Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Smart Village Initiative by CSIR: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is deploying AI-enabled technologies and infrastructure upgrades in Kusunpur village, Odisha, under the ‘Smart Village’ initiative to mitigate human-animal conflict, enhance rural livelihoods, and integrate villages into India’s growth trajectory.An AI-enabled wild animal detection and alert system is being planned to reduce […]

Concerns Over Dengue Vaccine DengiAll: Concerns have emerged about India’s forthcoming dengue vaccine DengiAll, following reports of severe adverse events during Brazil’s vaccination campaign with Butantan-DV, highlighting antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) risks, tetravalent vaccine efficacy, and the need for robust monitoring.Vaccine Type: Both DengiAll (India) and Butantan-DV (Brazil) are live-attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccines, combining four weakened […]

Artemis III : In News NASA has officially unveiled the four-member crew and updated operational details for the Artemis III mission, now scheduled as a highly complex Earth-orbit test flight in 2027 to lay the critical groundwork for future lunar landings. The mission will be started by a four-member international crew: NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik […]

Tetanus : In News Tetanus, once thought to have been eradicated, is resurging in the US. Tetanus, also known as lockjaw, is a serious bacterial infection that affects the body’s nervous system. It’s caused by a poison (toxin) made by the bacterium Clostridium tetani (C. tetani). The bacterium usually enters the body through an open […]

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: A new study published in Science has reported the first global map of the earth’s vast underground network of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) Fungi. These are groups of root obligate biotrophs belonging to the phylum Glomeromycota. These are soil-borne microorganisms form symbiotic associations with approximately with 80% of terrestrial vascular plants. These are […]

First Approved Radioligand Therapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer: India has entered the new phase in precision cancer treatment with the launch of Pluvicto which is the country’s first regulatory authority approved radioligand therapy for the advanced prostate cancer. It is introduced by the Novartis and this therapy offers the highly targeted treatment approach that delivers […]

Integrated Aqua Park in Bhojpur: Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh and Respectable Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary will lay the foundation stone of an Integrated Aqua Park in Bhojpur and also inaugurate the NFDB Regional Centre in Patna on 15th June, 2026. These initiative aims to strengthen the inland fisheries infrastructure, also to promote modern aquaculture […]

India Deploys First Tunnel Hoods for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project: India’s ambitious Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project has achieved the engineering milestone with the deployment of the India’s first railway tunnel hood technology. This innovative system has been installed at the mountain tunnel portals along the high-speed rail corridor to reduce noise, improve passenger comfort and […]

China’s Hukou System: China has issued new guidelines to provide education, housing, social security, and healthcare benefits at the place of residence, irrespective of hukou registration status. The Hukou (Household Registration System) is China’s internal residence registration mechanism that classifies citizens as rural or urban residents and links access to public services, welfare benefits, education, […]

IIT Bhubaneswar Develops ArsenSafe Device for Rapid Water Testing: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar have developed the “ArsenSafe,” a portable device which is capable of detecting the arsenic contamination in drinking water without requiring any laboratory facilities. This innovation offers the rapid, affordable and highly sensitive solution to one of the world’s most […]