Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Soft Matter: Every morning, as you use either your toothpaste or shampoo, you engage with soft matter, materials that flow like liquids under force but hold their shape at rest. Soft matter, or soft materials, is a sub-field of “condensed matter”, referring to a variety of materials that can be easily deformed or structurally altered […]

Guillain-Barré Syndrome: Outbreak A Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) outbreak has hit Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch district recently, with two deaths reported in Manasa town. It is a rare neurological disorder in which a person’s immune system mistakenly attacks part of their peripheral nervous system. This is the part of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal […]

Indiaphonte bijoyi: A microscopic crustacean was discovered in Kavaratti which has been named Indiaphonte bijoyi, with the generic name Indiaphonte. It is a tiny crustacean discovered from the Kavaratti lagoon in the Lakshadweep islands. It belongs to the family Laophontidae within the Copepoda class. It lives in sediments in aquatic environments. It is most diverse […]

India’s First State-Funded BSL- 4 Lab: Union Home Minister laid the foundation stone of India’s first state-funded Bio-Safety Level-4 (BSL-4) laboratory in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, marking a major milestone in strengthening the country’s health security, biotechnology research, and preparedness against deadly pathogens. BSL-4 Laboratory: BSL-4 represents the highest level of biological containment, designed to study highly […]

Kaziranga Elevated Corridor and Bagurumba Dwhou: During the recent visit to Assam, the Prime Minister participated in the Bagurumba Dwhou 2026 cultural programme in Guwahati, laid the foundation stone of the Kaziranga Elevated Corridor Project, and virtually flagged off two Amrit Bharat Express trains.Bagurumba Dwhou is a major cultural festival in Guwahati celebrating the heritage […]

Chang’e-6 Mission: Lunar regolith brought from the Moon by China’s Chang’e 6 mission has revealed that the Moon is formed from the remains of an ancient collision between an object with Earth. It is the first human sampling and return mission from the far side of the moon. It is part of the broader Chang’e […]

India’s Minerals Diplomacy: India is recalibrating its global mineral strategy following the launch of the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) in 2025 and the tightening of export controls by China on rare earths.Minerals diplomacy is the strategic use of international partnerships and multilateral mineral clubs to secure a reliable supply of minerals like Lithium and […]

Coconut root wilt disease: Coconut Root Wilt Disease is in the news due to its rapid spread across major coconut-growing regions of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, affecting lakhs of palms.A debilitating, non-fatal disease of coconut caused by a phytoplasma (phloem-limited pathogen), leading to chronic decline and major yield loss.Infected palms often remain alive but […]

Vitamin A : New Study Recently uncovered new ways a vitamin A-derived molecule can interfere with the immune system’s ability to fight cancer. Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin primarily stored in the liver. There are two types of vitamin A that are found in the diet. Preformed vitamin A is found in animal products […]

Root Wilt Disease: Phytoplasma-induced root wilt disease has destroyed large tracts of traditional coconut-growing areas in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala States. Root Wilt Disease is caused by phytoplasma (bacteria) is one of the most devasting diseases of coconut palms. It is classified as a non-fatal disease of coconut palm and was first identified more […]