Science and Technology

What Is the Lyrid Meteor Shower?

The Lyrid Meteor Shower is caused by the Earth passing through the debris left behind by Comet C/1861 G1 (Thatcher). These fragments, often no bigger than grains of sand, enter the Earth's atmosphere at high speeds, burn up, and create...

ISRO-NASA NISAR Mission Likely to Launch in June 2025

The much-anticipated NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite mission a unique collaborative project between India's ISRO and NASA is now expected to be launched in June 2025. This milestone comes after several delays, particularly during the assembly and testing stages....

James Webb Telescope Founds Possible Life on Exoplanet K2-18b

In a groundbreaking development, scientists from Cambridge University have found the most promising evidence yet that life may exist beyond Earth. Their research, using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), identified life-associated molecules like dimethyl sulphide (DMS) and dimethyl disulphide...

India’s First Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Over Multi-Core Fibre

In a groundbreaking development, the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), in collaboration with Sterlite Technologies Ltd. (STL), has successfully tested India's first Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) transmission over a 4-core Multi-Core Fibre (MCF). This achievement marks a significant leap...

Blue Origin Completes Historic All-Female Spaceflight In April 2025

On April 14, 2025, Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket successfully completed a historic suborbital spaceflight featuring an all-female crew, the first of its kind since 1963, when Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space. The launch took place from...

India’s International Technology Engagement Strategy for Quantum

On April 14, 2025, the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India released the first edition of the International Technology Engagement Strategy for Quantum (ITES-Q). This milestone aligns with the celebration of World Quantum Day...

Six New Scarab Beetles Discovered in India

India’s rich biodiversity continues to surprise as scientists discover six new species of scarab beetles in two biodiversity hotspots—Northeast India and the Western Ghats. These findings, published in the journal Zootaxa, highlight both the immense biodiversity of the region and...

How Black Rats and Land Use Are Driving Hantavirus Risk in Madagascar

A new international study has revealed that black rats (Rattus rattus) are the sole carriers of hantavirus in rural Madagascar. These invasive rodents, which arrived from Asia between the 10th and 14th centuries, are not the only factor behind the...

De-extinction of the Dire Wolf by Colossal Biosciences

For the first time ever, Colossal Biosciences, a biotech company based in Dallas, has successfully revived an extinct species, the dire wolf, which vanished over 12,500 years ago. Using cutting-edge DNA technology and gene-editing techniques like CRISPR, Colossal Biosciences has...

India’s First Agentic AI Hackathon

India's first-ever Agentic AI Hackathon, organized by Techvantage.ai in collaboration with CrewAI, marks a significant milestone in the country's AI ecosystem. The event, which took place during Agentic AI Week, attracted over 1,500 participants from across the nation, signaling the...