Science & Technology Current Affairs — Last 12 months
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Sun, 12 Oct 2025
Jitendra Singh reviews IMD's indigenous Multi-Hazard Early Warning DSS and 'Mausamgram' platform
On 12 October 2025 at IMD headquarters in New Delhi, Dr Jitendra Singh reviewed the Web-GIS Multi-Hazard Early Warning Decision Support System, credited with saving about ₹250 crore by ending dependence on foreign vendors, and the village-level 'Mausamgram' forecast platform.
PIB explainer 'Transforming India with AI': IndiaAI Mission has 38,000 GPUs at ₹65 an hour
A PIB explainer on 12 October 2025 said the IndiaAI Mission, approved in March 2024 with an outlay of ₹10,371.92 crore over five years, has onboarded 38,000 GPUs available at a subsidised ₹65 an hour.
DoT and ITU host 'Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India 2025' at IMC; winners to represent India in Geneva
The ITU's 'Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India 2025', co-hosted with the Department of Telecommunications at India Mobile Congress 2025 in New Delhi, ended with Team Heyansh (Junior) and The Ambitious Avengers (Senior) selected for the Global Grand Finale in Geneva in July 2026 (PIB, 12 October 2025).
Sat, 11 Oct 2025
Global 6G alliances issue 'New Delhi Declaration' calling 6G a global public good
On 11 October 2025, at the International Bharat6G Symposium 2025 held alongside India Mobile Congress 2025 in New Delhi, leading 6G alliances including Bharat 6G issued a joint statement committing to develop 6G as a global public good.
ANRF Executive Council approves Special Purpose Fund and guidelines for ₹1 lakh crore RDI scheme
On 11 October 2025 the Executive Council of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) approved a Special Purpose Fund and the implementation guidelines for the ₹1 lakh crore Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund.
Fri, 10 Oct 2025
MeitY holds India–AI Impact Summit 2026 pre-summit events at IMC; summit set for 19–20 February 2026
On 10 October 2025 at India Mobile Congress 2025 in New Delhi, MeitY hosted pre-summit events for the India–AI Impact Summit 2026, to be held in New Delhi on 19–20 February 2026 around three sutras and seven chakras.
Two black holes in orbit around each other imaged in OJ287; ARIES Nainital scientists part of the team
PIB reported on 10 October 2025 that astronomers, including scientists from ARIES Nainital and TIFR Mumbai, have for the first time imaged two black holes orbiting each other in OJ287, using the RadioAstron space telescope.
CMC Vellore completes India's first-in-human gene therapy trial for Hemophilia A; Jitendra Singh opens symposium
On 10 October 2025 Dr Jitendra Singh virtually inaugurated the 10th Cell and Gene Therapy Symposium at CMC Vellore, Tamil Nadu, and hailed its Centre for Stem Cell Research for completing India's first-in-human gene therapy trial for Hemophilia A.
India and UK launch India–UK Connectivity & Innovation Centre with £24 million over four years
On 10 October 2025 India and the UK announced the India–UK Connectivity and Innovation Centre, with a combined initial £24 million over four years for research in AI for telecom, non-terrestrial networks and telecom cybersecurity.
World Mental Health Day: Nadda launches Tele MANAS app upgrades; Deepika Padukone named Mental Health Ambassador
On World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2025, Health Minister J P Nadda launched new Tele MANAS app features — 10 regional languages besides English and Hindi, a chatbot and an emergency module — and named Deepika Padukone Mental Health Ambassador.
NeGD signs MoU with Sahakar Taxi to support cooperative ride-hailing platform Bharat Taxi, due December 2025
On 10 October 2025 MeitY's National e-Governance Division signed an MoU with Sahakar Taxi Cooperative Limited to advise on Bharat Taxi, a cooperative-driven national ride-hailing platform to be launched in December 2025.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025
PM Modi at Global Fintech Fest 2025, Mumbai: India's AI approach rests on three principles
On 9 October 2025 at the Global Fintech Fest 2025 in Mumbai, PM Narendra Modi said India's AI approach rests on Equitable Access, Population-scale Skilling and Responsible Deployment, and called India Stack a beacon for the Global South.
