Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Green Tug Transition Programme: In News The Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) virtually flagged off the steel-cutting ceremony for India’s first all-electric green tug for Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), being developed under the Green Tug Transition Programme (GTTP). It aims to transition India’s harbour tug fleet from conventional diesel-powered vessels to greener […]

Caller Name Presentation: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will mandate telecom operators to show the KYC-registered name of all incoming callers using Indian phone numbers, a feature known as Caller Name Presentation (CNAP). CNAP is a technology that enables mobile users to see an incoming caller’s name. The system retrieves the caller’s name from a […]

Ebola Outbreak: An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now over, Congolese health officials and the U.N.’s World Health Organization said recently, after the country went 42 consecutive days without recording a new case. Ebola is a severe and often deadly disease caused by a group of viruses known as orthoebolaviruses (formally […]

Tensor Processing Unit (TPU): Google’s release of the Ironwood TPU comes at a pivotal moment as the global AI boom accelerates demand for faster, specialised compute. A Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) is a custom application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) designed by Google specifically to accelerate machine learning—especially deep neural networks and matrix-heavy computations.TPUs were first deployed […]

Indian Maritime Doctrine 2025: The Chief of the Naval Staff released the Indian Maritime Doctrine 2025 on India Navy Day, aligning it with India’s long-term strategic vision and maritime priorities. The Indian Maritime Doctrine 2025 is the Navy’s apex guidance document that defines how India plans, prepares, and operates across the entire maritime conflict spectrum. […]

National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research: Celebrated its Silver Jubilee The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) celebrated its Silver Jubilee and also released commemorative postage stamps. It was established as an autonomous Research and Development Institution on the 25th May 1998. It was formerly known as the National Centre for Antarctic […]

WHO’s Global Guideline on GLP-1 Medicines: The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first-ever global guideline on the use of GLP-1 receptor agonist medicines for the long-term treatment of obesity. A new WHO policy framework offering evidence-based recommendations for using GLP-1 therapies to treat obesity as a chronic, relapsing disease requiring lifelong management. Key […]

Inclusive Growth and Disability Rights: The International Day of Persons with Disabilities highlighted the WHO’s call for inclusive and equitable health financing for persons with disabilities. Inclusive growth and disability rights aim to ensure persons with disabilities (PwDs) participate fully in society through accessible infrastructure, livelihoods, education and legal safeguards, eliminating structural barriers to equality […]

World Summit on Disaster Management (WSDM) 2025: At the World Summit on Disaster Management (WSDM) 2025 in Dehradun, Dr. Jitendra Singh announced major upgrades to Uttarakhand’s early-warning systems, including six weather radars, 33 observatories, and 142 AWS stations.WSDM 2025 is a global platform on disaster resilience, bringing together scientists, policymakers, practitioners, and industry leaders to […]