Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

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 […]

Draft National Labour & Employment Policy – Shram Shakti Niti 2025 The Ministry of Labour & Employment has released the Draft National Labour & Employment Policy – Shram Shakti Niti 2025 for public consultation.Shram Shakti Niti 2025 is India’s first integrated National Labour & Employment Policy, aiming to create a fair, inclusive, and future-ready world […]

Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), India’s largest greenfield airport project: Prime Minister of India inaugurated the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), India’s largest greenfield airport project, built at a cost of ₹19,650 crore.The Navi Mumbai International Airport is a state-of-the-art greenfield airport developed under a Public–Private Partnership (PPP) between Adani Airports Holdings Ltd (74%) and […]

Nitin Gadkari Inaugurates India’s First Electric Truck Battery Swapping Station: Step toward promoting green transportation and reducing carbon emissions, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated India’s first commercial electric truck battery swapping and charging station in Sonipat, Haryana. The facility has been set up at the Delhi International Cargo Terminal Private […]