Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

National Botanical Research Institute: New Research The National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) recently achieved a breakthrough by cultivating the exotic flower, Eustoma, native to Mexico and America, in Odisha after successfully growing it on its campus in Lucknow. National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) is amongst one of the constituent research institutes of the Council of […]

STAR Missile: STAR ends India’s dependence on expensive imported target systems for missile training. The Supersonic TARget (STAR) missile is an indigenous, high-speed missile designed to simulate realistic threats for training India’s armed forces. It was developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Unlike combat missiles, STAR doesn’t aim to destroy enemy targets—instead, […]

AI-based Weather Forecasting Program: The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (MoAFW) launched AI-based monsoon forecasts via SMS (m-Kisan) to nearly 3.8 crore farmers across 13 states this year. AI-Based Weather Forecasting Program was launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. Under this initiative AI-based monsoon forecasts was sent using m-Kisan portal. This […]

Navy Inducts Tata-Made Spanish 3D Radar: The Indian Navy has commissioned its first Tata-made Lanza-N 3D Air Surveillance Radar. The radar, a naval variant of Spanish firm Indra’s Lanza 3D system, was built and integrated by Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) under a USD 145-million deal signed in 2020. This marks a significant milestone in […]

AIIMS First Govt College to Train on da Vinci Robot: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first government medical college in India to offer training on the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System. The installation was made at AIIMS’ Skills, E-Learning and Telemedicine (SET) […]

Isobutanol: The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) is working to explore the possibility of blending 10% isobutanol with diesel, Union Minister for Transport said recently. Isobutanol , also called isobutyl alcohol, is an alcohol with the chemical formula C₄H₁₀O and one of the four isomers of butanol. It is a clear, colorless liquid with […]

Border Wing Home Guards (BWHGs): MHA is considering raising Border Wing Home Guards (BWHGs) along the China border, on the lines of their deployment along the India–Pakistan border. It is a voluntary auxiliary force drawn from local civilian population living in border areas. It Acts as support to Army and border guarding forces during emergencies, […]

NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected the strongest potential biosignatures on Mars: NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected the strongest potential biosignatures(A biosignature is any object, chemical, or structure that may have biological origin — formed or influenced by living organisms.) yet on Mars, in a rock sample nicknamed Cheyava Falls from the Sapphire Canyon region. Sapphire […]

Light-based computers (Optical computers): Researchers from Tampere University (Finland) and Université Marie et Louis Pasteur (France) found that intense light pulses in optical fibres can perform AI tasks faster and with lower energy use than conventional computers.Light-based computers, or optical computers, use photons (light particles) instead of electrons to process information. They promise ultra-fast, energy-efficient, […]

IIM Ahmedabad Launches First Global Campus in Dubai: The internationalisation of Indian higher education, the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) inaugurated its first international campus in Dubai on 11 September 2025. The ceremony was jointly led by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister […]