Finance Ministry allows select institutions to procure equipment outside the GEM portal; move comes amid complaints from scientists over sub-standard materials affecting their research

An international team of astronomers predicts a massive leap in solar system discoveries, thanks to the upcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory and its powerful survey capabilities.  

In 2012, a Google Earth satellite captured an image of a striking hill formation in Sudan resembling human lips, dubbed the "Landlocked Lips." This unusual landmark, located in West Darfur, has sparked curiosity among researchers. Geolo ...more

The new rules raise the no-quotation limit to ₹2 lakh and increase the Purchase Committee’s authority to ₹25 lakh.

In 2023, a mysterious 90-second seismic pulse baffled scientists worldwide, traced back to Greenland's Dickson Fjord. Researchers now attribute these rhythmic tremors to massive glacier-induced avalanches triggering seiches, giant oscil ...more

Britain's Labour government announced that new homes will feature rooftop solar panels by default, aiming to lower energy bills and meet carbon-reduction goals. Energy secretary Ed Miliband highlighted this as a significant step towards ...more

Tensions between Elon Musk and Donald Trump jeopardize SpaceX's $22 billion in government contracts, potentially disrupting US space missions. With limited alternatives, delays and increased costs could threaten America's space leadersh ...more

In a surprising twist, Apple's iPhones now utilize Starlink's "Direct to Cell" network via T-Mobile, despite CEO Tim Cook's earlier rejection of Elon Musk's $5 billion integration offer. Apple had previously abandoned its own satellite ...more

Other than Boeing’s Starliner, which remains grounded right now, Russia’s Soyuz capsules are the only other means of getting crews to the space station right now

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have confirmed a 70-million-year-old duck-billed dinosaur, Telmatosaurus Transsylvanicus, suffered from a benign jaw tumour, ameloblastoma. This remarkable finding, in present-day Romania, links ...more

The Himalayan long-tailed myotis recorded in Uttarakhand matched the unidentified find of a Hungarian scientist from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 1998

Since the 1960s, scientists have been intrigued by a mysterious seismic pulse occurring every 26 seconds. Originating in the Gulf of Guinea, this consistent tremor defies typical seismic activity. While theories range from ocean wave re ...more

SpaceX's Crew Dragon — a gumdrop-shaped capsule that flies atop a Falcon 9 rocket and splashes down in the ocean — is currently the only US spacecraft certified to carry crew to the ISS under a contract worth more than $4.9 billion.

A private lunar lander from Japan has crashed into the moon

Park to be established on IISc campus, Bengaluru

A team from IIT Roorkee team helped ascertain the proton emission with theoretical calculations

Scientists have discovered a perfectly spherical object named Teleios in the Milky Way, emitting only radio signals. This mysterious structure, found using Australia’s ASKAP telescope, defies typical explanations due to its unique sym ...more

Fossil discoveries in central Utah reveal a diverse ecosystem 100 million years ago, with at least six distinct types of dinosaur eggs found. These eggshells indicate multiple oviraptorosaur species coexisted, alongside ornithopods and ...more