Science and Technology

PM Modi Launches NexCAR19: India’s First Homegrown CAR T-Cell Therapy

In a historic stride for Indian healthcare and biotechnology, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched NexCAR19, India’s first indigenous CAR T-cell therapy, aimed at revolutionizing cancer treatment. Developed through a collaborative effort between ImmunoACT, IIT Bombay, and Tata Memorial Hospital,...

Google’s Project Suncatcher Aims to Launch AI Data Centres in Space

In a move that blends science fiction with cutting-edge innovation, Google has announced Project Suncatcher, an ambitious research initiative to build AI data centres in space. The project envisions solar-powered satellites housing high-performance AI hardware like TPUs (Tensor Processing Units)...

NISAR Set to Go Operational on November 7

In a milestone for global Earth observation and Indo-US space cooperation, NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) is set to be declared fully operational on November 7, 2025. This high-precision radar satellite, jointly developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)...

IndQA: OpenAI’s First Cultural Benchmark Begins with Indian Languages

OpenAI has officially launched IndQA, a new multilingual and culture-sensitive benchmark designed to evaluate how effectively AI models can understand and reason through questions grounded in Indian languages and cultural contexts. Released on November 4, 2025, this initiative marks OpenAI’s...

IBM, AICTE Join Hands to Launch AI Lab in India

In a major step toward transforming technical education in India, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has announced a strategic partnership with IBM to establish a state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence (AI) lab at its headquarters. This initiative aims to...

India Launches Heaviest Comsat CMS‑03 on LVM3‑M5 Rocket

In a landmark achievement for Indian space ambitions, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 2 November 2025 launched the communications satellite CMS‑03, the heaviest such satellite to be launched from Indian soil, aboard the heavy‑lift rocket LVM3‑M5 (also referred...

China’s Shenzhou-21 Mission Sends Youngest Astronaut and Lab Mice to Tiangong Space Station

China has successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi Desert, marking another achievement in its expanding space programme. The mission lifted off at 11:44 pm local time (1544 GMT) aboard a Long March-2F...

AmazonFACE Experiment Recreates Future Atmosphere to Study Forest Response

Deep in the Amazon rainforest, a group of scientists is carrying out a unique experiment to understand how rising carbon dioxide levels will affect the world’s largest tropical forest. The project, called AmazonFACE, aims to simulate future climate conditions and...

How NASA’s Observations of 3I/ATLAS Could Help Unlock Secrets of Planet Formation

In early 2025, astronomers confirmed the discovery of 3I/ATLAS, the third-known interstellar comet to enter our solar system after the famous ‘Oumuamua (2017) and 2I/Borisov (2019). Unlike regular comets, which orbit our Sun, interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS originate from outside...

Stellerus to Launch First 3D Wind Data Satellite Network

In a pioneering move for climate and space technology, Hong Kong-based startup Stellerus Technology has announced plans to deploy the Feilian Constellation—the world’s first satellite constellation dedicated to capturing three-dimensional wind data. This ambitious project, named after the ancient Chinese...