Current Affair Category: Science & Technology

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬? India is expanding 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 across education, healthcare, industry and creative sectors to promote digital innovation and support 𝐕𝐢𝐤𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟒𝟕. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬? 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 are digital technologies that create interactive, realistic and engaging experiences, making users feel as though they are participating in or interacting with a digital environment […]

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬? Google’s 65-qubit Willow processor demonstrated a quantum experiment called Quantum Echoes, raising questions about the future of encryption and the possibility of Q-day. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐄𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐬? It studies how quantum information spreads and refocuses in an entangled system. It uses out-of-time-order correlators (OTOCs) to measure how disturbances spread through qubits. It […]

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬? Researchers at 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 (VIT) identified antibiotic-producing bacteria in the 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐠𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, Nalanda, Bihar. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬? 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 are heat-loving microorganisms that thrive at high temperatures, generally around 45–70°C. Found in 𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, deep-sea thermal vents and compost. Some produce antimicrobial compounds to compete with other microorganisms. 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 […]

For Syllabus: GS-3 – Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Inclusive Growth, Climate Change Why in News? India hosted the Agrivoltaics World Conference 2026 for the first time in the Global South at New Delhi. It was inaugurated by Union Ministers Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Agriculture) and Shri Pralhad Joshi (New & Renewable Energy). Theme: Farmers as Annadata […]

India Must Do Better at Detecting and Preventing Data Breaches Context: A cybersecurity advisory issued by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has highlighted emerging cyber threats arising from autonomous AI agents and the growing vulnerability of India’s government and commercial IT infrastructure. The issue exposes gaps in cyber threat detection, accountability and data […]

Aditya-L1 and Proba-3: Joint Study of Solar Eruptions Context: Scientists from Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) and collaborating institutions combined observations from India’s Aditya-L1 and Europe’s Proba-3 missions to study Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs). This joint observation helps scientists understand the physical properties, structure and movement of solar eruptions and improve space-weather forecasting. What […]

Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): “Forever Chemicals” Why in news?: Recent environmental monitoring and scientific studies across India have detected elevated levels of toxic PFAS contamination in groundwater, surface water, seawater, and sewage. This has raised urgent concerns regarding drinking water safety, marine ecosystems, and long-term public health risks. What are PFAS? Definition: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances […]

GS Paper III: Science and Technology | Prelims + Mains Why in News? Research teams in Europe and China have reported advances towards the world’s first working nuclear clocks, using the thorium-229 isotope. The research was reported in Nature. What are Nuclear Clocks? Nuclear clocks measure time using energy transitions within an atom’s nucleus, rather […]

Why in News? A suspected plague-related death of a laboratory worker in Irkutsk, Siberia (Russia) has raised concerns about possible exposure to Yersinia pestis. Several contacts were quarantined and monitored. Russian authorities, however, stated that no evidence of a laboratory accident or plague-causing microorganism was found in the deceased worker’s samples. The WHO has sought […]

Central Dogma of Molecular Biology: New Challenge from DRT3 Why in News? Two studies published in Cell and Science have identified a new family of bacterial reverse transcriptases (DRT3) that can synthesise DNA without a nucleic-acid template, raising new questions about the traditional understanding of the central dogma of molecular biology. What is the Central […]