Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Rotating Detonation Engine: India-based defence start-up D-Propulse announced that it had successfully demonstrated a rotating detonation engine at a Defence Research & Development Organisation facility in Hyderabad. Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE) is a type of propulsion system that differs from conventional gas turbines and ramjets in the way it uses fuel. Usually, engines use deflagration, […]

Appeal and Complaint Management System Portal: The Central Information Commission (CIC) launched its upgraded Appeal and Complaint Management System (AppCoMS 2.0). It is an online web application portal, initially introduced by the Central Information Commission in 2016. It enables citizens to file Second Appeals and Complaints online and facilitates end-to-end digital processing of cases. It […]

India’s Lunar Future: At the ninth India-U.S. Civil Space Joint Working Group meeting held at ISRO headquarters in Bengaluru, NASA formally invited the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to participate in its permanent ‘Moon Base’ programme under the Artemis Accords framework. India’s lunar trajectory is transitioning from robotic exploratory landings to sustained, crewed lunar surface […]

Central Electricity Authority (Cyber Security in Power Sector) Regulations, 2026: The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has notified the comprehensive Central Electricity Authority (Cyber Security in Power Sector) Regulations, 2026 under the Electricity Act, 2003, coming into force from April 1, 2027. A statutory regulatory framework formulated by the CEA under Section 177 read with Section […]

Reform Utsav: The Union Government plans to launch a three-month “Reform Utsav” campaign, likely from October 2, 2026, to systematically capture citizens’ suggestions and translate them into actionable governance reforms. Reform Utsav is a proposed citizen-driven governance reform campaign aimed at creating an institutional mechanism through which citizen feedback is identified, deliberated upon and converted […]

Friedreich ataxia: A new study from researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center found that Friedreich’s ataxia is caused when a gene called FXN becomes mutated. Friedreich ataxia (FA) is a rare, inherited disorder that causes progressive damage to the nervous system. The damage affects your spinal cord and the nerves that control […]

Chips to Start-ups Programme: According to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology more than 68,000 students have been trained in semiconductor chip design under the government’s Chips to Start-ups (C2S) Programme. Chips to Start-ups (C2S) Programme is an umbrella capacity-building initiative launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in 2022. It […]

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope: Set To Begin Nasa’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to begin its journey to a new home in deep space on August 30. Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is NASA’s flagship orbital observatory. It is designed to settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets, and […]

India’s Infrastructure Transformation: India’s infrastructure landscape has undergone a major transformation over the past 12 years, with integrated planning and large-scale expansion across transport, logistics, housing and water infrastructure. This transformation has been supported by a sharp rise in public capital expenditure, from about ₹2 lakh crore in FY 2014–15 to ₹12.2 lakh crore in […]

Supreme Court Directs States to Declare Cancer as Notifiable Disease: The Supreme Court has directed the 19 States and Union Territories that have not yet done so to consider declaring cancer a “notifiable disease”. At present, 17 of India’s 36 States and UTs have already notified cancer, following the recommendations of a Parliamentary Standing Committee. […]