Current Affair Category: Science & Technology

Why in News ?The Delhi zoo’s lone African elephant, Shankar, died of a viral infection that affected his heart, its final post-mortem report has revealed. The Encephalomyocarditis (EMCV) virus, which causes inflammation of heart muscles, was identified as the cause of death. About The Encephalomyocarditis (EMCV) virus: It is a single stranded, RNA virus that […]

Satellites circle the Earth on various paths based on their applications, altitudes, and coverage. The primary types of orbits are: 1. Low Earth Orbit (LEO): Altitude: 160–2000 km above the Earth Characteristics: Short orbital period (~90–120 minutes), moving fast Applications: Earth observation, remote sensing, weather satellites, and some communication satellites (Starlink). 2. Medium Earth Orbit […]

  Sriharikota: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch its over 4,000 kg communication satellite, CMS-03, from the spaceport here on 2 Nov ,2025. Key  Points : Weighing about 4,410 kg, CMS-03 will be the heaviest satellite ever launched from Indian soil into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). The satellite will […]

India’s Data Centre Surge and Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) : Surge in Electricity Usage in a Digital World: India’s growth in electricity demand has been roughly flat at about 5% per year for the past two decades. That paradigm is rapidly shifting. More data centres, electric vehicles (EVs), green hydrogen, and 5G/IoT rollouts will drive […]

  What is SJ-100? Why in news ? State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has signed a deal with Russia’s Public Joint Stock Company United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC-UAC) in Moscow to produce civil commuter aircraft SJ-100 in Moscow, the aeronautics company said on Tuesday. HAL-UAC SJ-100 Agreement:  Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and the United Aircraft Corporation […]

Why in News? Recently, In a historic step towards AI-driven governance, Albania appointed “Diella”, the world’s first AI-generated cabinet minister. The initiative represents a major shift in how artificial intelligence can be used for administrative transparency, efficiency, and accountability.  About  Diella? Meaning & Origin: In Albanian, the name Diella translates to “sun”. Nature: Diella is […]

Reasons why the air in Delhi is worse in winter? In North India, the air quality is low all year, but in winter especially after monsoon, pollution and air quality are at their worst. Following monsoon, the continental air mass that regularly dominates from the northwest is dry, winds calm down, and air settles stagnantly […]

Google AI Releases C2S-Scale 27B Model that Translate Complex Single-Cell Gene Expression Data into ‘cell sentences’ that LLMs can Understand A team of researchers from Google Research, Google DeepMind, and Yale released C2S-Scale 27B, a 27-billion-parameter foundation model for single-cell analysis built on Gemma-2. The model formalizes single-cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq) profiles as “cell sentences”—ordered lists of gene symbols—so […]

The Gaganyaan mission is India’s first human spaceflight program and aims to launch Indian astronauts into a low-earth orbit (LEO) at approximately 400 km altitude using the human-rated LVM3 (HLVM3) rocket. Safety of the crew is prioritized over mission success, to ensure the protection and safety of the astronauts and crew through all phases of […]

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Richard Robson (Australia), Susumu Kitagawa (Japan), and Omar Yaghi (Jordan/USA) for their pioneering work in developing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)—a class of porous material with novel applications in chemistry and materials science. The three scientists will share the prize of 11 million Swedish kronor (approximately1 crore) […]