Homegrown Satellite Constellation Beams First Images, Opening New Era for Crop Forecasting
The 12-satellite network will provide free multispectral imagery to researchers and state agriculture departments.
Science & Tech
Inside the Lab Racing to Build a Cheaper Diagnostic for Drug-Resistant TB
A point-of-care test priced under 200 rupees could change screening in districts where labs are a day’s travel away.
Monsoon Forecasting Gets a Major Upgrade With New Ensemble Model
The system, developed over six years, improves district-level rainfall predictions by a claimed 30 percent.
Quantum Networking Pilot Links Two Cities’ Data Centres for the First Time
The 240-km fibre link held entanglement stable for a record duration, clearing a key hurdle.
The Battery Belt: How Grid Storage Quietly Became Infrastructure
Utility-scale storage crossed a threshold this year that changes how planners think about the evening peak.
Open-Source Weather Models Are Beating the Giants at Local Forecasts
A loose network of researchers is out-forecasting billion-dollar systems at district scale.
A Vaccine Fridge That Needs No Power Clears Its Biggest Field Test
The phase-change cooler kept doses viable for 11 days in 43-degree heat, with no grid and no diesel.