Current Affair Category: Science & Technology

Why in News ? the newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor,  has made a major diplomatic announcement: India will be officially invited to join “Pax Silica” as a full member next month. Key Points of the Announcement: Full Membership: India was not part of the initial launch in late 2025. It will now […]

Why is this in the news? In January 2026, the Telangana Drug Control Administration (DCA) issued an urgent “stop-use notice” for a specific batch of Almont-Kid Syrup. This news is critical because the syrup, intended for children, was found to be contaminated with a highly toxic chemical. The primary reason for this alert is the […]

Why in News ? On January 7, 2026, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), announced India has become the first country globally to commercially produce bio-bitumen at a at Council of Scientific Industrial Research(CSIR) Technology Transfer (TT) ceremony titled “From Farm Residue to Roads” in New Delhi, Delhi. Union Minister of State(MoS) (Independent Charge, IC) Dr Jitendra […]

What is remote-sensing? Our eyes only see visible light, e.g., the colours of the rainbow. But the sun emits many other types of electromagnetic energy that we can’t see, like infrared and ultraviolet light. Everything on the earth, including the rocks, the water, the trees, etc., reflects these energies differently. The reflections are called spectral […]

Why in News? The capture of Nicolás Maduro during Operation Absolute Resolve (January 3, 2026) is being studied by military analysts as a masterclass in “multi-domain” warfare. Despite Venezuela possessing a sophisticated, Russian-made Integrated Air Defense System (IADS) on paper, the U.S. successfully bypassed it through a combination of cyber-disruption and stealth technology. Neutralizing the […]

The “Sudarshan Chakra” Initiative Project Scope: An ambitious national air defence initiative announced by the PM in August 2025. DRDO’s Role: The organization will play the lead role in designing and creating advanced air defence systems. Objective: To provide comprehensive aerial protection for critical installations across India over the next 10 years. 2. Validation via […]

 Why in news > With over 99% of its broad gauge railway network electrified, India is now only behind Switzerland (100%). Out of over 69,000 route km network of Indian Railways, almost 68,700 route km is now electrified, with the remaining tracks scheduled to be completed by 2026. According to the International Union of Railways […]

Why in News ? The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has recently  accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition proposals amounting to about Rs 79,000 crore from the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Indian Army: Loiter Munitions: Often called “suicide drones,” these stay in the air for a period […]

Why in News ? In a major stride toward transparent and efficient governance, the Government of NCT of Delhi plans to soon roll out DARPAN 2.0 – an advanced, unified performance-monitoring dashboard developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), a press release stated. What is DARPAN? […]

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: […]