Twelve frontiers we cover

Models, compute and applied AI

1. Mumbai-Rooted Brahma AI Hits $2 Billion Valuation on $150 Million Round27 Sept
2. Lightspeed Sharpens India Bet With $250 Million AI-Focused Fund V27 Sept
3. 5C Network Launches Remote Nuclear Medicine Centre to Plug India's Radiologist Gap26 Sept

Qubits, algorithms and quantum labs

1. Yenepoya University and Edutecnicia Launch a Quantum AI Catalyst Lab in Mangaluru28 Sept
2. QNu Labs Unveils QShield 2.0, a Sovereign Platform to Run India's Quantum-Safe Migration26 Sept
3. RRI's Optical Experiment Measures a Quantum Weight Above One25 Sept

Industrial, surgical and field robots

1. IIT Madras and Bechtel Open a Lab to Take Construction Robotics Towards Field Trials28 Sept
2. Mirai and GreenValley Plan Local LiDAR Assembly and Calibration in India18 Sept
3. BonV Aero Joins GENIUS NY’s Tenth Cohort for Heavy-Lift Drone Development15 Sept

Fabs, chip design and packaging

1. Applied Materials Sets a 2035 Goal for Expanding Its India Supply Chain23 Sept
2. Six ChipIN Centres and an Open PDK Expand India’s Chip-Design Access20 Sept
3. Tata Electronics’ SEMICON Partnerships Target Materials, Packaging and Fab Readiness19 Sept

Launchers, satellites and missions

1. GalaxEye’s Next OptoSAR Programme Targets Sub-Half-Metre Imaging27 Sept
2. Agnikul’s Reuse Programme Targets the Upper Stage as Well as the Booster27 Sept
3. U-Space and AXISCADES Sign Cooperation Deal to Explore India's Microsatellite Market18 Sept

Genomics, gene therapy and biologics

1. Hyderabad Engineers Patent a Microwave Antenna to Screen for Breast and Skin Cancer28 Sept
2. W Health Ventures Closes ₹700 Crore Fund for Healthcare Company Creation16 Sept
3. BIO-NIVESH Links Biotechnology Startups With Investors6 Sept

Nanomaterials and nanomedicine

1. IIT Gandhinagar Maps Carbon Structures That Could Help Hydrogen Catalysis20 Sept
2. MeitY Launches the Graphene-Aurora Program, a Rs 94.85 Crore Push to Build India's Graphene Industry26 Aug
3. 'Nanotech's Next Frontier': Bengaluru India Nano 2026 Puts AI at the Centre7 Aug

Batteries, hydrogen and clean grids

1. Premier Energies Commissions 7 GW TOPCon Solar Cell Plant in Andhra Pradesh26 Sept
2. Rosatom Offers Reactor Options to India at INNOPROM19 Sept
3. IPR Reports 82.6 GHz Gyrotron Commissioning and Plasma Heating on SST-119 Sept

Brain mapping and neural interfaces

1. Deepinder Goyal's Temple Acquires London's Longevous to Ground Its Wearable in Clinical Science29 Aug
2. Deepinder Goyal Unveils Redesigned Temple Brain-Monitoring Wearable, Now Half the Size23 Aug
3. Bioscan Research raises $1 million to scale CEREBO, its non-invasive brain-injury scanner25 Jul

Indigenous defence and dual-use tech

1. SAT-SAAW Order Sets a Production Milestone for an Indian-Designed Glide Weapon28 Sept
2. At DEFCON 2026, India's Military Leadership Makes AI Central to Doctrine27 Sept
3. Hughes Precision Raises ₹250 Crore to Nearly Triple Ammunition Output26 Sept

Composites, alloys and new materials

1. Balrampur’s PLA Pilot Targets the Gap Between Biopolymer Research and Factory Production25 Sept
2. izmo Microsystems Details Photonics Packaging Modules for SEMICON India16 Sept
3. India Photonics Association Launches to Connect Research and Industry15 Sept

Policy, events and everything else

1. IIT Madras and Unicorn India Ventures Mark ₹450 Crore First Close of Deep-Tech Fund27 Sept
2. Lavni Ventures Closes ₹200 Crore Fund II for Health and Climate Deep Tech27 Sept
3. India Deep Tech Alliance Members Deployed ₹2,170 Crore Across 56 Startups in Year One26 Sept