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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Names Biocon Successor

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the founder-chairperson of Biocon, has named a successor for the company’s leadership. Biocon is an Indian biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Biocon and Its Business...

May 5, 2026

Scientists Discover Virus That Kills Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Scientists have identified a virus that can infect and kill drug-resistant bacteria. Such viruses are known as bacteriophages, or phages, and they target specific bacterial cells rather than...

May 5, 2026

L&T to Develop Coal-to-Ammonium Nitrate Project

Larsen & Toubro, commonly known as L&T, will develop a coal-to-ammonium nitrate project in Odisha. Ammonium nitrate is an industrial chemical used mainly in fertilisers and in controlled...

May 5, 2026

Army Contingent Departs for Cambodia for CINBAX-II

An Indian Army contingent has departed for Cambodia to participate in CINBAX-II, a bilateral military exercise. The exercise involves personnel from the Indian Army and the Royal Cambodian...

May 5, 2026

Anand RK, Suparna Sharma Win 2026 Pulitzer Prize

Indian illustrator Anand RK, freelance investigative journalist Suparna Sharma, and Natalie Obiko Pearson of Bloomberg won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in the Illustrated Reporting and Commentary category on...

May 5, 2026

Cape Breton University Signs MoUs with Indian Institutions

Cape Breton University, a public university in Nova Scotia, Canada, has signed memoranda of understanding with Indian institutions for academic cooperation. A memorandum of understanding, or MoU, is...

May 5, 2026

Astronomers Discover 27 Potential Binary-Star Planets

Astronomers have identified 27 candidate planets that may orbit two stars, a configuration known as a circumbinary system. Such planets are often called “Tatooine-like” planets because they circle...

May 5, 2026

NSE Launches Electronic Gold Receipts

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has launched Electronic Gold Receipts (EGRs) as a market instrument for gold trading in India. EGRs are electronic records that represent ownership of...

May 5, 2026

India Gifts 10 BHISHM Cube Units to Jamaica

India has gifted 10 BHISHM Cube mobile hospital units to Jamaica as part of bilateral cooperation in health support. BHISHM stands for Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog, Hita...

May 5, 2026

India Pushes ADB for Reforms

India has called for reforms in the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and for stronger financial support from the Manila-based multilateral lender. The ADB was established in 1966 and...

May 5, 2026

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