Science & Technology Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Tue, 24 Feb 2026

• The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released its recommendations on the auction of radio frequency spectrum in bands identified for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) on 24 February 2026.
• Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched 'SUJVIKA', an AI-driven biotech product data portal developed with industry partner ABLE, at the Department of Biotechnology's 40th Foundation Day on 24 February 2026.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026

• The Union Health Ministry said on 22 February 2026 that organ transplants in India rose about fourfold, from under 5,000 in 2013 to nearly 20,000 in 2025, with the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) leading the effort.
• Digital Bharat Nidhi and the Government of Andhra Pradesh signed a Memorandum of Cooperation for faster rollout of the Amended BharatNet Programme in the State at Tadepalle, Guntur district, on 22 February 2026, with ₹2,432 crore of central support approved.

Sat, 21 Feb 2026

• Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda launched the indigenously manufactured Tetanus and Adult Diphtheria (Td) vaccine at the Central Research Institute (CRI), Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, on 21 February 2026.
• The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) access agreement between India's CSIR and Brazil's National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) was exchanged in New Delhi on 21 February 2026 in the presence of PM Modi and President Lula.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined the groundbreaking of India Chip Pvt Ltd, the HCL–Foxconn semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) unit at YEIDA, Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, by video conference on 21 February 2026.
• The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) concluded SANVAD 2026, its first Scholars' Assembly for Next-gen Ventures to Advance their Development, at ICMR–National Institute of Malaria Research, New Delhi, on 21 February 2026.

Fri, 20 Feb 2026

• The India AI Impact Summit 2026 concluded at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 20 February 2026 with the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact and over $250 billion in AI infrastructure investment pledges.
• The National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) signed an MoU with the Andhra Pradesh government at the India AI Impact Summit on 20 February 2026 to set up India's first dedicated Quantum and AI university campus in Amaravati.
• India formally joined the Pax Silica coalition with the United States on the fifth day of the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on 20 February 2026.

Thu, 19 Feb 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 19 February 2026 and set out the M.A.N.A.V. vision for artificial intelligence.
• A study led by the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), Lucknow, using fossils from the Ashoka Coal Mine in Jharkhand's North Karanpura Basin, has reconstructed a Gondwanan ecosystem of about 300 million years ago, the Department of Science and Technology announced on 19 February 2026.
• Researchers at the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru, have developed a sulfur-vacancy-induced 1T-phase molybdenum disulfide (1T-MoS₂) cathode for aqueous zinc-ion batteries, the Department of Science and Technology announced on 19 February 2026.
• Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the New Delhi Frontier AI Impact Commitments at the opening ceremony of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi on 19 February 2026.

Wed, 18 Feb 2026

• Health Minister J. P. Nadda and French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated the Indo-French Centre for AI in Health (IF-CAIH) at AIIMS, New Delhi, on 18 February 2026.
• The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful qualification level load test of the drogue parachute for the Gaganyaan programme at the Rail Track Rocket Sled facility of TBRL, Chandigarh, on 18 February 2026.
• The Digital India BHASHINI Division launched VoicERA, an open-source, end-to-end voice AI stack, on the BHASHINI National Language Infrastructure at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi on 18 February 2026.
• Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi on 18 February 2026 that India had set the Guinness World Records title for the most pledges received for an AI responsibility campaign in 24 hours.

Tue, 17 Feb 2026

• Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched Phase 1 of the AI-based 'Bharat-VISTAAR' scheme for farmers in Jaipur, Rajasthan, on 17 February 2026.
• Health Minister J. P. Nadda launched two digital health initiatives, SAHI and BODH, at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi on 17 February 2026.
• Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on 17 February 2026, the second day of the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, that India will add 20,000 GPUs to its existing 38,000 in the coming weeks.

Mon, 16 Feb 2026

• The India AI Impact Summit 2026 began at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 16 February 2026, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the India AI Impact Expo 2026 there the same day.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Missile Integration facility at Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bengaluru, Karnataka, on 16 February 2026, and flagged off the combat systems of the Akash 3rd and 4th Regiments.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026

• The Ministry of Electronics and IT announced on 15 February 2026 the top 70 finalists of the three flagship Global Impact Challenges of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 — AI for ALL, AI by HER and YUVAi — chosen from over 4,650 applications from more than 60 countries.
• The two-day Research–Industry–Startup–Entrepreneurship (RISE) Conclave 2026 concluded at the Chennai Trade Centre, Tamil Nadu, on 15 February 2026.

Sat, 14 Feb 2026

• Union Ayush Minister Prataprao Jadhav presided over the Unani Day 2026 celebrations in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on 14 February 2026, and inaugurated the renovated Co-location Centre of the Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine (RRIUM) at the J.J. Hospital campus.

Fri, 13 Feb 2026

• Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced the first national call of the ₹2,000 crore BIRAC–RDI Fund under the ₹1 lakh crore Research, Development and Innovation initiative in New Delhi on 13 February 2026.

Thu, 12 Feb 2026

• An ICMR–National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis study, released by the Health Ministry on 12 February 2026, found that six-month all-oral BPaL and BPaLM regimens for drug-resistant TB are cost-effective in India.
• The Ministry of Earth Sciences and the Government of Puducherry signed an MoU on marine research, blue economy and coastal resilience in New Delhi on 12 February 2026.