Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

National Highways Logistics Management Limited: The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways recently reviewed the progress of key infrastructure projects being implemented by the National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML). NHLML, (formerly known as Cochin Port Road Company Limited), is a 100% owned company of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) formed under […]

Indiahandmade: India’s traditional handloom and handicraft sector is finding a stronger foothold in the digital economy through Indiahandmade. Indiahandmade is a government-backed dedicated digital marketplace that brings India’s handloom and handicraft traditions into the online economy. Developed by the Digital India Corporation for the Ministry of Textiles and launched in 2023, it showcases some of […]

Sub-Orbital Launch Vehicle for Experiment: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully carried out the first ground test of the Sub-Orbital Launch Vehicle for Experiments (SOLVE) solid motor at the Static Test Facility, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. Sub-Orbital Launch Vehicle for Experiment is a test platform to carry out Integrated Parachute Tests for […]

Rutile Oxides: When a team at IIT-Delhi recently compared the members of a family of minerals called rutile oxides, they found a significant difference between metals and insulators that a well-known mathematical model could not explain. Rutile is a mineral composed primarily of titanium dioxide, TiO2. It is the most common and stable form of […]

Medical Innovations Patent Mitra Platform: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has asked all medical colleges and institutions to use the Indian Council of Medical Research’s (ICMR) ‘Medical Innovations Patent Mitra’ platform. Medical Innovations Patent Mitra Platform provides fully government-funded support for patent filing and technology transfer. It aims to support strategic and quality patent filings […]

Radio Telemetry: Radio telemetry data helped conservationists repeatedly protect the radio-tagged White-rumped vulture Z25, but the bird was ultimately killed in a collision with a power transmission line. Radio telemetry involves using radio waves to automatically transmit data from remote or inaccessible sources to a receiving station for monitoring and analysis. It is commonly used […]

LokOS Platform: LokOS platform has significantly expanded its reach across India, enabling large-scale digital transformation of community institutions. LokOS (Lok = People, OS = Operating System) is a web and mobile platform under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM). It offers a comprehensive digital solution for managing Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and Community-Based Organizations […]

The Polygraph Test: Pune Police have sought court permission to conduct a polygraph test on the accused in the Ketan Agarwal murder case, as such tests require the accused’s voluntary consent under Indian law.A polygraph test (popularly called a lie-detector test) is an investigative diagnostic procedure that continuously measures and records a subject’s physiological indicators […]

The I-2SEA Submarine Cable System: A high-powered digital infrastructure consortium comprising Lightstorm, Microsoft, Singtel, and Tata Communications has officially signed contracts to begin the construction of the I-2SEA Submarine Cable System.The India-Southeast Asia (I-2SEA) Submarine Cable System is a next-generation, high-capacity undersea fiber-optic cable network. Unlike legacy subsea cables designed for standard web browsing, the […]

Battery Management System (BMS): The government has directed Apple and Google to remove three battery management applications—BAT-BMS, Lossigy, and Epoch Li-ion—from their app stores due to critical cybersecurity and passenger safety risks.A Battery Management System (BMS) is an electronic control circuit integrated into an electric vehicle (EV) or energy storage pack powered by large-capacity lithium-ion […]