Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

TRACERS Mission: NASA’s twin TRACERS satellite was launched to study magnetic reconnection and how solar activity affects near-Earth atmosphere. The Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) will help understand magnetic reconnection and its effects in Earth’s atmosphere. It will fly in low Earth orbit through the polar cusps, funnel-shaped holes in the magnetic […]

India has reduced the number of zero-dose children: India has reduced the number of zero-dose children from 1.6 million in 2023 to 0.9 million in 2024, playing a key role in South Asia’s highest-ever immunization coverage, as reported by World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). Zero-dose children are those […]

World Hepatitis Day 2025: Every year, World Hepatitis Day is observed on 28th July to raise global awareness about the silent yet deadly liver disease, hepatitis. The day marks the birth anniversary of Dr. Baruch Blumberg, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who discovered the Hepatitis B virus and developed the first vaccine against it. Despite being […]

Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science: The Union Minister for Culture and Tourism informed Rajya Sabha about the Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science. It is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It is aimed at fostering scientific temper and awareness across the country for the public in […]

Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System: ISRO will launch three navigation satellites for its Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) by 2026. It is India’s independent regional navigation satellite system also known as NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation). It is developed in India by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). IRNSS envisages the establishment of a […]

Foot and Mouth Disease : In News The 16 chitals, or spotted deer, that died recently at the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park in Pune were afflicted with Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), lab reports have confirmed. It is a highly contagious viral disease that affects all cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, sheep, goats, camelids, deer, and […]

Horsehair Worms: The officials of the Forest Department have stumbled upon Horsehair worm or Nematomorpha in the Motidol beat area of the Mohandra region in the Southern Forest Division under Panna Tiger Reserve. Horsehair worms, also known as Gordian worms, belong to the phylum Nematomorpha. They are long, measuring from several inches to over 14 […]

AI for India 2.0 Programme: The Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), informed the Rajya Sabha about AI for India 2.0 Programme. It was launched in 2023 on the occasion of the ‘World Youth Skills’ Day. The objectives and components of the Programme are Free online training in Artificial […]

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: The NASA-funded ATLAS telescope in Chile reported the discovery of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, originating from the constellation Sagittarius. 3I/ATLAS Comet is the third confirmed interstellar object (denoted by 3I) after 1I/ʻOumuamua(2017) and 2I/Borisov (2019). It travels at a speed of 57–68 km/s in a hyperbolic orbit, confirming its interstellar origin. Likely originated […]

NASA launches TRACERS Mission to Study Earth’s Magnetic Defense Against Space Storms: NASA has launched the TRACERS mission (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) to better understand how Earth’s magnetic field protects the planet from solar storms and space weather. The mission is aimed at studying magnetic reconnection—a process where the Sun’s magnetic field […]