January 2026

MeitY inaugurated PARAM SHAKTI, an indigenously built supercomputing facility at IIT Madras on January 3, 2026, powered by PARAM RUDRA system developed by C-DAC under the National Supercomputing Mission. The facility delivers peak performance of 3.1 petaflops, enabling over 3.1 quadrillion calculations per second for advanced research applications. PARAM SHAKTI will support research in aerospace […]

India’s first fully paperless district court was inaugurated in Kalpetta, Wayanad, Kerala, on January 6, 2026, by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, achieving complete digitization of judicial processes from case filing to judgment using in-house developed systems, AI tools, and digital signatures to enhance efficiency, transparency, and access to justice. Key highlights:

India has achieved a historic global milestone by becoming the first country in the world to commercially produce bio-bitumen for use in road construction, representing a transformative step toward sustainable highways.Announcement made by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari at the CSIR Technology Transfer Ceremony in New Delhi; CSIR (Council of Scientific

Indian Railways has cleared the Vande Bharat Sleeper Train after successful trials and certification, marking a new era in long-distance overnight rail travel. The Guwahati–Kolkata corridor will be the first route, offering high speed (up to 180 kmph), modern sleeper amenities, and affordable fares compared to air travel. Equipped with advanced safety systems like KAVACH,