Science & Technology Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Thu, 25 Jun 2026

• DRDO handed over the Final Operational Clearance certificate of the indigenous 'Netra' Airborne Early Warning and Control system to the Indian Air Force at a ceremony in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on 25 June 2026.
• The Health Ministry said on 25 June 2026 that it has amended the Drugs Rules, 1945 to bring all vaccines, antimicrobials, NDPS drugs and anti-cancer drugs under Schedule H2, which requires a Bar Code or QR Code for authentication and traceability.
• The Department of Telecommunications said on 25 June 2026 it had directed telecom operators to enable Intra-Circle Roaming in Keyi Panyor, Lower Subansiri, Upper Subansiri and West Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh till 28 June 2026 after heavy rain, a cloudburst and landslides.

Wed, 24 Jun 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 52nd PRAGATI meeting at Seva Teerth on 24 June 2026, reviewing four infrastructure projects worth about Rs 30,000 crore across four states, the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, and grievances on cyber crime and digital arrest.
• The Department of Telecommunications said on 24 June 2026 that C-DOT has signed an MoU with IIT Hyderabad to set up a Centre of Excellence in advanced communication technologies, its fourth such CoE after IIT Kanpur, IIT Gandhinagar and IIT Roorkee.
• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh pitched a 'BRICS Space Economy' at the valedictory session of the BRICS Heads of Space Agencies meeting, hosted by ISRO in Bengaluru under India's BRICS Chairship, on 24 June 2026.
• TRAI released on 24 June 2026 the findings of its Independent Drive Test of mobile network quality on the Manoharpur-Dausa National Highway (NH-148) in Rajasthan, conducted on 2 May 2026 over 62.2 km.

Tue, 23 Jun 2026

• NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri released the eighth edition of Trade Watch Quarterly for Q4 FY2025-26 in New Delhi on 23 June 2026.
• The Ministry of Panchayati Raj held the 'Seva Se Samriddhi' regional workshop at SKICC, Srinagar, on 23 June 2026, with participants from seven States/UTs.
• Union Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah launched NAFED's e-auction portal NAFEX.in, along with DRISHTI, ERP and NAFED Kalyan, in New Delhi on 23 June 2026.

Mon, 22 Jun 2026

• INCOIS released its first specialized El Niño bulletin for maritime operators at an event at INCOIS on 22 June 2026, warning of higher sea temperatures and marine thermal stress.
• The Culture Ministry said on 22 June 2026 that human skeletal remains excavated at Rakhigarhi, Haryana, have been handed over by the ASI to the Anthropological Survey of India.
• MeitY's Digital India BHASHINI Division and the Assam Innovation & Startup Foundation announced an MoU on 22 June 2026 to promote language technology and multilingual innovation in Assam.
• The Health Ministry said on 22 June 2026 that India has recorded more than 5 lakh organ donation pledges.
• Indian Railways announced on 22 June 2026 the approval of Kavach on 631 route kilometres of East Coast Railway at a cost of ₹270 crore.

Sun, 21 Jun 2026

• On 21 June 2026 at Red Road, Kolkata, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the national observance of the 12th International Day of Yoga under the theme 'Yoga for Healthy Ageing'.
• DAE Secretary Ajit Kumar Mohanty inaugurated the Versatile Deuterated compounds Production Plant and commissioned a 24 kA Prototype Sodium Cell at Heavy Water Board Facilities, Vadodara, on 21 June 2026.

Sat, 20 Jun 2026

• The Steel Ministry said on 20 June 2026 that NMDC's senior management reviewed expansion and digitalisation at the Donimalai Complex in Karnataka, targeting 17 MTPA from Donimalai and 10 MTPA from Kumaraswamy Mine.
• The Health Ministry announced on 20 June 2026 that it has prohibited the manufacture, sale and distribution of 16 fixed dose combinations (FDCs) for human use.

Fri, 19 Jun 2026

• On 19 June 2026 at Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh, President Droupadi Murmu attended the International Sickle Cell Day commemoration and noted that screening under the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission met its target ahead of schedule.
• The Department of Science and Technology said on 19 June 2026 that astronomers at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics have traced the likely mechanism behind the fast X-ray transient EP241107a.
• NHAI announced on 19 June 2026 that it has launched Rajasthan's first Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system at the Daulatpura Toll Plaza on the Delhi-Jaipur section of NH-48.
• From 15 to 19 June 2026 at Military Hospital Namkum, Ranchi, Jharkhand, an Army and Air Force ophthalmic team held the 9th Mega Surgical Advanced Eye Camp under Operation DRISHTI.

Thu, 18 Jun 2026

• On 18 June 2026 in Paris, PM Narendra Modi, accompanied by French President Emmanuel Macron, took part in VivaTech 2026, where India is the AI Country Partner.
• The Department of Science and Technology said on 18 June 2026 that scientists at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology have developed an electrolyte additive, BDIM, for aqueous zinc ion batteries.
• On 18 June 2026 at the GeM Office in New Delhi, the Government e-Marketplace signed an MoU with CSC e-Governance Services India Limited to widen access to government procurement, including 50 GeM Suvidha Kendras.
• The Ministry of Ayush reported on 18 June 2026 that the National Institute of Sowa Rigpa, Leh, held a seminar on 'Integration of Yoga for Public Health' as part of the International Festival of Yoga and Meditation 2026.

Wed, 17 Jun 2026

• On 17 June 2026 at the G7 Summit in Evian, France, PM Narendra Modi met US President Donald Trump and addressed the outreach session on the safe, rapid and efficient rollout of Artificial Intelligence.
• On 17 June 2026, MeitY announced that DigiLocker has on-boarded Rajasthan's Jan Aadhaar (Family ID), giving around 7.5 crore residents instant digital access.
• DST said on 17 June 2026 that researchers from ARIES measured non-methane hydrocarbons at Munsyari for a year and found even remote Himalayan air is affected by pollution.