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, 17 Apr 2025
Wed, 16 Apr 2025
- The Ministry of Mines issued guidelines on 16 April 2025 for setting up Centres of Excellence (CoEs) for critical-mineral R&D under the National Critical Mineral Mission, to work on a hub-and-spoke model.
- Science Minister Jitendra Singh, reviewing CSIR on 16 April 2025, hailed India's first indigenous green hydrogen fuel cell inland waterway vessel, built by Cochin Shipyard with a KPIT fuel-cell drivetrain drawing on CSIR's foundational work.
Tue, 15 Apr 2025
Mon, 14 Apr 2025
- On World Quantum Day, 14 April 2025, the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser released the first edition of India's International Technology Engagement Strategy (ITES) for Quantum.
- Bengaluru-based QpiAI, one of 8 startups selected under the National Quantum Mission, launched QpiAI-Indus, a quantum computer with 25 superconducting qubits, on World Quantum Day, 14 April 2025.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the All India Forensic Science Summit 2025, organised by the National Forensic Sciences University in New Delhi on 14 April 2025 on the theme 'Role of Forensic Science in Effective Implementation of New Criminal Laws and Combating Terrorism'.
- QNu Labs, a startup selected by DST under the National Quantum Mission, launched QShield, a platform for cryptography management across cloud, on-premises and hybrid environments, on World Quantum Day, 14 April 2025.
Sun, 13 Apr 2025
- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on 13 April 2025 inaugurated North-East India's first onco-robotic surgery facility at the State Cancer Institute on the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital premises.
- Markus Söder, Minister-President of the German state of Bavaria, called on Union Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh in New Delhi, with both sides discussing cooperation in areas such as AI, quantum, biotechnology and green hydrogen.
Sat, 12 Apr 2025
- The Department of Biotechnology presented India's BioE3 policy and integrated biorefinery initiatives at the Mission Innovation Annual Gathering 2025 in Seoul, South Korea, held on 9–11 April.
- Dr Jitendra Singh on 12 April 2025 unveiled a plaque at the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, marking the international recognition of its indigenously developed Acoustic Test Facility as India's Designated Laboratory in underwater acoustics under the BIPM.
- Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda inaugurated a Central Research Laboratory at AIIMS Bhubaneswar on 12 April 2025 and laid the foundation stone of a Multiutility (Gastronomy) Block.
Fri, 11 Apr 2025
- DRDO carried out successful release trials of the indigenously developed long-range glide bomb 'Gaurav' from a Su-30 MKI aircraft on 8–10 April 2025, striking a land target on an island at a range close to 100 km, the Defence Ministry said on 11 April.
- Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on 11 April 2025 launched and distributed co-branded cards of Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY and the state's Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana in Cuttack, rolling out AB-PMJAY in Odisha.
- A study led by Bose Institute, Kolkata, found that the toxicity of PM2.5 aerosols over Kolkata rises sharply once concentrations cross about 70 µg/m³, and proposed this as a 'toxicity standard', the Science and Technology Ministry said on 11 April 2025.
- The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and the Government of Maharashtra signed an MoU on 11 April 2025 to establish the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) at Film City, Goregaon, Mumbai, for the AVGC-XR sector.
- The Central Electricity Authority on 11 April 2025 launched STELLAR, an indigenously developed resource adequacy model that States and distribution companies can use free of cost for power planning.
Thu, 10 Apr 2025
- The Ministry of Ayush marked World Homoeopathy Day 2025, the 270th birth anniversary of Dr Samuel Hahnemann, with a two-day convention at the Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre in Gandhinagar, inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
- The Government of NCT of Delhi signed an MoU with the Union Health Ministry on 10 April 2025 to implement PM-ABHIM, and Ayushman cards under AB-PMJAY were distributed to Delhi beneficiaries, with about 36 lakh people expected to benefit.
Wed, 09 Apr 2025
- Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on 9 April 2025 inaugurated the Digital Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder laboratory of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau at Udaan Bhawan, New Delhi, set up at ₹9 crore.
- Airbus and Mahindra Aerostructures Pvt. Ltd. signed a contract on 9 April 2025 for manufacturing and assembly of the H130 helicopter fuselage, at a ceremony chaired by Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu.
Tue, 08 Apr 2025
- The Ministry of Women and Child Development's 7th Poshan Pakhwada runs from 8 to 22 April 2025, focusing on the first 1000 days of life, the Poshan Tracker beneficiary module, CMAM and childhood obesity.
- Union Minister Jitendra Singh on 8 April 2025 inaugurated the first-ever Himalayan High Altitude Atmospheric and Climate Research Centre at Nathatop in Jammu and Kashmir and flagged off the Indo-Swiss ICE-CRUNCH project with ETH Zurich.
Mon, 07 Apr 2025
- On World Health Day, 7 April 2025, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma launched the Niramay Rajasthan campaign along with Eat Right Rajasthan, Mission Madhuhari, Mission Liver Smile and the Chief Minister Ayushman Adarsh Gram Panchayat Yojana.
- World Health Day was observed on 7 April 2025 with the theme 'Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures', which launches a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health.
- On 7 April 2025, the Digital Threat Report 2024 for the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) sector, prepared by CERT-In, CSIRT-Fin and cybersecurity company SISA, was launched in New Delhi.
- On 7 April 2025, MeitY held an event for technology transfers under the National Mission on Power Electronics Technology (NaMPET), including an indigenous 1.5 kW wireless EV charger developed by C-DAC (T) and VNIT Nagpur.