Evacuation flights depart Spain after Hantavirus-hit ship docks

Groups of passengers and crew disembarked from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak on Sunday to be evacuated to their home countries where they will isolate according to national protocols to prevent further spread of the disease.

Govt targets homegrown AI systems for defence sector

As the Indian defence establishment evaluates the ongoing conflict in West Asia, a compelling need is being felt for the military to have access to domestically-made artificial intelligence (AI) systems, amid a concerted push to decouple from foreign-made technology in strategic sectors.

DRDO tests combustor of new hypersonic cruise missile

Marking a breakthrough in hypersonic missile technology for India, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) achieved a 1,200-second runtime of its actively cooled scramjet full-scale combustor on Saturday. The test was conducted at the Scramjet Connect Pipe Test (SCPT) facility in Hyderabad, building on the successful 700-plus second test carried out in January.

India signed 8 MoUs with Trinidad and Tobago during Jaishankar's visit

India and Trinidad and Tobago have signed eight agreements in sectors including tourism, healthcare, infrastructure and Ayurveda during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's two-day visit to the Caribbean nation, according to an official statement.

Judicial reform shouldn't stop at SC

The Union Cabinet's decision to approve a Bill increasing the Supreme Court's strength from 34 to 38 judges (including the Chief Justice of India) is a welcome step towards easing the backlog of cases before the apex court. However, without structural reforms, the judicial hours that the four new judges may contribute could be absorbed by the ever-expanding docket. According to the National Judicial Data Grid, as of May 7, the Supreme Court is burdened with over 93,000 pending cases - more than a 50 per cent increase since 2019, when the number of SC judges was last raised.

Judicial reform shouldn't stop at SC

The Union Cabinet's decision to approve a Bill increasing the Supreme Court's strength from 34 to 38 judges (including the Chief Justice of India) is a welcome step towards easing the backlog of cases before the apex court. However, without structural reforms, the judicial hours that the four new judges may contribute could be absorbed by the ever-expanding docket. According to the National Judicial Data Grid, as of May 7, the Supreme Court is burdened with over 93,000 pending cases - more than a 50 per cent increase since 2019, when the number of SC judges was last raised.

Al isn't disrupting education. It's diagnosing what's wrong

It reveals where we have substituted measurable outputs for meaningful learning and mistaken fluency for understanding. When answers are cheap, judgement is the scarce resource.

EVs in India have moved on subsidies. Delhi policy shows clearer path

While subsidies have played an important role in EV market creation, they have not delivered scale on their own. India has been cautious in embracing policies that give incentives while clear phase out timelines.

Plea bargaining, a reform new criminal laws missed

One reason for this failure pertains to the stigma of conviction. A successful plea bargain under Section 294 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) yields a formal conviction.

From women in panchayats, message for Parliament

The Sashakt Panchayat-Netri Abhiyaan is bringing structured training to women representatives.

Mentorship structures formalise knowledge transfer between experienced and newer sarpanches.

How new DRDO system helps air missiles fly longer, strike better

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) last week successfully carried out the first flight trial of a system that can transform an unguided missile into a guided one.

The homegrown Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation (TARA) system is essentially a kit that can be attached to a conventional missile. This helps the missile glide over long distances, and accurately strike a target.

Electricity grid struggles to absorb surplus solar power despite record demand

Even as the electricity demand touched record highs in April amid an early summer heatwave, the country's grid curtailed an average 23 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of solar power every day - enough to meet around one-fourth of New Delhi's needs for a day.

Pvt capex jumps 67% to Rs 7.7 lakh cr: CII

India's Private capital expenditure surged 67% year-on-year to Rs 7.7 lakh crore in September 2025, signalling a decisive revival in the investment cycle, industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said, urging firms to step up support measures to help the economy navigate the ongoing West Asia crisis.

India, Oman to decide FTA timeline soon; both sides to meet in Delhi

India And Oman will start talks from Monday to sort out remaining irritants and finalise the date for making their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) operational, an official has said. Earlier, both sides were aiming for June 1 for the Entry into Force of CEPA that was signed on 18th December last year.

With low HPV vaccine cover, India may miss targets

High-Income countries could eliminate cervical cancer by 2048 but without expanded efforts in vaccination and screening, many women in lower- and middle-income regions, including India, will still face high risks of cervical cancer. According to a new modelling study in The Lancet, reaching the World Health Organization's (WHO) goals-vaccinating 90 per cent girls, screening 70 per cent women and treating 90 per cent of precancer and cancer cases-is crucial to eliminating cervical cancer globally and saving millions of lives.