Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Parliamentary Committee Observations and Recommendations on the Fertilizer Sector: A parliamentary committee has urged the government to reclassify the fertilizer sector as ‘strategic’, criticizing its current ‘non-strategic’ status as inconsistent with India’s self-reliance goals under Atmanirbhar Bharat, especially in light of growing import dependency and food security concerns. Parliamentary Committee Observations and Recommendations on the […]

National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority: The Parliamentary Standing Committee has criticized the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) for allowing a 50% price increase on 11 essential drug formulations in 2024. In 2024, NPPA approved price hikes for drugs including those used for treating bacterial infections, asthma, and bipolar disorder in line with the Drugs Prices Control […]

Chalk9 gene responsible for rice chalkiness: Scientists in China have discovered the Chalk9 gene responsible for rice chalkiness, a trait that makes grains brittle and opaque during milling, lowering yield and commercial value.Rice is the staple food for most Indians, cultivated on about 25% of the total cropped area, and India ranks as the second-largest […]

First Veterinary Blood Transfusion Guidelines 2025: The Government of India has released the country’s first comprehensive guidelines for veterinary blood transfusion services, addressing a major gap in emergency animal healthcare. iT IS A national framework providing scientific protocols for animal blood donation, storage, and transfusion, ensuring safety, biosafety, and animal welfare. UNDER : The Department […]

India has announced plans for 27% ethanol blending in petrol (E27) by 2030: India has announced plans for 27% ethanol blending in petrol (E27) by 2030, extending its successful Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme. Ethanol, an alcohol derived mainly from sugarcane, maize, and surplus foodgrains, is blended with petrol to create a cleaner, renewable transport […]

ISRO Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01): ISRO has successfully conducted its first Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01) for the Gaganyaan mission. ISRO Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01) is a specialised air-drop experiment to test the end-to-end parachute recovery system of the Gaganyaan crew module. Conducted with a dummy crew capsule (≈ 5 tonnes) released from […]

Integrated Food Security Phase Classification: According to a new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis, more than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths. It is an independent body funded by Western countries and widely recognised as the main global system for measuring […]

Bloom Syndrome: A 12-year-old girl diagnosed with the Bloom Syndrome, underwent a bone marrow transplant using stem cells from her younger brother at a private hospital in Chennai. Bloom Syndrome or BSyn is a genetic disorder, in which the BLM gene, a protein-coding gene, does not function as it should. It leads to growth delays, […]

Green Hydrogen : New Report A new report has positioned India as a potential global leader in the green hydrogen economy, with the capacity to capture 10% of the worldwide market and export 10 million tonnes annually by 2030. Green Hydrogen refers to hydrogen produced through electrolysis, where renewable energy sources like solar, wind, or […]

Lunar Module Launch Vehicle (LMLV), expected to be ready by 2035: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced the development of its heaviest rocket ever — the Lunar Module Launch Vehicle (LMLV), expected to be ready by 2035. The LMLV is ISRO’s next-generation heavy-lift launch vehicle. It will be the most powerful rocket built […]