Tobacco Free Youth Campaign 3.0 launched: 60-day drive, 4th National Tobacco Testing Laboratory at NIMHANS
On 9 October 2025 MoS Health Anupriya Patel launched the 60-day Tobacco Free Youth Campaign 3.0, aligned with the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, and a 4th National Tobacco Testing Laboratory was dedicated at NIMHANS, Bengaluru.
CCRAS's AI-ready DRAVYA portal to catalogue 100 Ayush substances in first phase
PIB said on 9 October 2025 that the DRAVYA portal of the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, unveiled at the 10th Ayurveda Day event in Goa on 23 September, will catalogue 100 key medicinal substances in its first phase.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025
NITI Aayog roadmap 'AI for Inclusive Societal Development' proposes Mission Digital ShramSetu for 490 million informal workers
On 8 October 2025 NITI Aayog released 'AI for Inclusive Societal Development', a roadmap on using AI for India's 490 million informal workers, proposing a national Mission Digital ShramSetu.
PM Modi addresses India Mobile Congress 2025: theme 'Innovate to Transform'; India among five nations with indigenous 4G stack
On 8 October 2025 at Yashobhoomi, Delhi, PM Narendra Modi addressed India Mobile Congress 2025 (8–11 October, theme 'Innovate to Transform') and said the Made in India 4G stack puts India among just five countries with this capability.
Tue, 07 Oct 2025
DRDO releases Indian Radio Software Architecture (IRSA) standard 1.0 for interoperable military Software Defined Radios
On 6 October 2025 at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, DRDO with the Integrated Defence Staff and the Tri-Services released the Indian Radio Software Architecture (IRSA) standard 1.0, a national software specification for Software Defined Radios.
Indigenous customised jaw-joint (TMJ) implant fitted in four patients at MAIDS, New Delhi
On 7 October 2025 the Health Ministry said clinicians at the Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, successfully fitted an indigenously developed customised Temporo-Mandibular Joint (TMJ) implant in four patients; the implant was developed at ICMR's mPRAGATI facility at IIT Delhi.
MeitY workshop on notices to intermediaries: how Sections 69A and 79(3)(b) of the IT Act work
On 7 October 2025 in New Delhi, MeitY held a workshop on 'Management of Information on Intermediary Platforms', where Secretary S. Krishnan explained the scope of Sections 69A and 79(3)(b) of the IT Act, 2000 and called for standardised notices to intermediaries.
India-AI Impact Summit 2026 logo: Ashoka Chakra with neural-network flares, designed by Ajith P. Suresh
A PIB release of 7 October 2025 describes the logo of the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 (19–20 February 2026, Bharat Mandapam): an Ashoka Chakra with neural-network flares, chosen from 599 MyGov entries and designed by Ajith P. Suresh.
Mon, 06 Oct 2025
Competition Commission releases market study on Artificial Intelligence and Competition
On 6 October 2025 the Competition Commission of India released its 'Market Study on Artificial Intelligence and Competition', conducted through the Management Development Institute Society, urging self-audits of AI systems and steps to lower entry barriers.
Curtain raiser for maiden ESTIC-2025: science and innovation conclave at Bharat Mandapam, 3–5 November 2025
On 6 October 2025 in New Delhi, Science Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched the curtain raiser for the maiden Emerging Science, Technology & Innovation Conclave (ESTIC-2025), to be held at Bharat Mandapam from 3 to 5 November 2025 on the theme 'Imagine Innovate Inspire for Viksit Bharat 2047'.
Sun, 05 Oct 2025
Health Ministry meets States on cough syrup safety after Chhindwara child deaths; 'Coldrif' found with DEG
On 5 October 2025 in New Delhi, Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava chaired a meeting with all States and UTs on cough syrup quality after child deaths in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh.
'NaMo Semiconductor Laboratory' approved at IIT Bhubaneswar under MPLAD Scheme
On 5 October 2025, the Electronics and IT Ministry said Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had approved a ₹4.95 crore 'NaMo Semiconductor Laboratory' at IIT Bhubaneswar, Odisha, funded under the MPLAD Scheme.
Leprosy in India: prevalence falls to 0.57 per 10,000 in 2024–25; 31 States below elimination threshold
On 5 October 2025, a government explainer on the National Leprosy Eradication Programme said India's leprosy prevalence fell to 0.57 per 10,000 in 2024–25, and that 31 States and 638 districts were below 1 per 10,000 as of March 2025.