn’ to change shape
When you exercise, your muscles become stronger. When you sow a plant, its stem will bend so that its leaves get more sunlight. Both these changes are examples of adaptation — when a biological material senses its environment, then reorganises its internal structure to survive better. All life must adapt over time to changing conditions....
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May 4, 2026May 4, 2026Science & Tech
Beyond cost: how to know if a medical technology actually adds value
Medicine treats the evaluation of emerging technologies as a technical problem, but it is not. It is fundamentally an economic problem. When does a ₹30,000 genetic test represent excellent value and when does it represent wasted money? The answer depends on a question members of the medical profession almost never discuss: who’s paying?
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May 4, 2026May 4, 2026Health, Science & Tech
Wastewater data revealed hidden COVID surges in Bengaluru after testing declined
Wastewater surveillance in Bengaluru closely tracked COVID-19 trends during the first Omicron wave, but later emerged as an important tool in identifying hidden surges that were not fully captured through routine clinical testing, according to researchers studying the city’s sewage-based monitoring network. A study published in PLOS Global Public Health by researchers from the Indian...
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May 3, 2026May 3, 2026Science & Tech
J. Craig Venter, who won the race to sequence the human genome, dies at 79
J. Craig Venter, who mapped the first draft of the human genome and helped scientists understand how genes shape our lives, died on Wednesday (April 30, 2026). He was 79. Venter’s death was announced by the J. Craig Venter Institute, a genomics research group with locations in La Jolla, California, and Rockville, Maryland. The institute...
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May 3, 2026May 3, 2026Science & Tech
Mexico City is sinking so quickly, it can be seen from space
Mexico City is sinking by nearly 25 cm a year, according to new satellite imagery released this week by NASA, making it one of the world’s fastest-subsiding metropolises. One of the world’s most sprawling and populated urban areas, at 7,800 sq. km and some 22 million people, the Mexican capital and surrounding cities were built...
