Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

INS Sutlej: INS Sutlej arrived at Port Louis to conduct the 18th Joint Hydrographic Survey in Mauritius. INS Sutlej is a specialized hydrographic survey vessel of the Indian Navy, built by Goa Shipyard Limited and commissioned in 1993. Currently based in Kochi under the Southern Naval Command. It is a specialized hydrographic survey vessel for […]

Online National Drugs licensing system (ONDLS) Portal: While 18 State drug control authorities across the country have adopted the Online National Drugs Licensing System (ONDLS) for processing drug-related licences, no State has yet fully complied with the Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) guidelines, confirmed a source in the Union Health Ministry recently. It is a […]

Indian Radio Software Architecture standard: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with the Integrated Defence Staff and the Tri-Services released Indian Radio Software Architecture (IRSA) standard 1.0. It provides a standardised software architecture defining how different radio systems communicate securely and efficiently. It is India’s first national specification defining a standardized software […]

India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2025: Prime Minister of India inaugurated the 9th edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2025 at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi — Asia’s largest telecom, media, and technology forum. India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2025: India Mobile Congress (IMC) is Asia’s largest digital communications and technology exhibition, serving as a global platform for […]

e-cigarettes, sparking global health alarm: WHO warns 15 million teens aged 13–15 vape worldwide, with youth 9x more likely than adults to use e-cigarettes, sparking global health alarm.The report reveals that teenagers are up to nine times more likely than adults to vape—a ratio that has alarmed public health experts and policymakers alike.This is the […]

Viridans streptococci: The new study, by a research team at Tampere University in Finland, examined coronary arteries from 121 sudden-death autopsies and found Viridans streptococci were the most frequent species, present in about 42% of both autopsy and surgical cases. Viridans streptococci is a group of common oral bacteria. It can form sticky bacterial layers […]

Toxic Chemical Diethylene Glycol in Cough Syrup: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), Bhopal, found that Coldrif cough syrup contained 46.28% Diethylene Glycol (DEG), far exceeding the permissible limit of 0.1%. The finding led to state-level bans and triggered nationwide regulatory action under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. Diethylene Glycol (DEG) is a colourless, […]

Sanju Samson Named EPL Ambassador for India: Indian cricketer Sanju Samson has been named the official ambassador for the English Premier League (EPL) in India. The move marks a major step in the EPL’s strategy to expand its presence in the Indian subcontinent by leveraging local sports icons with pan-India appeal. The EPL has chosen […]

Phosphine: Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected phosphine (PH3) in the atmosphere of brown dwarf Wolf 1130C. Phosphine is a chemical compound made of one phosphorus atom and three hydrogen atoms. Phosphine on Earth is developed naturally by bacteria that live in very low-oxygen environments. To produce phosphine, Earth bacteria take up […]