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The Union Government has announced that investments under the Antariksh Venture Capital Fund are expected to begin from Q1 of FY2027.

The NASA is preparing for the Artemis II mission, which will send four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the Moon, marking the first human mission beyond low Earth orbit since 1972.

The government has highlighted that India’s largest pregnancy cohort study under the GARBH-INi initiative, involving around 12,000 women, is aimed at developing indigenous, AI-driven solutions to predict and prevent preterm births.

Concerns over electric vehicle (EV) safety have intensified due to incidents of battery fires, particularly following flooding and improper charging practices.

The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has successfully tested an indigenously developed Floating LiDAR Buoy System off the coast of Muttom.

NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) is India’s indigenous regional navigation satellite system, developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to provide accurate positioning services independent of foreign systems like GPS.

The rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the financial sector is transforming operations, improving efficiency, and enhancing customer services.

India’s indigenous navigation system NavIC has suffered a setback after the atomic clock onboard IRNSS-1F failed, rendering it incapable of providing accurate positioning data.

Recent laboratory experiments combined with orbital data from Mars have led scientists to identify an unusual iron sulfate mineral called Ferric Hydroxysulfate in layered deposits near the Valles Marineris canyon system.

The recently proposed SHANTI Act 2025 aims to expand India’s nuclear energy sector by allowing wider participation from public and private players, academia, and industry, while strengthening the regulatory ecosystem.