The implementation of the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) in November 2025 will bring a significant shift to the scientific ecosystem in India. The two-day conference at Bharat Mandapam on 3-4 November 2025, organised by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), will be held in lieu of the Indian Science Congress (ISC), which has been the oldest scientific congregation in the country, but has nevertheless become less prominent in the recent past.

The first port-based green hydrogen pilot at V.O. Chidambaranar (VOC) Port, Tamil Nadu, has been the big milestone in India in its clean energy endeavor. This is an innovative project that aims at reducing carbon emissions, facilitating environmentally conscious port management, and in line with the national missions of Viksit Bharat 2047 and Sagarmala programme.

Adani Group and Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) of Bhutan concluded a historic agreement in 2025 of the joint development of the 570 MW Wangchhu Hydroelectric Project. The estimated project worth is 6,000 crore and will be executed under Build, Own, Operate, Transfer (BOOT) model where construction should start early 2026 and is expected to be completed in five years. This project is a new phase in the centuries old energy relationship between India and Bhutan.

According to recent reports by the S. N. Bose National Centre of Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS), however, the protein p47 has a startling new role--that of a mechanical chaperone which shields other proteins against physical stress within cells. So far, p47 was only regarded as an auxiliary to the cellular machine p97, and the results indicate that it has a separate role in protein stability in presence of force. The finding may be the basis of new therapeutic approaches to diseases associated with protein misfolding and instability.

India is now gradually becoming self-reliant (Atmanirbharta) in pulses, with a report of NITI Aayog Strategies and Pathways to Accelerate Growth in Pulses providing the roadmap. The country is the largest producer and consumer of pulses in the world but still imports part of what it needs. The new strategy presents a national plan to decrease the reliance on imports, increase the productivity, and assure both nutritional and economic demands.