Science & Technology Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Mon, 02 Dec 2024

• On 2 December 2024, in India, Principal Scientific Adviser Prof Ajay Sood chaired a brainstorming session on collaborations with multilateral organisations under the National One Health Mission.
• On 2 December 2024, in India, Italian Minister Adolfo Urso called on Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh to discuss extending India–Italy cooperation in science, technology and space.

Sun, 01 Dec 2024

• On 1 December 2024, in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, Union Health Minister J P Nadda inaugurated the national World AIDS Day 2024 event in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav.

Sat, 30 Nov 2024

• On 30 November 2024, the Health Ministry announced that Union Health Minister J P Nadda would lead the national World AIDS Day 2024 event in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, on 1 December, on the theme 'Take the Rights Path'.
• On 30 November 2024, TRAI directed access providers to ensure that all Principal Entities and Telemarketers declare their message chains by 10 December 2024 for traceable commercial SMS.

Fri, 29 Nov 2024

• On 29 November 2024, the 18th NCB International Conference on Cement, Concrete and Building Materials concluded at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, with the release of a Bharatiya Nirdeshak Dravya (Indian Certified Reference Material) for gypsum.

Thu, 28 Nov 2024

• On 28 November 2024, Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi launched 'Eklavya', an online learning platform for Indian Army officers developed at zero cost with BISAG-N, Gandhinagar.

Wed, 27 Nov 2024

• On 27 November 2024, the Department of Telecommunications said India rose 11 places to 49th of 133 economies in the Network Readiness Index 2024, from 60th in 2023.
• On 27 November 2024, the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad, Telangana, concluded the second edition of the Defence Datathon, a tri-services data analytics competition.

Tue, 26 Nov 2024

• On 26 November 2024 in New Delhi, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said Digital Life Certificates generated under the nationwide DLC Campaign 3.0 had crossed the one crore mark.
• On 26 November 2024 in New Delhi, Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced the selection of eight startups for support under the National Quantum Mission and the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems.
• On 26 November 2024, DPIIT signed a two-year MoU with social gaming platform WinZO to support over 2,000 interactive entertainment startups, innovators and students.

Mon, 25 Nov 2024

• On 25 November 2024 in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved continuing the Atal Innovation Mission under NITI Aayog, with an enhanced scope and a budget of ₹2,750 crore till 31 March 2028.

Sun, 24 Nov 2024

• On 24 November 2024, the Department of Consumer Affairs said the National Consumer Helpline had partnered with 1,009 companies under its Convergence Programme to speed up grievance redressal.

Sat, 23 Nov 2024

• On 23 November 2024 at AIIMS Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar presided over the 64th Convocation of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), held with NAMSCON 2024 on the theme of One-Health.
• On 23 November 2024, at a convocation held at MeitY for the first batch of 15 young engineers trained under its Electronic Toys Project, Secretary S. Krishnan announced an Electronic Toy Hackathon (e-Toycathon).

Fri, 22 Nov 2024

• On 22 November 2024 in New Delhi, Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare said 28 ideas under the Tomato Grand Challenge have been funded for prototype development and mentorship, out of 1,376 received.
• On 22 November 2024, the Department of Science and Technology reported that scientists at the Raman Research Institute (RRI), with IIT-Palakkad and Ohio State University, proposed a model for the mysterious ten-million-degree gas around the Milky Way.
• On 22 November 2024, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Health Minister J.P. Nadda witnessed a tripartite MoU among the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IMS-BHU).

Thu, 21 Nov 2024

• On 21 November 2024, telecom subscription data as on 30 September 2024 showed 1,059.97 million active wireless subscribers and 13.32 million mobile number portability requests during the month.

Wed, 20 Nov 2024

• On 20 November 2024 in India, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched Nafithromycin, the country's first indigenous antibiotic, marketed by Wockhardt as 'Miqnaf'.

Tue, 19 Nov 2024

• On 19 November 2024 at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the G20 Troika of India, Brazil and South Africa issued a joint communiqué on Digital Public Infrastructure, AI and Data for Governance.

Mon, 18 Nov 2024

• On 18 November 2024, the Bharat National Cyber Security Exercise (Bharat NCX 2024), organised by the National Security Council Secretariat with Rashtriya Raksha University, was inaugurated.
• On 18 November 2024, the 7th Naturopathy Day was celebrated at the Central Research Institute of Yoga and Naturopathy (CRIYN), Nagamangala, under the Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy.

Sun, 17 Nov 2024

• On 17 November 2024, PIB described the ₹27,000-crore semiconductor unit of Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt Ltd at Morigaon, Assam, which is expected to make up to 48 million chips a day.

Sat, 16 Nov 2024

• Late on 16 November 2024, DRDO successfully flight-tested India's first long-range hypersonic missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.
• On 16 November 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Union MoS Health Anupriya Patel addressed the 4th High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance.
• On 16 November 2024, the Health Ministry said more than 10 lakh senior citizens aged 70 and above had enrolled for the Ayushman Vay Vandana card under AB PM-JAY within three weeks of its launch.
• On 16 November 2024, PIB highlighted WIPO's World Intellectual Property Indicators 2024, which ranks India 6th globally with 64,480 patent applications in 2023.
• On 16 November 2024 at SKICC in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh opened the CSIR Healthcare Theme Conclave and called J&K a key player in India's 'Viksit Bharat' journey.