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Doctors may soon have a more reliable way to predict how severely sickle cell anaemia (SCA) will affect Indian patients, thanks to a new India-specific disease severity score developed by scientists at the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). Potential impact of the India-specific tool The new tool, developed using clinical data from Indian...

Moving past celebratory headlines of space exploration and vaccine manufacturing, this essential e-book asks the tough questions about what it really takes to convert research into industrial capability, and capability industrial into global influence. The Hindu Group’s e-book, The Quest to be a Science Superpower: Where India’s Research Is and What It Will Take to...

The role of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was “by no means diminishing”, said IN-SPACe chairman Pawan Kumar Goenka on Sunday (September 6, 2026), responding to a joint letter from nine ISRO employee associations seeking written clarification on whether the government intends to transfer the agency’s launch-vehicle and satellite manufacturing to private firms. “ISRO...

Nine employee associations at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have written to the space agency’s Chairperson, V. Narayanan, seeking official clarification on the proposed transfer of its manufacturing and operational functions to private entities. In a letter dated Friday (September 4, 2026), the associations also raised questions about the agency’s future role and the...

Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Friday (August 21, 2026) said emerging technologies are creating unprecedented opportunities for progress, and called for stronger international collaboration to ensure that innovation remains accessible, affordable, trusted and sustainable. Delivering the inaugural address at the 14th BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Ministerial Meeting...

BRICS countries on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) opposed what they described as “unilateral, punitive, discriminatory and protectionist” climate measures, including the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms (CBAMs), while calling for a significant increase in international funding to help developing countries adapt to climate change. The positions were contained in the joint statement adopted at...

Private medical colleges continue to account for a majority of the MBBS seats offered in India, with 73,643 private college seats (54%) compared with 63,296 government-run college seats (46%), according to the National Medical Commission’s 2026-27 seat matrix released recently for the academic year 2026-27. Of the 9,911 MBBS seats added for the 2026-27 academic...

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its annual yearbook in June. For the first time, it classified 12 of India’s estimated stockpile of 190 nuclear warheads to be operationally deployed, i.e., positioned with active military forces mated with delivery systems and ready for use. This sounds alarming — but the alarm itself may...

India’s reservoirs can host about 102 gigawatt (GW) of floating solar capacity, according to the first comprehensive national assessment of the technology’s potential by the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), an autonomous institute of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). The report titled ‘Solar PV Potential of India (Floating Solar)’ frames panels...

The southwest monsoon’s onset and declaration is expected today (June 4, 2026), with all eyes on Kerala. The IMD (Indian Meteorological Department), had earlier said the monsoon onset over Kerala would take place on May 26. However, it was delayed, and the department stated on May 29 that the onset could occur the following week. ...