Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

India’s 7th Regional Meteorological Centre Inaugurated in Jammu: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh has launched the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Jammu on 5th of June, 2026. This facility becomes the India’s seventh Regional Meteorological Centre and it serve the Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, and Himachal Pradesh. This centre is expected to enhance the weather […]

Solar Cycle: Researchers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have used over 100 years of observations from the Kodaikanal solar observatory to investigate how large cellular structures known as supergranulations behave during different phases of the solar cycle. It describes an approximately 11-year cycle of solar activity driven by the sun’s magnetic field. It […]

Foraminifera: Scientists at Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune have discovered a new species of Foraminifera and named it as Portatrochammina bharatensis. Foraminifera is a group of single-celled organisms that have inhabited the world’s oceans for over 500 million years. The shells have hundreds of tiny holes called foramen, the Latin word for window. They are […]

Software Technology Parks of India: The Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) organised STPI Tech Summit 2026: India’s Next Leap at New Delhi which coincided with its 35th Foundation Day. It is a premier Science & Technology organization established in 1991 under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). STPI’s main objective has been […]

E85 Fuel: The Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas launched E85 fuel at an IndianOil retail outlet in New Delhi. E85 Fuel is a high-ethanol blended fuel comprising 80–85 per cent ethanol and 14–19 per cent petrol, specifically designed for use in flex-fuel vehicles. The initiative aims to facilitate the adoption of Flex-Fuel Vehicles […]

Jan Samarth Portal : Completes 4 Years Jan Samarth completes 4 years of its journey and it continues to strengthen financial inclusion through seamless credit delivery. Jan Samarth Portal is a unique digital platform for credit-linked government schemes launched in 2022. It was conceptualised with the twin objectives of expanding the reach of government-sponsored schemes […]

SkyCast System: India inaugurated its first SkyCast System at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), New Delhi, with the next facility planned at Jewar Airport and further expansion across other airports in the country.This makes India the 19th country to deploy this integrated atmospheric remote sensing system, joining the 18 existing facilities worldwide.SkyCast provides real-time atmospheric […]

Navachar Mantra Initiative: The Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) launched Navachar Mantra, a flagship national programme in New Delhi aimed at identifying, mentoring and scaling grassroots innovators. Launched by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Navachar Mantra is a national initiative to identify, nurture, and amplify India’s most promising grassroots […]

India–UK Critical Minerals Global Supply Chain Observatory: India and the UK launched the India–UK Critical Minerals Global Supply Chain Observatory (GSCO) in New Delhi to strengthen resilient and diversified supply chains for critical minerals essential for clean energy technologies and advanced manufacturing. The GSCO is a tripartite joint initiative spearheaded by TEXMiN (Technology Innovation in […]

Mega Science Vision-2035 Report on Climate Research: The Mega Science Vision-2035 (MSV) Report on Climate Research raised an alarm that India has significantly lost its ability to build indigenous scientific instruments. This has made the country heavily dependent on imported equipment for climate observations, which is often run uncalibrated for years, severely compromising the quality […]