AI and Computational Thinking (CT) curriculum: The Ministry of Education has announced that an AI and Computational Thinking (CT) curriculum will be introduced in all schools from Class 3 onwards starting the academic year 2026–27. A structured curriculum on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Computational Thinking (CT) to be integrated into the formal school education system […]
Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs
Biosimilars
Biosimilars: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released new draft guidelines aimed at reducing the cost and time for biosimilar development. This shift is expected to significantly benefit Indian pharma companies which have invested heavily in biosimilar pipelines. A biosimilar is a biologic medication that is highly similar to an already approved biologic, […]
CLAMP Portal
CLAMP Portal: The Union Minister of Coal and Mines launched two digital platforms: the KOYLA SHAKTI Dashboard and the CLAMP Portal. The Coal Land Acquisition, Management, and Payment (CLAMP) portal is a unified digital solution. It is aimed at streamlining land acquisition, compensation, and rehabilitation & resettlement (R&R) processes in the coal sector. It serves […]
Transit Oriented Development
Transit Oriented Development: Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA’s) East Delhi hub is set to roll out India’ first transit-oriented development (TOD) project. It is an urban development strategy which aims to create the maximum possible numbers of houses, shops, offices and recreational spaces near public transport facilities. The TOD approach puts public transportation at the centre […]
India Withdraws from Ayni Airbase
India Withdraws from Ayni Airbase: India has officially concluded its presence at Tajikistan’s Ayni Airbase , ending a strategic chapter in Central Asia.The collaboration, initiated four years ago to revitalize the Soviet-era base, saw its end after a bilateral agreement on stationing Indian personnel at the location ended in 2022. The base’s strategic utility expired […]
Google’s AI C2S-Scale
Google’s AI C2S-Scale: Google DeepMind’s AI model Cell2Sentence-Scale 27B (C2S-Scale) produced a new, lab-confirmed hypothesis on cancer cell behavior, marking a breakthrough in AI-driven drug discovery and biological research. C2S-Scale is a large language model (LLM) built on Google’s Gemma-2 architecture, trained to understand gene expression as a language. With 27 billion parameters, the model […]
The EU–India New Strategic Agenda 2025
The EU–India New Strategic Agenda 2025: The European Union and India, under the New Strategic EU–India Agenda (2025) adopted in October, agreed to link the Indian Carbon Market (ICM) with the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The EU–India New Strategic Agenda (2025) is a forward-looking framework jointly adopted by the European Union (EU) and […]
Stellerus to Launch First 3D Wind Data Satellite Network
Stellerus to Launch First 3D Wind Data Satellite Network: Hong Kong-based startup Stellerus Technology has announced plans to deploy the Feilian Constellation—the world’s first satellite constellation dedicated to capturing three-dimensional wind data. This ambitious project, named after the ancient Chinese god of wind, is set to transform how the world observes atmospheric dynamics, with vast […]
CMS-03 Satellite
CMS-03 Satellite: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch military communications satellite CMS-03 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. CMS-03 Satellite is a communication satellite, also known as GSAT-7R, and will be launched by the Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3). It is a multi-band communication satellite that will provide services over a […]
CRYODIL
CRYODIL: Scientists at the National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (NIANP), Bengaluru, under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), have developed a ready-to-use, egg yolk-free solution – CRYODIL. CRYODIL is an egg yolk-free, ready to use semen extender for buffaloes. It is developed by the National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (NIANP), […]
