Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs

Noise Effect on Quantum Entanglement: Scientists from Raman Research Institute (RRI), IISc Bangalore, IISER Kolkata have found that quantum noise can sometimes enhance, revive, or even create entanglement, challenging earlier beliefs that it only disrupts quantum systems. Quantum entanglement refers to a phenomenon in quantum mechanics where two or more particles become interlinked, such that […]

Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has urged a comprehensive review of UIDAI’s functioning: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has urged a comprehensive review of UIDAI’s functioning after biometric verification failures led to wrongful exclusion from welfare schemes and raised concerns over data security breaches. PAC is a parliamentary committee that audits the accounts of the Union […]

57th International Chemistry Olympiad 2025: India has once again showcased its strong foundation in science education by winning two gold and two silver medals at the 57th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) 2025, held in Dubai, UAE. With this performance, India secured sixth place globally among 90 participating countries, underlining its growing presence in international academic […]

Chronic Venous Insufficiency: US President Donald Trump has been recently diagnosed with Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI). The CVI occurs when your leg veins struggle to allow the flow of blood back to the heart. Under normal conditions, the valves in our veins facilitate the flow of blood towards the heart. However, when they don’t work […]

Ground Penetrating Radar Technology: A team from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has discovered signs of ancient Buddhist stupas and structural remains buried beneath the soil in Yamuna Nagar district of Haryana by using advanced Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) technology. It is a geophysical method that uses high-frequency electromagnetic pulses to image the […]

Protostar : Study A team of researchers at the IIST, Thiruvananthapuram, recently discovered radio emission with a special property known as circular polarisation near a massive young protostar that is still forming about 4,500 light-years from Earth. A protostar is an early stage in the star formation It is a large mass of gas and […]

Maharashtra Unveils Vidarbha’s First Integrated Steel Plant in Gadchiroli: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is set to inaugurate a transformative phase for Vidarbha by laying the foundation for Llyods Metals & Energy Limited’s (LMEL) first integrated steel plant in the region’s Gadchiroli district. This development marks a watershed moment for regional industrialisation and resource-based economic […]

Antimatter: An international collaboration of scientists based in Europe reported that they had, for the first time, observed that the matter and antimatter versions of a type of subatomic particle called a baryon decay at different rates. Antimatter is the same as ordinary matter except that it has the opposite electric charge. The antimatter particles […]

YD One: IIT Madras recently launched YD One, India’s lightest wheelchair. YD One is India’s lightest active wheelchair and the country’s first indigenously developed precision-built mono-tube rigid-frame wheelchair. It was developed by IIT Madras’ TTK Center for Rehabilitation Research and Device Development (R2D2) in collaboration with the startup Thryv Mobility. It is fully customised for […]