'India playing key role in strengthening Global South'

IANS | December 14, 2025 7:52 PM

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) India's growth as an economic power is also enabling the country to play a key role in the development of the Global South with shared priorities of resilience, inclusion, sustainability and locally relevant innovation, according to a media report.

Single light pulse can control quantum states in 2D materials: IIT Bombay

IANS | December 14, 2025 7:06 PM

Mumbai, Dec 14 (IANS) Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay on Sunday announced that they have discovered a simple new way to use light to control quantum states inside ultra-thin materials, a breakthrough that could lead to computers that are far faster and more energy-efficient than today’s electronic devices.

BARC plans 3,000-acre R&D campus in Andhra Pradesh

IANS | December 14, 2025 5:11 PM

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) is planning to set up a large new research and development campus in Andhra Pradesh as part of India’s broader push to strengthen nuclear science and advanced reactor technology.