China to curb exports of technologies such as AI, photovoltaics
Why in news? China has released a draft list banning or restricting exports of 40 technologies in AI, biotech and solar manufacturing. UPSC Relevance Prelims: Export…
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Sourashtra Text-to-Speech: Turning Written Characters Into Spoken Access
Why in News? On 16 October 2026, MeitY reported that BHASHINI and IISc Bengaluru had developed text-to-speech models for Sourashtra, supporting two scripts and two speaker…
Karela Lake: Reconstructing Monsoon and Farming Adaptation
Why in News? On 16 October, the Department of Science and Technology reported a Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences study reconstructing 4,600 years of monsoon, environmental…
Mars Analogues: Reading Water–Rock History in Hydrous Sulphates
Why in News? On 16 October 2026, the Department of Science and Technology reported Indian research identifying terrestrial hydrous sulphates that help interpret past water–rock interactions…
Quantum Trust Systems: Securing Identity, Navigation and Time
Why in News? On 16 October 2026, PIB reported a Technology Development Board agreement with QNu Labs to advance an indigenous quantum-security and sensing stack covering…
CT Scanners: Reconstructing Images While Controlling Exposure
Why in News? On 15 October 2026, the Technology Development Board announced an agreement with Panacea Medical Technologies to support development and commercialisation of an indigenous…
Data Centre Planning: Matching Investment With Power and Water
Why in News? NITI Aayog’s Frontier Tech Hub released the Data Centre Evaluation Framework on 14 October 2026, with PIB reporting it on 15 October, to…
GSAT-7C: Dedicated Communications for Distributed Air Assets
Why in News? On 15 October 2026, the Ministry of Defence signed a contract with New Space India Limited for GSAT-7C, a dedicated communication satellite capability…
Tribal Language Corpora: From Recordings to Reliable Learning Tools
Why in News? The Ministry of Tribal Affairs held its first Working Group meeting on tribal languages on 15 October 2026, with linguistic validation and classroom…
YETI Cargo UAV: Combining Vertical Lift With Wing-Borne Flight
Why in News? On 14 October 2026, the Technology Development Board signed an agreement with ideaForge to support development of YETI, an autonomous cargo aircraft combining…
Satellite Internet: Why is Musk taking on Mukesh Ambani over Starlink in India?
Why in News? Elon Musk’s allegations that Mukesh Ambani is obstructing Starlink’s entry into India have renewed debate over competition, satellite-spectrum allocation and national-security requirements. The…
Samarthak: A Multipurpose Platform for Naval Trials
Why in News? The Ministry of Defence announced on 13 October that the Indian Navy is scheduled to commission Samarthak, a multipurpose vessel, at Karwar on…