Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

SPARK– 4.0: The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) under the Ministry of Ayush has launched SPARK–4.0 (2025–26). SPARK–4.0 (Studentship Program for Ayurveda Research Ken) is the fourth edition of CCRAS’s flagship initiative to encourage research orientation among BAMS undergraduates. Implemented by the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) under the […]

Project Waterworth: Meta Platforms has chosen Mumbai and Visakhapatnam as the landing sites for the India leg of its multibillion-dollar undersea cable project Waterworth.Project Waterworth is a subsea cable initiative by Meta Platforms aimed at strengthening global data connectivity. It connects the US, India, Brazil, and South Africa, making it the world’s longest subsea cable, […]

Digital Examinations: A recent analysis highlighted how digital examinations can replace traditional paper-based tests in India’s higher education system, offering a sustainable, cost-effective, and transparent alternative aligned with the goals of Digital India and NEP 2020.Over 4.3 crore students in Indian higher education appear for nearly 100 crore exams annually, generating massive paper consumption.Each tree […]

Castrol India: Castrol India, a major player in the lubricant sector, is undergoing a leadership transition. Kedar Lele, the current Managing Director, is set to step down at the end of December 2025 to explore new opportunities. In his place, the company has appointed Saugata Basuray as Interim CEO, starting January 2026, while he retains […]

Rishi Sunak Joins Microsoft and Anthropic as Adviser: Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has taken on new roles in the global technology sector by joining Microsoft and Anthropic, a leading artificial intelligence company, as a senior adviser. These part-time, non-policy roles will see Sunak offering strategic guidance on macroeconomic and geopolitical trends, further marking […]

Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021: In News The Supreme Court recently ruled that the age limits under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, do not apply to couples who had frozen their embryos and initiated the surrogacy process before the law came into force on January 25, 2022. In India, surrogacy is regulated by the Surrogacy Regulation […]

AgriEnIcs Programme: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has announced the transfer of technology under the AgriEnIcs Programme. It is a national programme of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). It involves research, development, deployment, demonstration, and commercialization of technologies in the agriculture and environment domain. It serves as a national […]

DRAVYA Portal: In its first phase, the DRAVYA portal aims to catalogue information on 100 key medicinal substances. Digitized Retrieval Application for Versatile Yardstick of AYUSH Substances (DRAVYA) portal is the largest collection of data on Ayurvedic Ingredients and Products. It is an ever growing, ever evolving database that covers classical Ayurveda textbooks as well […]

India’s First Bullet Train to Run by August 2027: India is preparing to enter a new era of high-speed rail connectivity, with the country’s first bullet train expected to become operational by August 2027, according to Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The announcement was made at the first-ever Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference in Mehsana, Gujarat, marking […]

Crohn’s Disease: Recent research suggests that diets high in ultra processed foods (UPFs) may worsen inflammation in the gut and raise the risk of Crohn’s disease flare ups. Crohn’s Disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes swelling and irritation of the tissues, called inflammation, in the digestive tract. It can affect any […]