India Conducts Maiden Flight-Test of Indigenous Air Defence System
In a major boost to India’s defence capabilities, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Saturday successfully carried out the maiden flight-tests of the country’s first fully indigenous Integrated…
Indian scientists have developed a method to calculate more realistic properties of stellar atmospheres
In a major advance in computational astrophysics a team of scientists have developed a method to compute more realistic properties of stellar atmospheres. The method opens the door to more…
Ajivikas Once Shaped India’s Spiritual Landscape—Now Their Silence Speaks Louder Than Stone
In the monastic corridors of ancient Magadha, long before Buddhism became imperial and Jainism codified its ethics, a barefoot ascetic named Makkhali Gosala walked beside Mahavira. For six years, they…
Meghalaya’s Living Root Bridges Are India’s Slowest Infrastructure—and Its Most Enduring Protest
In the saturated silence of Meghalaya’s monsoon forests, where rivers carve ravines and clouds cling to cliffs, bridges do not rise—they grow. The Living Root Bridges of the Khasi and…
Indian researchers found a way to improve the properties of PLC devices by adding tiny particles of h-BN
Smart windows devised by fine-tuning properties of “Polymer Network Liquid Crystals” (PNLCs) device by adding tiny flakes of a nanomaterial, hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) can bring down the load on…
Fellowship Launched to Empower Youth with Disabilities
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nipman Foundation and Young…
The Malabar Pied Hornbill: Guardian of India’s Forests Faces a Fragile Future
In the shadowed canopy of the Western Ghats, a black-and-white silhouette glides past ancient fig trees. Its wingbeats echo like a slow helicopter. Its casque, hollow and regal, catches the…
Quantum Leap in India: How Indian Innovation Is Reshaping the Global Quantum Computing Race
In April 2023, India stopped watching the quantum race and stepped onto the track. The announcement of the National Quantum Mission, backed by a budget of 6,003 crore rupees, was…
Raghurajpur Near Puri – Where Living Traditions Create Timeless Art
The first thing that hits you in Raghurajpur is not the art. It is the silence. Not the absence of sound, but the kind that comes from a place so…
India Successfully Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable Agni-5 Missile
Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile ‘Agni 5’ was successfully test-fired from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha on August 20, 2025. The launch validated all operational and technical parameters. It…