Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

The SWIFT Payment System: Amid the weaponisation of the U.S. dollar and Western financial sanctions, member nations of BRICS and the Global South are accelerating efforts to bypass the Belgium-based SWIFT messaging network. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) is a standardized, secure messaging network that financial institutions use to transmit instructions and […]

Analogue Paneer: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) proposed a draft amendment to the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011, to prohibit the manufacture, marketing, and sale of non-dairy analogue products under the name Paneer. Analogue Paneer is a formulated, imitation food product designed to replicate the […]

Operation Drishti: Under Operation Drishti, AFMS surgeons performed 220 sight-restoring surgeries at an underground surgical centre in Tangdhar, Kupwara, along the LoC during the 10th Mega Eye Surgical Camp. A flagship humanitarian medical outreach initiative launched by the Indian Armed Forces to deliver free, high-tier super-specialty ophthalmic interventions, diagnostics, and sight-restoring micro-surgeries to underprivileged populations […]

Issues with River-Linking Projects: At the Southern Zonal Council meeting in Mamallapuram, the Union Home Minister emphasised the need to resolve water disputes in southern India and proposed river interlinking from the Brahmaputra to the Godavari and Cauvery as a long-term water security measure.The issue gains importance amid disputes like Pennaiyar and Mekedatu, highlighting challenges […]

The Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) launched the Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform and mobile app to assess and rate indoor digital connectivity across properties in India.An integrated web portal and mobile application ecosystem that standardizes, manages, and digitizes the entire assessment workflow—from property registration and physical signal […]

Typhoon Dujuan: Typhoon Dujuan battered Tokyo and eastern Japan with torrential rainfall and damaging winds, dumping a record-breaking 832 mm of rain on Izu Oshima island within 48 hours and triggering all-time high rainfall in Tokyo’s Edogawa ward.A powerful tropical cyclone that formed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean—designated as Japan’s 25th named storm of the […]

Digital Connectivity Rating Platform: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) launched the Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform. Digital Connectivity Rating Platform is an integrated digital platform designed for rating of digital connectivity of properties across residential, commercial, and government properties. It was launched by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Objective is to encourage […]

What is the mBridge Project? Saudi Arabia quietly exited the China-led mBridge digital currency project in 2025, saying it was part of its original plan. mBridge is a cross-border payments platform designed to allow central banks to transact directly using central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). It is a joint project launched in 2021 between the […]

What is Marfan Syndrome? Researchers recently published the first molecular characterization of Marfan syndrome in domestic cats. Marfan Syndrome is a genetic condition that affects the connective tissue in the body. Connective tissue helps support structures in the body, including organs, bones, and blood vessels. It most commonly affects the heart, eyes, blood vessels, and […]

OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode): India is currently investigating LG Electronics and Samsung for allegedly paying lower tariffs on imported display parts that go into making panels for OLEDs. OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) refers to a class of light-emitting devices where the emissive layer is composed of carbon-based organic molecules that glow when excited by an […]