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20 Apr 2026
8 articles'Memflation' explained: why AI demand is pushing memory-chip prices sharply higher
Industry trackers have begun using the term 'memflation' for the steep rise in memory-chip prices set off by AI data-centre demand exceeding supply. Forecasts now …
New gecko species Cyrtodactylus jayadityai described from North Tripura forests
A new bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus jayadityai, has been described from the lowland forests of North Tripura by a team of Indian herpetologists, with the formal …
First national bat assessment finds 7 of India's 135 species threatened, 35 data-deficient
India's first national-level bat conservation assessment, released in mid-April 2026, finds that 7 of the country's 135 known bat species are classified as threatened on …
MeitY sets up AI Governance and Economic Group to coordinate India's AI policy
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has constituted the AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG), a high-level inter-ministerial body to coordinate India's national AI …
India tells UN that veto-less Security Council expansion will deepen inequity
At the Inter-Governmental Negotiations on UN Security Council reform on 20 April 2026, India argued that any expansion which excludes the veto from the new …
CBI launches AI chatbot 'Abhay' to fight fake-notice and digital-arrest scams
The Central Bureau of Investigation rolled out an AI-powered chatbot named 'Abhay' on 20 April 2026 to let citizens instantly verify whether a notice or …
Cabinet extends PMGSY-III rural-roads programme up to March 2028
The Union Cabinet on 20 April 2026 cleared a three-year extension of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Phase III (PMGSY-III), pushing its end date …
India and South Korea agree five-year strategic roadmap, target $50 billion trade by 2030
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting South Korean President Lee Jae-myung held delegation-level talks in New Delhi on 20 April 2026 and adopted a Joint …