Science & Technology Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Mon, 28 Apr 2025

• Aadhaar number holders carried out more than 2,707 crore authentication transactions in 2024-25, with face authentication crossing 15 crore in March 2025, MeitY said on 28 April 2025.

Sun, 27 Apr 2025

• In Mann Ki Baat on 27 April 2025, PM Modi urged people to use 'Sachet', a disaster-alert app developed by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
• Union Minister Piyush Goyal addressed the World Health Summit Regional Meeting Asia 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 27 April 2025, citing nearly 300 million vaccine doses shared under Vaccine Maitri.
• In the 121st episode of Mann Ki Baat on 27 April 2025, PM Narendra Modi spoke of the Pahalgam terror attack, paid tribute to Dr K. Kasturirangan, marked 50 years of the Aryabhatta satellite and recalled Operation Brahma in Myanmar.

Sat, 26 Apr 2025

• The Department of Ophthalmology at Army Hospital (Research and Referral), New Delhi, performed minimally invasive glaucoma surgery using a 3D microscope — a first for the Armed Forces — the Defence Ministry said on 26 April 2025.
• Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched the guidelines and portal for the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) on 26 April 2025; at the event, Sarvam AI was selected to build India's first indigenous AI foundational model.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025

• World Malaria Day was observed on 25 April 2025 with the theme 'Malaria Ends With Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite'; the Health Ministry noted that India exited the WHO's High Burden to High Impact (HBHI) group in 2024.
• The Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad, of DRDO conducted long-duration ground testing of an Active Cooled Scramjet Subscale Combustor for over 1,000 seconds on 25 April 2025.
• Dr. K. Kasturirangan, former head of India's space programme and a key figure in drafting the National Education Policy, passed away; Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled his passing on 25 April 2025.
• The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) signed MoUs with eight organisations at Electronics Niketan, New Delhi, on 25 April 2025.

Thu, 24 Apr 2025

• Union Health Minister J P Nadda virtually launched the National Zero Measles-Rubella Elimination Campaign 2025-26 on 24 April 2025, the first day of World Immunization Week.
• Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh visited BRIC-inStem, Bengaluru, and reviewed its clinical trials, including the first-in-human gene therapy trial for haemophilia conducted with CMC Vellore, as reported on 24 April 2025.
• AIIMS Raipur performed its first Swap Kidney Transplant (Kidney Paired Transplant), becoming the first among the newer AIIMS and the first government hospital in Chhattisgarh to do so, as announced on 24 April 2025.
• Indian Institute of Astrophysics researchers used magnesium and carbon spectral features to estimate the helium abundance in the Sun's photosphere, finding a helium-to-hydrogen ratio consistent with 0.1, DST said on 24 April 2025.

Wed, 23 Apr 2025

• The Health Ministry, with the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP), launched competency-based curricula for ten allied and healthcare professions on 23 April 2025.
• The 7th edition of the international conference 'Shaping the Energy Future: Challenges and Opportunities' (SEFCO-2025) was inaugurated at CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun, on 23 April 2025.
• Researchers at the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati, developed an optical sensing platform for cholesterol detection using silk fibre functionalised with phosphorene quantum dots, DST said on 23 April 2025.

Tue, 22 Apr 2025

• NECTAR, an autonomous body under DST, held a live demonstration of an aerostatic drone developed by Airbotix Technologies, Gurgaon, for forest, wildlife, border and disaster surveillance, it was reported on 22 April 2025.
• Union Minister Pralhad Joshi inaugurated the PV Module Testing and Calibration Lab at the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Gwal Pahari, Haryana, on 22 April 2025.

Mon, 21 Apr 2025

• The Competition Commission of India, by majority order, accepted Google's settlement proposal in the Android TV case on 21 April 2025, with a final settlement amount of ₹20.24 crore.

Sat, 19 Apr 2025

• Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav inaugurated the 200-bed State Cancer Institute at Kurnool Government General Hospital on 19 April 2025.
• The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre under the Home Ministry alerted the public on 19 April 2025 about fake websites and social media pages offering pilgrimage and travel bookings, including Kedarnath helicopter services.
• On World Liver Day, 19 April 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to adopt mindful eating and reduce oil intake, while Home Minister Amit Shah attended a programme of the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in New Delhi.

Fri, 18 Apr 2025

• Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced on 18 April 2025, after an ISRO review meeting, that IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla would fly to the International Space Station on Axiom Space's Ax-4 mission, then scheduled for May 2025.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Elon Musk on 18 April 2025, revisiting topics from their meeting in Washington DC earlier in the year and discussing India–US collaboration in technology and innovation.
• The Anusandhan National Research Foundation announced on 18 April 2025 the selection of seven PAIR networks, with seven hub and 45 spoke institutions, under its Partnerships for Accelerated Innovation and Research programme.

Thu, 17 Apr 2025

• C-DOT and Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL) tested India's first Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) transmission over a 4-core multi-core fibre, establishing a stable link over more than 100 km, the Communications Ministry said on 17 April 2025.
• Astronomers led by ARIES used the 3.6m Devasthal Optical Telescope to measure an intermediate-mass black hole in the faint galaxy NGC 4395, about 4.3 million light-years away, the Science Ministry said on 17 April 2025.
• The Experimental High Energy Physics group of Bose Institute, Kolkata, has been awarded the Breakthrough Prize 2025 in Fundamental Physics as part of the ALICE collaboration at CERN, the Science Ministry said on 17 April 2025.
• Union MSME Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi visited the Central Tool Room & Training Centre (CTTC), Bhubaneswar, and the pharmaceutical cluster at Mancheswar Industrial Estate, Odisha, on 17 April 2025.