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Maharashtra has become the first state in the country to sign an agreement with Starlink, under which satellite-based internet services will be provided to government institutions and rural areas of the state.

Air pollution in Delhi and North India reaches dangerous levels every winter. Recently, "cloud seeding" has been proposed as a potential solution to this crisis. However, from a scientific perspective, this approach is neither sustainable nor practical.

The tapioca (cassava) crop in South India was once nearly destroyed, but biological control techniques employed by scientists at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) revived it. Parasitic wasps released two years ago have rid the threatened crop of pests and restored farmers' incomes.

Google has developed a new AI model, C2S-Scale (Cell2Sentence-Scale 27B), which has identified a potential new path for cancer treatment by understanding sensitive biological signals at the cellular level.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to receive its first Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk 1A in the last week of October. This is not just a technological achievement but a historic milestone in India's indigenous defence production and self-reliance.

A new study using data collected by NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided additional evidence that life may be possible on Saturn's moon Enceladus.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on October 8, 2025, that the Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs).”

Stockholm, Sweden: This year’s Physics Nobel Prize has been awarded to three American scientists — John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis.

Recently, the Union Cabinet approved the third phase of the Biomedical Research Career Programme (BRCP).

On September 26, 2025, the Indian Air Force's MiG-21 aircraft was officially retired at Chandigarh Air Force Station. This supersonic jet, inducted into the IAF in the 1960s, has long formed the backbone of India's air power. Describing it as a "national pride," Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said the MiG-21 has added many glorious moments to Indian military history.