Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Dual-Sex Crab of Silent Valley: Researchers have found a rare case of gynandromorphy—a condition where an organism displays both male and female characteristics (e.g., male reproductive structures alongside female gonopores)—in a freshwater crab species, Vela carli. Vela carli is an endemic freshwater crab species discovered within the tree holes of Silent Valley National Park in […]

Menstrual Leave in India: The Supreme Court of India (SC) expressed concerns that making paid menstrual pain leave a compulsory legal right could unintentionally harm women’s career prospects and employment opportunities, while hearing a petition seeking a uniform national policy on menstrual leave for working women and students. The petition argued that menstrual leave is […]

Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome: U.S.-based Sentynl Therapeutics (part of Zydus Lifesciences) recently signed a deal with South Korea’s PRG S&T to develop Progerinin, a pill aimed at treating Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS). Progeria, also known as HGPS, is an extremely rare genetic disease that causes rapid aging in children. Progeria is extremely rare. A genetic mutation […]

Ladakh Magmatic Arc: Scientists have traced the evolution of Ladakh Magmatic Arc (LMA) in North West Himalaya. Ladakh Magmatic Arc is a belt of igneous rocks in the Trans-Himalaya formed in the period Jurassic to Eocene. The LMA is a long-extinct volcanic system evolved through three major phases of geological activity over tens of millions […]

National Vaccination Day and Universal Immunisation Programme: India celebrated National Vaccination Day (16th March) while highlighting major achievements of the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP), including 98.4% full immunisation coverage by January 2026 and the launch of nationwide HPV vaccination and an indigenous Td vaccine in 2026. National Vaccination Day is celebrated every year on 16th […]

MXene: The IIT Guwahati research team developed a MXene-based catalyst that can both produce hydrogen efficiently from water and act as a photocatalyst for desalination. MXene are a group of two-dimensional materials first discovered in 2011. They are made from a bulk crystal called MAX. They have the general formula of Mn+1XnTx, where M is […]

Melanoma: A recent study led by scientists at the U.S. National Institutes of Health reported that cholesterol in the membrane around the cell nucleus helps in spreading melanoma. Melanoma is a kind of skin cancer that starts in the melanocytes. Melanocytes are cells that make the pigment that gives skin its color. The pigment is […]

Sharansthli Initiative: The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, distributed compassionate appointment letters to 50 next of kin of terrorism victims under the Sharansthli initiative in Srinagar. Sharansthli is a rehabilitation initiative of the Jammu & Kashmir administration aimed at supporting families of victims who lost their lives due to terrorism. Under the programme, compassionate […]

The Pinaka Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) System: The Indian Army has operationalized its seventh Pinaka regiment and is currently raising an eighth, with plans to reach ten regiments by next year. Pinaka is an indigenous, multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) system capable of firing a salvo of 12 rockets in under 44 seconds. It is a […]

NavIC’s Atomic Clock Failure: ISRO recently reported that the atomic clock on the IRNSS-1F satellite has failed, reducing the number of functional positioning satellites in the NavIC constellation. An atomic clock is an ultra-precise timekeeping device that uses the vibrations of atoms (usually Rubidium or Cesium) to measure time. In navigation satellites, these clocks are […]