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Mission Drishti – India’s First Multi‑sensor Earth Observation Satellite

Mission Drishti – India’s First Multi‑sensor Earth Observation Satellite

Why in news? Bengaluru‑based space‑tech start‑up GalaxEye plans to launch the world’s first multi‑sensor Earth observation satellite, Missio...

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) – Understanding and Prevention

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) – Understanding and Prevention

Why in news? October is internationally recognised as SIDS Awareness Month. Health agencies use this occasion to educate caregivers about Sudden Infan...

Detecting Rhodamine B – New Nanotech for Food Safety

Detecting Rhodamine B – New Nanotech for Food Safety

Why in news? Researchers at Bengaluru’s Raman Research Institute (RRI) have developed a simple technique using the “coffee‑stain effect” to de...

Parkinson’s Disease – Link with Restless Legs Syndrome

Parkinson’s Disease – Link with Restless Legs Syndrome

Why in news? Recent research suggests that people with Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) may have a higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Awaren...

SACHET: India’s integrated alert system

SACHET: India’s integrated alert system

Why in news? The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) launched SACHET (System for Aid, Coordination and Holistic Early‑warning Tracking) in...

Naked Mole‑Rat DNA Repair: Four Tiny Mutations Linked to Longevity

Naked Mole‑Rat DNA Repair: Four Tiny Mutations Linked to Longevity

Why in news? Two independent studies published in October 2025 have uncovered how naked mole‑rats repair DNA damage more effectively than other mamm...

New Begonia Species in Arunachal Pradesh: ‘Chowna Buku Chulu’

New Begonia Species in Arunachal Pradesh: ‘Chowna Buku Chulu’

Why in news? Botanists from the State Horticulture Research and Development Institute in Arunachal Pradesh have discovered a striking new Begonia spec...

Keratoconus Study

Keratoconus Study

Why in news? A joint study by the LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad and the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne, reported on 12 Octob...

6,100‑Qubit Array Breakthrough

6,100‑Qubit Array Breakthrough

Why in news? Caltech scientists announced on 9 October 2025 that they had built a record‑breaking array of 6,100 neutral‑atom qubits. This milesto...

Palau’s Underwater Interview

Palau’s Underwater Interview

Why in news? On 5 October 2025 Palau’s President Surangel Whipps Jr. conducted the world’s first live underwater interview. Using a special mask t...

Digital Exams: A Green, Efficient and Fair Way to Test

Digital Exams: A Green, Efficient and Fair Way to Test

Why in news? The University Grants Commission and several state boards announced their intent to conduct entrance and recruitment examinations online ...

Certified Quantum Randomness with a Single Qubit

Certified Quantum Randomness with a Single Qubit

Why in news? Researchers from India’s Raman Research Institute (RRI), the Indian Institute of Science and the University of Calgary announced a nove...

Nobel Prize in Physics 2025

Nobel Prize in Physics 2025

Why in news? The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded jointly to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John Martinis for showing that phenomena predic...

Indian Radio Software Architecture (IRSA) 1.0

Indian Radio Software Architecture (IRSA) 1.0

Why in news? The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) introduced IRSA 1.0, India’s first national software architecture standard for...

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India Mobile Congress 2025

Why in news? The India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2025 took place from 8 to 11 October at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. It is Asia’s largest event for di...

Safeguarding India’s Digital Economy

Safeguarding India’s Digital Economy

Why in news? On 4 October 2025 several newspapers reported a surge in cyber fraud cases such as “digital arrest” scams. Criminals impersonated law...

NHAI: QR Code Sign Boards on Highways

NHAI: QR Code Sign Boards on Highways

Why in news? The National Highways Authority of India announced plans to install QR‑code‑enabled sign boards at toll plazas and rest areas. The in...

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SARAL: AI Tool to Simplify Science

Why in news? Researchers from the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad and the Anusandhan National Research Foundation launched...

DigiLocker – India’s digital document wallet

DigiLocker – India’s digital document wallet

Why in news? In September 2025 the Union Public Service Commission began verifying candidates’ caste, income and disability certificates through Dig...

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Siphon‑Powered Desalination

Why in news? Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) announced a low‑cost desalination technique that uses a fabric‑lined siphon to ...

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