India marked Engineers' Day on 15 September 2026, honoring Sir M Visvesvaraya’s enduring impact on the nation’s engineering sector. Government officials and professional bodies highlighted the role of engineers in shaping infrastructure and technology.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) announced plans to modernise its 1033 helpline with artificial intelligence, real‑time location tracking and smart emergency‑response tools. An Expression of Interest has been issued for firms to design, deploy and operate the next‑generation platform.
Minister Nitin Gadkari was held up for about an hour in Mumbai traffic and used the delay to underscore the need for new technology to replace the city’s ageing flyovers. He linked the congestion to infrastructure projects he oversaw as Maharashtra’s PWD minister in the 1990s.
Xi's announcement at the concluding session of the BRICS summit is widely seen as an effort to position Beijing as a central technology partner for the BRICS amid the communist State's growing AI competition with the US.
Prime Minister holds separate meetings with leaders from Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Uganda, Nigeria, South Africa and Burundi on a range of issues that, apart from defence and security cooperation, also include trade, technology and strategic partnerships
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The National Assembly passed the revised Criminal Act on February 26 after years of criticism that existing laws were ill-suited to punish technology and industrial espionage involving non-North Korean actors.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned at the BRICS summit that the weaponisation of technology and critical minerals could undermine shared progress, urging the grouping to unite for inclusive growth. He highlighted four pillars—resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability—under India’s presidency to strengthen the Global South.
At the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, member states adopted a declaration stating that fossil fuels will remain a key part of the world’s energy mix, particularly for developing economies, and denounced the European Union’s carbon‑border adjustment mechanism. The text also urged richer nations to provide predictable finance and technology to help the Global South adapt to climate impacts and manage disaster risks.
The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare announced that a healthy Badri female calf was born in Uttarakhand using Ovum Pick‑Up and In‑Vitro Fertilisation (OPU‑IVF) technology, with the embryo transferred into a Sahiwal recipient cow. The breakthrough results from a joint effort by ICAR‑NDRI, GB Pant University and the Uttarakhand Biotechnology Council to accelerate conservation of the indigenous Badri breed.
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The Chhattisgarh government approved the creation of 100 Emerging Technology Labs and a NIPUN JOB Engine to equip youth with practical skills in new-age technologies. The Rs 500‑crore initiative, announced in a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, will run for five years across all 33 districts.
VIT Chennai and The Hindu announced a biotechnology conclave scheduled for September 11. The event will bring together students, researchers and industry experts to discuss emerging technologies and career pathways.
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From typewriters and landlines to pagers, email and smartphones, technology has transformed the way journalism is practised. Reporting has become faster and more immediate, but the old rhythms of journalism have faded. As news moves at the speed of a message, reporters have lost time once spent building relationships, having conversations and discovering stories beyond the official version
Hubballi has a growing technology and entrepreneurial base; Dharwad has strong academic and research institutions, while Belagavi has an established base in aerospace, precision engineering and advanced manufacturing
Government says ‘Police Modernisation Mission’ will strengthen the internal security capabilities of State police forces and Central Armed Police Forces through greater use of technology
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