The Pinaka LRGR-120 is the latest long-range guided rocket in the Pinaka system, successfully demonstrating precise strikes at ranges of about 120 km. Compatible with existing Pinaka launchers, it validates advanced guidance, control, and in-flight manoeuvre capabilities. The system extends India’s battlefield reach, enables accurate long-range artillery strikes, supports counter-battery and deep interdiction roles, and strengthens defence indigenisation under Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
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India is advancing AI through the IndiaAI Mission, backed by ₹10,371.92 crore. Its seven pillars build sovereign compute, data platforms like AIKosh, and models such as BharatGen, driving inclusive growth and supporting the Viksit Bharat 2047.
Click to View MoreRabies is a highly fatal but completely preventable viral disease that primarily affects the central nervous system and is mostly transmitted to humans through dog bites in India. It disproportionately impacts poor and rural communities and children, largely due to low awareness and limited access to timely post-exposure vaccination and immunoglobulin. India has launched programmes such as the National Rabies Control Programme and the National Action Plan for Rabies Elimination 2030, based on the One Health approach, focusing on dog vaccination, sterilisation, surveillance, and free PEP in public hospitals. With sustained awareness, mass dog vaccination, and improved access to treatment, India can eliminate dog-mediated human rabies deaths by 2030.
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India has significantly reduced malaria cases, but the spread of the invasive city-breeding mosquito Anopheles stephensi is increasing urban malaria and threatening the goal of elimination by 2030. High-burden pockets remain in Odisha and parts of the Northeast, with added challenges from asymptomatic infections, difficult terrain and cross-border transmission. Government initiatives such as the National Framework and Strategic Plan for Malaria Elimination focus on stronger surveillance, vector control, community participation and improved access to diagnosis and treatment to achieve zero indigenous cases by 2027.
Click to View MoreIndia’s goal of “Health for All” faces major hurdles such as low public health spending, rising non-communicable and infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and persistent gaps in infrastructure and access. Although initiatives like Ayushman Bharat, Health and Wellness Centres, and disease-control programmes have expanded services, missed TB targets and repeated pharmaceutical quality lapses reveal systemic weaknesses. Achieving true universal health coverage will require higher funding, stronger regulation, and a primary healthcare–centred approach.
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Micrometeoroids and orbital debris together form a major hazard for spacecraft and astronauts in Earth orbit. Micrometeoroids are naturally occurring tiny particles from asteroids and comets, while orbital debris consists of human-made junk such as defunct satellites and rocket fragments. Concentrated mainly in Low Earth Orbit, these high-velocity particles can damage spacecraft and trigger collision cascades known as the Kessler Syndrome. To address this growing risk, global bodies such as UNCOPUOS and IADC have framed debris-mitigation guidelines, while India has strengthened tracking and collision-avoidance systems through initiatives like Project NETRA and IS4OM. Effective debris management is essential to protect satellites, ensure astronaut safety, and maintain the long-term sustainability of outer space.
Click to View MoreIndia’s rapid urbanisation, generating nearly 70% of GDP, has intensified ecological stress through heat islands, floods, water scarcity, and pollution. Addressing this needs ecosystem-centric planning using nature-based solutions, circular economy models, stronger urban governance, and data-led decisions, aligning city growth with United Nations SDG 11 on sustainable cities.
Click to View MoreThe Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission is a NASA Mars orbiter that studies how the Red Planet lost much of its atmosphere due to solar wind and radiation, helping explain Mars’s climatic transformation and providing key insights into planetary atmosphere evolution and habitability.
Click to View MoreA superkilonova is a proposed and extremely powerful cosmic explosion that appears brighter and longer-lasting than a normal kilonova due to an additional energy source, such as fallback heating or a preceding supernova, and it offers new insights into neutron star mergers, heavy-element formation, and extreme astrophysical processes.
Click to View MoreThe AI investment boom has revived bubble fears, citing inflated valuations and hype beyond profits. Supporters argue AI is a foundational technology, backed by real revenues at NVIDIA and mass adoption. For India, the IndiaAI Mission offers promise, but compute gaps, skill shortages, and regulatory clarity will decide its success.
Click to View MoreThe National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) is India’s flagship initiative to build indigenous high-performance computing capacity by creating a nationwide network of supercomputers for academic and strategic research. Through phased indigenisation, systems like PARAM, and initiatives such as Trinetra, NSM aims to enhance scientific innovation, technological self-reliance, and India’s global competitiveness in advanced computing.
Click to View MoreIndia aims to build a sovereign, inclusive AI ecosystem by adapting its DPI model. The IndiaAI Mission plans national compute capacity, quality data platforms and strong DPDP-based governance to expand access, support innovation and protect sovereignty. The approach seeks citizen-centric growth and a competitive global position.
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