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Topic: Techonology

India among top 5 for expanding research in critical technologies, despite low R&D investment

The Economic Survey 2025-26 shows India among the top five countries in 45 out of 64 critical technologies in the Critical Technology Tracker.

New book lists ways to break out of ‘toxic relationship’ with gadgets

Published by Penguin India, ‘The Art of Bitfulness: Keeping Calm in the Digital World' by Nandan Nilekani and Tanuj Bhojwani will be released on 19 May on ThePrint’s Softcover.

Eight charts that tell technology’s story for 2018

Here are the eight biggest themes in technology in 2018.

How do Indians fight against data breaches when companies like FreshMenu choose to hide it

Over a lakh usernames, phone numbers, emails, addresses and order histories were exposed. And FreshMenu chose not to tell its customers.

By linking right to privacy with dignity, SC protects it from constitutional amendments

Rooting privacy in dignity ensures that even constitutional amendments attempted to the right can be struck down

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.