Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

India’s First EV Truck Fleet Flagged Off at JNPA: India’s first fleet of electric heavy-duty trucks with swappable batteries was launched at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) on September 25, 2025. The fleet was flagged off by Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, at Nhava Sheva Distribution Terminal, marking a […]

Tirumala Gets India’s First AI-Based Command Centre for Pilgrims: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has launched India’s first AI-powered Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) at Tirumala. The centre, inaugurated by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on September 25, 2025, aims to revolutionize the way pilgrim traffic, safety, and darshan management are handled at […]

India Nominates IIT-Madras as UN AI Centre of Excellence: India has taken a significant step toward global leadership in Artificial Intelligence (AI) by nominating the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-Madras) as a UN Centre of Excellence (CoE) for AI. The nomination, made by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), was announced at […]

Perovskite Solar Cells: New Study Swedish scientists at Chalmers University of Technology have used AI-enhanced simulations to solve the long-standing puzzle of halide perovskite instability. A Perovskite Solar Cell (PSC) is a type of thin-film photovoltaic device that uses perovskite-structured compounds (ABX₃) as the light-absorbing active layer. Perovskite Material Named after the mineral Calcium Titanium […]

Central Board of Film Certification : In News Multiple films faced heavy censorship by the CBFC over caste, mythology, and political references. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. Commonly known as the Censor Board, though it functions mainly as a […]

Nvidia to Invest $100 Billion in OpenAI: Nvidia has announced a massive $100 billion investment in OpenAI to build a next-generation AI compute network. The agreement, revealed on September 22, 2025, outlines a vision to deploy at least 10 gigawatts (GW) of Nvidia-powered infrastructure that will support OpenAI’s growing demand for AI training and deployment […]

Visakhapatnam Declaration sets roadmap for India’s digital governance: India’s digital governance journey took a major leap forward with the adoption of the Visakhapatnam Declaration at the 28th National Conference on e-Governance (NCeG) held on September 23, 2025. Co-hosted by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), and […]

Sarcophagus : Discovery The first-ever scientific dating of a sarcophagus (terracotta coffin) found recently in Kilnamandi village in Tiruvannamalai district indicates that Tamil Nadu might have had trade contact with the north during the time of the Late Harappan civilisation. Sarcophagus used to bury leaders and wealthy residents in ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece, a […]

Adi Yuva Fellowship & Adi Karmayogi Volunteers Programme: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, in partnership with the United Nations in India, launched the Adi Yuva Fellowship and the Adi Karmayogi Volunteers Programme under the Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan. Adi Yuva Fellowship is supported by United Nations India. It is a first-of-its-kind programme designed to empower tribal […]

Astronomers discovered the Arjuna 2025 PN7: Astronomers discovered the Arjuna 2025 PN7, a new quasi-satellite of Earth; it was first spotted by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope in Hawaii. 2025 PN7 belongs to the Arjuna asteroid class, named after the mythical figure Arjuna of the Mahabharata, symbolizing its fast, elusive nature. Quasi-Satellite Classification: 2025 PN7 is […]