Science & Technology Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Wed, 02 Apr 2025

• The Indian Navy and Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited signed a Project Sanction Order under the Make-I category on 2 April 2025 to design and develop a 6 MW medium-speed marine diesel engine at a cost of ₹270 crore.

Tue, 01 Apr 2025

• The Maharashtra government signed an MoU with Microsoft in Mumbai on 1 April 2025 to set up three Artificial Intelligence Centres of Excellence in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur and to speed up AI adoption in the state administration.

Mon, 31 Mar 2025

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled a statue of Maharaja Agrasen, inaugurated a new ICU and laid the foundation stone of a PG hostel at a hospital in Hisar, Haryana, on 31 March 2025.
• Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on 31 March 2025 launched a ₹10 midday meal service for family members and attendants of patients at Agartala Government Medical College and GB Pant Hospital.
• Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Y. Satya Kumar met Union Science Minister Dr Jitendra Singh in New Delhi on 31 March 2025 to seek more central collaboration in biotechnology.

Sun, 30 Mar 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Madhav Netralaya Premium Centre in Nagpur, Maharashtra, on 30 March 2025, Gudi Padwa.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in the 120th episode of Mann Ki Baat on 30 March 2025 that the theme of International Day of Yoga 2025 is 'Yoga for One Earth, One Health'.

Fri, 28 Mar 2025

• The Union Cabinet approved the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) with an outlay of ₹22,919 crore on 28 March 2025 to build India's electronics component supply chain.
• The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances signed a Master Service Agreement with Digital India Bhashini on 28 March 2025 to make CPGRAMS multilingual and voice-enabled in 22 languages.

Thu, 27 Mar 2025

• The Union Health Ministry released the National Guidelines on Medical Oxygen Management at AIIMS, New Delhi, on 27 March 2025 and launched a capacity-building programme to train about 200 master trainers.

Wed, 26 Mar 2025

• DRDO and the Indian Navy successfully flight-tested the indigenous Vertically Launched Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off Odisha on 26 March 2025.
• The Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board has introduced Aadhaar authentication and eKYC for Char Dham and Hemkund Sahib Yatra 2025 registration, with over 7.5 lakh pilgrims registered by 26 March 2025.

Tue, 25 Mar 2025

• The Indian Council of Medical Research announced on 25 March 2025 a successful pilot that flew donated corneal tissue by drone from Sonipat to AIIMS Jhajjar and AIIMS New Delhi in Haryana and Delhi.
• AIIMS New Delhi and SAMEER signed an MoU on 25 March 2025 for joint research on MRI and NMR systems, including clinical validation of SAMEER's indigenous 1.5 Tesla MRI system.
• The National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa held a special yoga session at 11,562 feet in Leh, Ladakh, on 25 March 2025 as part of the 100-day countdown to International Day of Yoga 2025.

Mon, 24 Mar 2025

• Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda announced at the World TB Day 2025 summit in New Delhi on 24 March 2025 that the 100-day intensified TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, which screened 12.97 crore people, would be scaled up to all districts.
• Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh announced on 24 March 2025 at a World TB Day summit in New Delhi that India had completed genome sequencing of 10,000 isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
• The Indian Army's eye surgical camp at 158 Base Hospital, Bagdogra, West Bengal, which ended on 24 March 2025, performed over 350 cataract surgeries for ex-servicemen and dependents, including veterans from Nepal.

Sun, 23 Mar 2025

• Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya led more than 500 riders in a 'Fit India Sundays on Cycle' drive in Lucknow on 23 March 2025 to spread the message against obesity.

Sat, 22 Mar 2025

• The Delhi Legislative Assembly signed a tripartite MoU with the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and the Delhi government on 22 March 2025, becoming the 28th legislature to join the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA).
• Union Minister of State Ravneet Singh Bittu announced at Bathinda, Punjab, on 22 March 2025 that the Ministry of Food Processing Industries will fund 100 new NABL-accredited food testing laboratories in 2025-26.
• The Directorate General of GST Intelligence said on 22 March 2025 it had blocked 357 websites of illegal offshore online money gaming entities and frozen about 2,400 bank accounts in a crackdown on GST evasion.

Fri, 21 Mar 2025

• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh released the India Bioeconomy Report 2025 at BIRAC's Foundation Day in New Delhi on 21 March 2025; it puts India's bioeconomy at $165.7 billion in 2024, up from $10 billion in 2014.
• Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff and the Department of Science and Technology signed an MoU in New Delhi on 21 March 2025 to collaborate on defence research and development for the armed forces.
• The Bureau of Indian Standards said on 21 March 2025 it would release its Annual Programme for Standardisation 2025-26 after consultations with 40 ministries and 84 industry associations.
• C-DOT signed an agreement with IIT Delhi, announced on 21 March 2025, to develop a generative AI-enhanced chatbot for disaster early warning and emergency communication.
• President Droupadi Murmu addressed the 49th annual convocation of AIIMS New Delhi on 21 March 2025, calling the institute a 'running laboratory of the Gita's Karma Yoga'.

Thu, 20 Mar 2025

• Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on 20 March 2025 that Zoho had won the Indian Web Browser Development Challenge, with Team PING and Team Ajna as first and second runners-up.
• CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, signed an MoU with HAPICO Industries on 20 March 2025 to jointly develop novel biopesticides from medicinal and aromatic plants.

Wed, 19 Mar 2025

• NASA's SpaceX Crew-9, including Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams, splashed down off Tallahassee, Florida, at 5:57 pm EDT on 18 March 2025, which was 3:27 am IST on 19 March 2025.