Science & Technology

Daily UPSC news analysis and updates

All Polity Economy Geography Environment International Relations Defence Art and Culture History Science & Technology Social

MeitY’s Whitepaper on Quantum Cyber Readiness (CME)

Why in news? The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) released a whitepaper outlining a roadmap to transition India’s digital infrastruc...

Sanchar Mitra Scheme

Why in news? The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) launched the Sanchar Mitra programme to boost digital literacy and cyber awareness ...

HTBt Cotton

Why in news? An expert committee under India’s Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) delivered a favourable biosafety report on H...

Agricultural Monitoring & Event Detection (AMED) API

Why in news? Google announced the Agricultural Monitoring & Event Detection (AMED) API in July 2025 to make Indian agriculture more data‑...

WHO Roadmap on AI in Traditional Medicine

Why in news? The World Health Organization released its first technical roadmap titled “Mapping the application of Artificial Intelligence...

AI‑powered Machine Vision‑Based Inspection Systems (MVIS)

Why in news? Indian Railways and the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) signed a memorandum of understanding i...

The Dark Web

Why in news? A software engineer from Kerala was arrested for selling drugs on the dark web and had gained “level‑four vendor” status,...

Gene‑Edited Japonica Rice

Why in news? Scientists at the National Institute of Plant Genome Research used CRISPR‑Cas9 gene editing to boost phosphate uptake in japo...

Amaravati Quantum Valley Declaration

Why in news? The Andhra Pradesh government approved the Amaravati Quantum Valley Declaration (AQVD) in partnership with companies such as IB...

Nipah Virus Outbreaks and Kerala’s Serological Survey

Why in news? Kerala announced a serological survey in July 2025 to identify people who have been exposed to Nipah virus in high‑risk dist...

Model Code of Conduct for College Teachers

Why in news? The Tamil Nadu Higher Education Department released a draft model code of conduct for college teachers in July 2025. The docu...

TV Rating Guidelines 2025

Why in news? The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting released a draft policy for TV Rating Guidelines 2025, proposing significant refo...

Embracing Genetic Innovation for India’s Agricultural Future

Why in news? Commentaries in July 2025 highlighted India’s low crop yields and argued that embracing genetically modified (GM) technology...

India’s First National Biobank (Phenome India)

Why in news? In July 2025 the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) inaugurated the Phenome India national biobank at the I...

Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme

Why in news? The Union Cabinet approved the ₹1 lakh crore Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme to boost private-sector inves...

National Sports Policy 2025

Why in news? The Union Cabinet approved the National Sports Policy (NSP) 2025, replacing the 2001 policy. The new policy aims to transform...

AI and Copyright Cases in News

Why in news? Recent U.S. court rulings in cases involving generative AI have largely favoured technology companies. These decisions have int...

Ten Years of Digital India

Why in news? The Digital India programme celebrated its 10‑year anniversary on 1 July 2025. Launched on 1 July 2015, it aimed to tran...

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) – Crossing 60 GW of Power Sale Agreements

Why in news? On 1 July 2025 the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI), a Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Mi...

Altermagnets and Direction‑Dependent Conduction

Why in news? Researchers at the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, discovered that chromium antimonide (CrSb) exhibits...