Yojana’s April 2026 issue, themed “Futuristic Science & Tech”, maps India’s technology frontier: AI as the next layer of Digital Public Infrastructure, the cybersecurity architecture protecting it, the private space and deep-tech ecosystem, disaster resilience, and the green technologies carrying India’s energy transition. The lead article is “Scientific Temper: Our Long Romance with Reason” by Dr. T V Venkateswaran, with the focus article “AI at Population Scale: India’s Blueprint for the World” by Abhishek Singh.
Articles in This Issue
- AI at Population Scale - AI repositioned as citizen-centric DPI; IndiaAI Mission’s three layers (subsidised GPU compute, AIKosh, applications); India AI Impact Summit 2026 and the New Delhi Declaration
- Cyber Security and Digital Trust - the six-layer security architecture, BRAIN convergence threats, CERT-In’s 6-hour reporting rule, and lessons from AIIMS Delhi to SolarWinds
- India’s Space and Deep-Tech Ecosystem - USD 8 billion space economy targeting USD 44 billion by 2033; IN-SPACe, Skyroot, Agnikul; National Quantum Mission
- From Relief to Resilience - disaster risk reduction, the Aswal Model, Cyclone Phailin’s lesson, CDRI’s global footprint
- Green Technologies for India’s Sustainable Future - 50 percent non-fossil capacity reached ahead of the 2030 NDC; SHANTI Act 2025, Green Hydrogen Mission, storage build-out
Key Concepts
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| AIKosh | IndiaAI Mission’s national repository: 10,000+ datasets, 286 AI models |
| DPI | Digital Public Infrastructure; shared rails like Aadhaar, UPI, now AI |
| New Delhi Declaration | Outcome of India AI Impact Summit 2026, endorsed by 90+ countries |
| BRAIN convergence | Biotech, Robotics, AI, Nanotech merging into one threat and opportunity surface |
| Zero Trust Architecture | Security model that verifies every access request, trusts nothing by default |
| IN-SPACe | Regulator-promoter for private space sector participation |
| Aswal Model | Four-stage DRR cycle: risk knowledge, decision support, implementation, learning |
| SHANTI Act 2025 | Amends the Atomic Energy Act 1962; opens nuclear power to up to 49 percent FDI |
| CCTS | Carbon Credit Trading Scheme 2023; India’s domestic carbon market |
UPSC GS Relevance
- GS3 (dominant): S&T applications, internal security (cyber), environment and energy transition, disaster management
- GS2: AI and data governance (DPDP Act 2023), institutional frameworks (CERT-In, I4C, NCIIPC)
- Essay: technology and society, scientific temper (Article 51A(h) linkage)
