Why in News? In June 2026, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) successfully conducted Read More …
Category: Science&Tech
GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN)
Recirculatory Aquaculture Systems (RAS) and Biofloc Technology
Why in News? India’s fisheries and aquaculture sector is emerging as an important pillar of Read More …
ISRO launches EOS-05, India’s 1st imaging satellite in geosynchronous orbit
Why in News? The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched EOS-05, India’s first dedicated imaging Read More …
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Why in News?NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy Read More …
CosmoCube Mission
Why in News? The CosmoCube is a proposed suitcase-sized satellite being developed at the University Read More …
GIPC1
Why in News?US-based Mayo Clinic has announced the co-development of a cancer treatment targeting GIPC1, Read More …
Lead exposure linked to greater neuronal damage
Why in News? Researchers at ICMR–National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN), Hyderabad, have found that lead Read More …
RK-251 Cancer Drug
Why in News? Scientists from various research institutions have developed a new “smart” cancer drug, Read More …
Kikuchi–Fujimoto Disease (KFD)
Why in News? A 32-year-old man from Visakhapatnam was diagnosed with the rare Kikuchi–Fujimoto Disease Read More …
Scientific Study of Total Solar Eclipse
Why in the News? On 12 August 2026, a total solar eclipse was visible along Read More …
What are glueballs?
Why in News? At the International Conference on High Energy Physics in Brazil, the international Read More …
Physicist Deepak Dhar wins 2026 Dirac Medal
Why in News? Indian theoretical physicist Deepak Dhar has been named a co-recipient of the Read More …
NASA invites ISRO to join its Moon Base programme
Why in News? NASA has invited ISRO to participate in its ambitious Moon Base programme, Read More …
Study shows AI can design bacteriophages
Researchers from Stanford University and the Arc Institute have used artificial intelligence (AI) to design Read More …
EVEREST: India’s first privately built FFSC rocket engine
Why in News? Bengaluru-based space company Astrobase on 7 August 2026 unveiled EVEREST, described as Read More …
What are Nitrosamines?
Why in News? Nitrosamines, a group of chemicals found in packaged foods, pharmaceuticals, industrial products Read More …
PROTOTYPE FAST BREEDER REACTOR (PFBR)
Why in News? The indigenously designed and built Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, Read More …
BHARAT SMALL MODULAR REACTORS (BSMR)
Why in News? Under the Nuclear Energy Mission announced in the Union Budget 2025–26, the Read More …
General Concurrence Percolation (GCP)
Why in News? Scientists at the Bose Institute, Kolkata, have developed a new theoretical framework Read More …
Piece of SpaceX rocket crashed into the moon
Why in News? A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage, which had been drifting in space Read More …
Hiroshimaites: Previously unknown alloy found in Hiroshima blast debris
Why in News? Researchers led by Luca Bindi of the University of Florence have discovered Read More …
U.S. FDA approves first mRNA flu shot from Moderna
Why in News? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Moderna’s mRNA-based seasonal Read More …
Pollens help trace why the Harappan Civilization shrank
Why in News?Researchers from the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP) have reconstructed past vegetation Read More …
India’s R&D expenditure suged to 0.84% in 2023-24
According to the “Research & Development Statistics 2025-26” report of the Department of Science and Read More …
Blue Straggler Star (BSS)
Indian astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), along with international collaborators, have reported Read More …