Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Cloud Seeding : In News In the wake of disastrous floods in Texas, concerns about cloud seeding technology have run rampant. Cloud Seeding is the deliberate introduction into clouds of various substances that act as condensation nuclei or ice nuclei in an attempt to induce precipitation. The first experiments with cloud seeding were conducted in […]

A resident of north Arizona,United States, recently died from pneumonic plague: A resident of north Arizona,United States, recently died from pneumonic plague, marking the first death in the region in 18 years. Plague is an infectious disease caused by a specific type of zoonotic bacteria called Yersinia pestis. This disease usually spreads through bites from […]

TN – KET Program: Tamil Nadu has significantly reduced TB-related deaths by implementing the TN-KET (TB Death-Free Initiative) using a simple triage tool and a differentiated care model.TN-KET (Kasanoi Erappila Thittam) is a state-level TB mortality reduction initiative launched by Tamil Nadu in 2022, focused on early detection and differentiated care for severe TB cases.

MeitY launched whitepaper titled Transitioning to Quantum Cyber Readiness: The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), along with CERT-In and SISA, launched a whitepaper titled “Transitioning to Quantum Cyber Readiness” to guide India’s shift towards quantum-safe cybersecurity. A strategic document providing a roadmap to help public and private institutions migrate from traditional encryption to quantum-resistant […]

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon: Researchers from Australia, Sweden, and the UK studied the indenyl cation, C9H7+ and revealed how Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons molecules survived in Taurus Molecular Cloud 1 (TMC1). Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are flat, ring-shaped molecules of carbon and hydrogen. Astronomers think they make up a fifth of all carbon in interstellar space. There […]

Lake Turkana: Scientists have extracted 18-20 million-year-old enamel proteins from extinct mammal fossils from the Lake Turkana Basin.It is located in the remote northern region of Kenya. It lies in the Eastern Rift Valley with its far northern end extending to Ethiopia. Three rivers, including Omo, Turkwel, and Kerio flow into the lake, but only […]

Empowering States Through Science: National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), in its report “ A Roadmap for Strengthening State Science and Technology (S&T) Councils”, has called for reforms in the funding and governance of State S&T Councils. Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) are vital to national development, with both Central and State S&T Departments […]

India’s “Battery Passport” System: India is set to roll out a “Battery Passport” system to give electric vehicle (EV) owners detailed digital information about the batteries in use. It is a system to give electric vehicle (EV) owners detailed digital information about the batteries in use. The system will digitally record each battery’s specifications — […]

Draft Petroleum & Natural Gas Rules, 2025: The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has released the Draft Petroleum & Natural Gas Rules, 2025, aimed at modernising India’s upstream oil and gas regulatory framework. Features of Draft Petroleum & Natural Gas Rules, 2025: Stabilisation Clause: Protects exploration licensees from future hikes in taxes/royalties by allowing […]

Optical Atomic Clock: An international team of 65 scientists successfully conducted the largest optical clock comparison across three continents, paving the way to redefine the SI unit of time the second using optical atomic clocks. An optical atomic clock is a next-generation timekeeping device that uses light waves from atoms (in the optical frequency range) […]