Primary coolant pump test facility inaugurated at Tarapur atomic power station

IANS | June 17, 2026 9:56 PM

New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Secretary and Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman, inaugurated the Primary Coolant Pump Test Facility at the Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS) on Wednesday and reviewed the recently granted 10 years' life-extension of the world's oldest operating twin reactors, TAPS 1 and 2.

India AI firm joins G7 tech talks in France

IANS | June 17, 2026 7:46 PM

Evian (France), June 17 (IANS) India's artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions gained visibility at the G7 summit on Wednesday as Sarvam AI co-founder Pratyush Kumar joined a select group of global technology leaders for a high-level discussion with world leaders on the future of AI and the digital economy.

Jan Aushadhi Kendras grow to over 19,200 from just 84 in 2014: Govt

IANS | June 17, 2026 6:24 PM

New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) From around 84 functional Jan Aushadhi Kendras in 2014, the network has grown to more than 19,200 Kendras across the country in 2026, making quality generic medicines accessible at affordable prices to millions of citizens, the government said on Wednesday.

DigiLocker adds family IDs of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and UP, expanding access for over 37 crore citizens

IANS | June 17, 2026 3:01 PM

New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) India’s flagship digital document wallet, DigiLocker, has onboarded Family ID credentials from Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, enabling more than 37 crore citizens across the four states to digitally access, store and share key household identity documents, the Ministry of Electronics & IT said on Wednesday.

Driven by defence sector reforms, India makes mark as exporter of military hardware

IANS | June 17, 2026 1:31 PM

New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) India's defence sector has transformed radically between 2014 and 2026, with the country’s annual defence exports surging from a mere Rs 686 crore in 2013–14 to a record Rs 38,424 crore in 2025–26 as the country’s military hardware found buyers in over 80 countries, according to an official factsheet issued on Wednesday.