Context: The Indian Copyright Office rejected American computer scientist Stephen Thaler’s application to register copyright for an AI-generated artwork titled A Recent Entrance to Paradise.The artwork was generated autonomously by DABUS (Device...

Context: The Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026, notified by the Union Consumer Affairs Ministry on August 27, 2026, make Indian Standard Time (IST) the legally enforceable reference for official and commercial purposes.Time-dependent...

Context: The Centre’s ₹1.27 lakh crore Semicon 2.0 programme seeks to strengthen India’s semiconductor ecosystem through a three-part approach: developing strategic semiconductor technologies, creating commercially viable chips, and ensuring the...

Context: China and the US are increasingly focused on integrating scientific research with industrial production, using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to accelerate the transition from discovery → technology → manufacturing → economic and geopolit...

Context: Rapid replacement of computers, servers, networking equipment and storage devices is generating large volumes of electronic waste (e-waste).E-waste contains valuable materials such as copper, aluminium, gold, silver, palladium and critical m...