Science & Technology Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Thu, 01 Jan 2026
- On 1 January 2026 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, President Droupadi Murmu launched the #SkillTheNation Challenge under MSDE's SOAR (Skilling for AI Readiness) initiative and virtually inaugurated the IGNOU Regional Centre and Skill Centre at Rairangpur, Odisha.
- BSNL on 1 January 2026 rolled out Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi), or Wi-Fi Calling, to customers in all telecom circles, free of extra charge.
- On 1 January 2026 at Delhi Technological University, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said DST has set up 15 Inclusive Technology Business Incubators in universities, and three DTU startups received ₹5 lakh Startup Ignition Grants.
Wed, 31 Dec 2025
Tue, 30 Dec 2025
- A diarrhoea and vomiting outbreak from contaminated municipal water in Indore's Bhagirathpura locality led Madhya Pradesh on 30 December 2025 to announce ₹2 lakh for bereaved families, free treatment, suspensions and a three-member probe.
- The Department of Telecommunications released the National Frequency Allocation Plan 2025 (NFAP-2025), effective 30 December 2025, identifying the 6425–7125 MHz band for IMT and Ka, Q and V bands for satellite services.
Mon, 29 Dec 2025
- Principal Scientific Adviser Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood unveiled the National Technology Readiness Assessment Framework (NTRAF) on 29 December 2025 to measure technology maturity across nine Technology Readiness Levels.
- MeitY and the IndiaAI Mission said on 29 December 2025 that the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam will focus on 'Democratizing AI, Bridging the AI Divide', built on three Sutras and seven Chakras.
- Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced on 29 December 2025 that the Pro Tem Security Certification Scheme is extended for two years from 1 January 2026, along with lower TSTL fees and simpler ITSAR certification for ONT devices.
Sun, 28 Dec 2025
Sat, 27 Dec 2025
- Kerala Labour Minister V. Sivankutty directed on 27 December 2025 that a draft notification revising minimum wages of private hospital employees be published in the gazette within a month under Section 5(1)(b) of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the AI-based YAKSH app, a digital beat book, on 27 December 2025 while opening 'Police Manthan', a two-day senior police officers' conference in Lucknow that replaces the annual Police Week.
- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the 52nd State-Level Children's Science Exhibition (Baal Baigyanik Pradarshani) at D.N. High School, Keonjhar, on 27 December 2025.
Fri, 26 Dec 2025
- Bihar's first PARAM Rudra supercomputer, set up under the National Supercomputing Mission, was inaugurated at IIT Patna on 26 December 2025.
- Scientists of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics used archival JWST data to detect PAH molecules glowing in the planet-forming disk of the young star T Chamaeleontis after part of its inner wall collapsed, DST said on 26 December 2025.
Thu, 25 Dec 2025
Wed, 24 Dec 2025
- ISRO's LVM3-M6 lifted off from the Second Launch Pad at Sriharikota on 24 December 2025 and placed AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird Block-2, the heaviest payload launched from Indian soil, in low Earth orbit.
- Union Minister Pralhad Joshi released three new Bureau of Indian Standards, for bomb disposal systems, electric agricultural tractors and incense sticks, at the National Consumer Day event at Bharat Mandapam on 24 December 2025.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025
- President Droupadi Murmu presented the second Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar to 24 scientists at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 23 December 2025, with the Vigyan Ratna conferred posthumously on astrophysicist Jayant Vishnu Narlikar.
- Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy on 23 December 2025 inaugurated a Centre of Excellence under the National Critical Minerals Mission and a Virtual Reality Mine Simulator at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025
- The Department of Telecommunications said on 22 December 2025 that its Financial Fraud Risk Indicator prevented about ₹660 crore of cyber fraud losses in six months, with over 1,000 banks and payment entities now on its Digital Intelligence Platform.
- Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on 22 December 2025 launched the Tamil Nadu Corporate Social Responsibility (TNCSR) portal and TiNAI, the Tamil Nadu Land Use Information System.
Sat, 20 Dec 2025
Fri, 19 Dec 2025
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the closing ceremony of the Second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on 19 December 2025 and, with WHO Director-General Dr Tedros, inaugurated the new WHO South-East Asia Regional Office building.
- ISRO completed qualification tests of the drogue parachutes for the Gaganyaan crew module at the Rail Track Rocket Sled facility of DRDO's Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandigarh on 18 and 19 December 2025.
- Rajasthan implemented outbound portability under the Mukhyamantri Ayushman Arogya (MAA) Yojana from 19 December 2025, letting eligible residents get cashless treatment at empanelled hospitals in other states.
Wed, 17 Dec 2025
- Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia told the Lok Sabha on 17 December 2025 that India's telecom exports rose 72%, from ₹10,000 crore in 2020–21 to ₹18,406 crore in 2024–25.
- The Kerala Cabinet on 17 December 2025 sanctioned 60 faculty posts for the first phase of the Institute of Organ Transplantation in Kozhikode and decided to add the Balija and related communities to the State OBC list.
Tue, 16 Dec 2025
- The Armed Forces Medical Services launched India's first AI-driven community screening programme for diabetic retinopathy in New Delhi on 16 December 2025, using the MadhuNetrAI tool developed at AIIMS.
- The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) issued a Direction on 16 December 2025 requiring entities regulated by IRDAI to adopt '1600' series numbers for service and transactional calls by 15 February 2026.