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April 7, 2026 5:08 PM
India’s 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu achieved first criticality on April 6, marking an important stage in the country’s nuclear energy programme. Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the development as a “historic milestone”, saying it reflects I...
April 7, 2026 5:11 PM
India’s 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu attained first criticality — the start of a controlled nuclear fission chain reaction — on April 6 at 8.25 pm. The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) said the development marks a significant step towards strengthe...
April 7, 2026 9:26 AM
The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission flew deeper into space on Monday than any humans before them, as they cruised through a rare flyby of the shadowed far side of the moon that revealed a lunar surface under cosmic bombardment. The six-hour survey of the normally hidden hemisphere of E...
April 6, 2026 4:26 PM
The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission entered the moon's gravitational sphere of influence early Monday morning as they cruised along a path that will soon take them over the shadowed, lunar far side to become the farthest-flying humans in history. The Artemis II crew, flying in thei...
April 6, 2026 3:27 PM
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has invited applications for 28 internship positions in Bengaluru, with the deadline set at April 15. The internships are available for candidates skilled in programming languages, ReactJS, React Native, data science, artificial intelligence, mac...
April 6, 2026 10:32 AM
Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh, on Sunday launched a first-of-its-kind programme on “Administrative Capacity Building for Scientists and Academicians” under Mission Karmayogi. The initiative aims to equip scientists and academic leaders with governance and de...
April 3, 2026 3:08 PM
The government on Friday approved the construction of a road over bridge (ROB) at Deendayal Port in Gujarat at a cost of Rs 132.51 crore. In a significant step towards strengthening port-led development in the country, the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, approve...
April 3, 2026 2:07 PM
Scientists have found that those living with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have a 71 per cent higher risk of cardiovascular events (CVEs) or death from any cause (all-cause mortality) compared with those not living with OSA. New research, to be presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 202...
April 3, 2026 11:21 AM
The Orion capsule carrying four astronauts in NASA's Artemis II mission executed a key thruster firing on Thursday that will kick the crew out of Earth's orbit and on a path toward the moon, committing them to reaching the farthest distance humans have ever traveled in space. The successful maneuve...
April 2, 2026 9:17 AM
Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a high-stakes voyage around the moon that marks the United States' boldest step yet toward returning humans to the lunar surface later this decade in a race with China. NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, toppe...
