India’s WPI inflation stays in negative zone in Nov, overall outlook benign

IANS | December 15, 2025 1:16 PM

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) India’s inflation rate based on wholesale prices remained in the negative zone in November, as prices declined by (-) 0.32 per cent last month compared to the same month of the previous year, according to figures released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on Monday.

'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.