Sci-Tech

January 28, 2026 12:25 PM

Study finds desert bacteria traveling to Himalayas, posing health risks

A new scientific study has found that airborne pathogens embedded in desert dust plumes from western India are travelling hundreds of kilometres to the Eastern Himalayas, potentially contributing to respiratory, skin and gastrointestinal illnesses in high-altitude regions. Researchers from the Bose...

January 27, 2026 3:25 PM

IIT Guwahati develops method to monitor glacial hazards in Eastern Himalayas

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have developed a predictive framework that has identified 492 locations where glacial lakes are likely to form in the Eastern Himalayan mountains. The research conducted using high-resolution Google Earth images and digital elevatio...

January 21, 2026 11:06 PM

AI for governance, growth and inclusion: India-AI Impact Summit 2026 announced

India will host the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 from February 16 to 20 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, marking the first global Artificial Intelligence summit to be hosted in the Global South. The summit will bring together global leaders, policymakers, industry representatives, researchers, and inno...

January 19, 2026 4:47 PM

C-DOT’s Cell Broadcast Solution receives SKOCH Award 2025

The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the premier telecom research and development centre of the Government of India, has received the SKOCH Award 2025 for its Cell Broadcast Solution (CBS). The award was presented during the 104th SKOCH Summit, held on the theme “Resourcing Viksit Bha...