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The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), established under the Ministry of Education, will now impose penalties on institutions whose research papers are retracted due to plagiarism, falsified data, or unethical practices.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the country's first aqua tech park at Sonapur near Guwahati.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) includes cyber-physical systems such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), which enable the creation of "smart factories" where machines self-adapt, take autonomous decisions, and collaborate with humans.

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched ‘BharatGen’, India’s first indigenously developed Government funded AI based Multimodal Large Language Model (LLM) for Indian Languages ​​at the IndiaGen Summit in New Delhi.

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has soft launched Quantum 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) in Hyderabad. This is a limited (soft) launch aimed at improving customer experience. The service will be commercially launched across the country after field feedback.

On June 12, Air India Flight 171 crashed from Ahmedabad Airport to London, killing many people. After the accident, DNA analysis is being used to identify the remains of the bodies of the deceased.

India stands at a critical juncture in its quest to use artificial intelligence (AI) for biotechnology innovation. On the one hand, initiatives like the BioE3 policy and IndiaAI Mission position the country as a global leader in AI-driven biomanufacturing and ethical AI development, on the other, weak regulations and safeguards slow down this progress.

On a historic day, the Union Transport Minister inaugurated India’s first National Highway constructed using Bio-Bitumen — the Nagpur-Mansar Bypass on National Highway 44. 

Steel slag is a solid waste by-product produced during the steel-making process, especially in basic oxygen furnaces (BOF) and electric arc furnaces (EAF). 

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, has recently developed an innovative hydrogel that can effectively remove and degrade microplastics from water sources.