Science & Technology Current Affairs — Last 12 months
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Mon, 01 Dec 2025
Sun, 30 Nov 2025
DoT sets up 24x7 control room to keep telecom running during Cyclone Ditwah
On 30 November 2025 the Department of Telecommunications set up a 24x7 control room and ensured Intra Circle Roaming and Cell Broadcast readiness as Cyclone Ditwah over the Bay of Bengal threatened coastal Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
World Summit on Disaster Management in Dehradun; three more weather radars for Uttarakhand
At the World Summit on Disaster Management in Dehradun on 30 November 2025, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said three more weather radars will be commissioned in Uttarakhand at Haridwar, Pantnagar and Auli.
Rajnath Singh visits DRDO's DMSRDE in Kanpur; reviews Level-6 bulletproof jacket, BrahMos fuel
On 30 November 2025 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Defence Materials and Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE), a DRDO lab in Kanpur.
Sat, 29 Nov 2025
ECI invites public suggestions on ECINet app; official launch planned for January 2026
The Election Commission of India invited citizens to suggest improvements to its unified ECINet app between 27 November and 27 December 2025; the platform's official launch is planned for January 2026.
Production version of indigenous Hansa-3 (NG) pilot trainer aircraft launched at CSIR-NAL Bengaluru
On 29 November 2025 Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched the production version of Hansa-3 (NG), India's first all-composite two-seater trainer aircraft, at CSIR–NAL, Bengaluru.
Study finds oral cancer driver mutations in women with a regional tobacco-chewing habit in Karnataka
Scientists from JNCASR Bengaluru and BRIC-NIBMG Kalyani reported a unique driver gene mutation in oral cancer among women in Karnataka's Kolar district who chew tobacco in a regional form called 'Kaddipudi'.
Fri, 28 Nov 2025
Centre to invest ₹4,500 crore to modernise SCL Mohali; 28 student-designed chips handed over
On 28 November 2025 Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced ₹4,500 crore to upgrade the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL), Mohali, said it will not be privatised, and handed over 28 chips designed by students of 17 institutions.
ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference 2025 concludes in Baku; India gets ITU-D study group posts
The ITU's World Telecommunication Development Conference 2025 (WTDC-25) concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 28 November 2025, with India serving as a conference vice-chair and securing leadership posts in both ITU-D Study Groups for 2026–29.
Thu, 27 Nov 2025
PM inaugurates Skyroot's Infinity Campus in Hyderabad, unveils Vikram-I orbital rocket
On 27 November 2025 PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Skyroot Aerospace's Infinity Campus in Hyderabad, Telangana, via video conferencing and unveiled Vikram-I, Skyroot's first orbital rocket.
IMD gets Doppler Weather Radars at Raipur and Mangaluru; network to grow from 47 to 126 by 2027
On 27 November 2025 Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated two dual-polarised C-band Doppler Weather Radars of IMD at Raipur (Chhattisgarh) and Mangaluru (Karnataka), a 771 kWp solar power system at Mausam Bhawan and a Meteorological Museum.
37,000-year-old thorny bamboo fossil from Manipur's Imphal Valley reveals Ice Age secret
Scientists of the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP) reported a 37,000-year-old thorny bamboo fossil, Chimonobambusa manipurensis, from the Chirang River deposits of Manipur's Imphal Valley — the earliest thorny bamboo fossil from Asia (DST release, 27 November 2025).
Wed, 26 Nov 2025
Tue, 25 Nov 2025
BharatGen hailed as India's first sovereign multilingual, multimodal AI LLM
During a visit to IIT Bombay on 25 November 2025, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh hailed BharatGen as India's first sovereign multilingual and multimodal AI-driven Large Language Model initiative, backed by ₹1,293 crore of government support.
Sanchar Saathi helps recover over 50,000 phones in October 2025; total crosses 7 lakh
The Department of Telecommunications said on 25 November 2025 that its Sanchar Saathi initiative enabled recovery of over 50,000 lost and stolen mobile handsets in October 2025 — the first time in a month — taking total recoveries past 7 lakh.
IFFI, WAVES Film Bazaar and LTIMindtree launch India's first AI Film Festival in Goa
WAVES Film Bazaar and IFFI, with LTIMindtree, launched India's first-ever AI Film Festival and a Cinema AI Hackathon at the 56th IFFI in Goa, with awards presented on 25 November 2025.
Mon, 24 Nov 2025
₹720 crore quantum fabrication facilities announced at IIT Bombay, IISc, IIT Kanpur and IIT Delhi
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh announced four Quantum Fabrication and Central Facilities worth ₹720 crore at IIT Bombay, IISc Bengaluru, IIT Kanpur and IIT Delhi under the National Quantum Mission, during his visit to IIT Bombay on 24 November 2025.
TRAI action leads to disconnection of over 21 lakh spam numbers in a year
TRAI said on 24 November 2025 that, acting on citizen complaints, it facilitated disconnection and blacklisting of more than 21 lakh mobile numbers and about one lakh entities involved in spam and fraud over the past year.
Sun, 23 Nov 2025
Sat, 22 Nov 2025
Op Drishti: Army eye camp in Udhampur screens 2,000+ people, performs 400+ surgeries
Op Drishti, a first-of-its-kind advanced surgical eye camp held by Command Hospital, Northern Command, Udhampur, from 18 to 22 November 2025, screened more than 2,000 people and performed over 400 surgeries, the Ministry of Defence said on 22 November.
Underwater welding and offshore repair programme launched at IIT Guwahati
Union Ports, Shipping & Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal attended the inauguration of the Underwater Welding, Offshore Repair and Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) initiative at IIT Guwahati on 22 November 2025.
Fri, 21 Nov 2025
Thu, 20 Nov 2025
26 e-commerce platforms self-declare compliance with dark patterns guidelines
Twenty-six leading e-commerce platforms have submitted self-declarations confirming compliance with the Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Dark Patterns, 2023, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs said on 20 November 2025.
DRDO and France's DGA sign Technical Agreement on defence R&D
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and France's Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) signed a Technical Agreement at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi on 20 November 2025 to deepen collaboration in defence research and development.
India and Germany hold 3rd Joint Working Group meeting on alternative medicine in Berlin
The Ministry of Ayush and Germany's Federal Ministry of Health held the 3rd Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting on Alternative Medicine in Berlin from 18 to 20 November 2025.
GSI holds international seminar in Jaipur to mark 175 years
Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy inaugurated the Geological Survey of India's two-day international seminar 'Unearthing the Past, Shaping the Future: 175 Years of GSI' at the Rajasthan International Centre, Jaipur on 20 November 2025.
Wed, 19 Nov 2025
'BIRSA 101': India's first indigenous CRISPR gene therapy for sickle cell disease launched
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched 'BIRSA 101', India's first indigenous CRISPR-based gene therapy for sickle cell disease, developed by CSIR–Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), on 19 November 2025.
TRAI mandates phase-wise shift to '1600' numbers for banks and financial firms
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on 19 November 2025 issued a Direction setting deadlines for entities regulated by RBI, SEBI and PFRDA to adopt the '1600' numbering series for service and transactional calls.
Century-old Kodaikanal Observatory images reveal Sun's past polar magnetic fields
Astronomers led by the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) have reconstructed the Sun's polar magnetic fields over the past century using historical images from the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, DST said on 19 November 2025.