Current Affair Category: Science & Technology

BlueBird Block-2 Satellite: Full Details (AST SpaceMobile’s Next-Generation Communications Satellite) BlueBird Block-2 is a next-generation communications satellite developed by the American company AST SpaceMobile. It was successfully launched by ISRO on December 24, 2025, using the LVM3-M6 rocket from Sriharikota, India. This is the heaviest commercial satellite ever launched from Indian soil. Key Specifications: Mass: […]

Why in News ?Astronomers are debating whether a recent study offers the first direct evidence of dark matter — the invisible substance making up ~27% of the universe — or is yet another false alarm. In a paper published November 2025 in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, University of Tokyo researcher Tomonori Totani […]

The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025, represents the most significant legislative reform in India’s nuclear sector since the 1960s. Its core objective is to open the tightly restricted civil nuclear power sector to private and foreign participation to achieve ambitious energy targets. The bill is designed to […]

Thy in News ? Former U.S. President Barack Obama announces the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative in Washington on April 2, 2013. The story so far: The brain remains humanity’s final frontier. In the decades ahead, neurotechnology will stretch the boundaries of what it means to understand, and even shape, the functioning […]

Why in News? Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have announced a new agreement to make the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine significantly more accessible and affordable globally. Core Achievement: The deal is expected to deliver substantial financial savings, which will be used to procure millions of additional vaccine doses, leading to […]

Why in  news ? ISRO successfully conducted the bootstrap mode start test on the CE20 cryogenic engine. Test held under vacuum conditions at the High-Altitude Test (HAT) facility, Mahendragiri, on November 7 for 10 seconds. This is a major step toward enhancing restart capability and mission flexibility for future LVM3 flights. About the CE20 Engine: […]

Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 – Issues, Concerns & Way Forward What the Article Talks About ? The editorial critiques the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025, arguing that they fail to strengthen the privacy protections envisioned by the DPDP Act, 2023. Instead, they delay key safeguards, weaken the RTI Act, and retain […]

Rift Valley Fever (RVF) affecting Mauritania and Senegal in Western Africa. Why in news ? Officials in the West African country of The Gambia report the first human case of Rift Valley fever (RVF). About Rift Valley Fever: It is caused by a Phlebovirus belonging to the Phenuiviridae family. It primarily affects animals such as […]

On November 10, 2025, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police, in coordination with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh authorities, busted an inter-state terror module linked to Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and the ISIS-affiliated Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH). The operation, spanning J&K, Haryana (Faridabad), and Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow and Saharanpur), led to the arrest of 7–8 individuals, including three doctors, […]

 Why in News ? A doctor among the three ISIS operatives arrested by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) was allegedly preparing ricin, a highly toxic chemical. What is  Ricin ? Poisonous protein extracted from beans of the plant with the botanical name Ricinus communis and the common name castor bean. SIGNIFICANCE: Given that the plant […]