Current Affairs for Science & Technology

ISRO develops 3 cost-effective ventilators, oxygen concentrator May 11, 2021
SpaceX to launch ‘DOGE-1 Mission to the Moon’ May 11, 2021
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover extracts first oxygen from Red Planet April 23, 2021
NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Takes Flight On Mars April 21, 2021
Indian expedition to Antarctica returns to Cape Town April 19, 2021
NASA Awards $2.9 billion contract to SpaceX April 19, 2021
NASA to launch SpaceX Crew 2 on April 22 April 17, 2021
A ‘Healthy normal’ Monsoon forecasts by Skymet April 15, 2021
Russian Vaccine Sputnik V gets emergency use authorisation in India April 13, 2021
IIT Kanpur develops touch-sensitive watch for the visually impaired April 5, 2021
Facebook and Google to build new cables under the sea called ‘Echo’ and ‘Bifrost’ April 2, 2021
Paytm Money opens new R&D centre in Pune April 2, 2021
ISRO Demonstrates India’s First Free-Space Quantum Communication March 24, 2021
Nokia to Develop New 5G Radio Solutions March 17, 2021
Samsung sets up Innovation Lab at Delhi Technological University March 17, 2021
ISRO launches sounding rocket RH-560 to study attitudinal variations March 16, 2021
First project Genome Mapping in Indian Ocean will be launched March 15, 2021
Odisha Farmer’s Solar Car Gets Thumbs-Up Online March 15, 2021
DoT Launches Online Certificate Course on 5G Technology March 13, 2021
ISRO Develops Joint Earth Observation Satellite Mission Radar With NASA March 11, 2021
SpaceX successfully tests Starship SN10 prototype rocket March 5, 2021
Udaipur Science Centre inaugurated at Udaipur in Tripura March 4, 2021
Indigenously developed “Spectrograph” commissioned in Nainital March 4, 2021
ISRO’s PSLV-C51 launches Brazil’s Amazonia-1 satellite March 1, 2021
Spacecraft Named in Honor of Black Woman ‘hidden Figures’ Mathematician February 24, 2021
Perseverance rover has successfully landed on Mars February 20, 2021
Hyundai Develops Ultimate Mobility Vehicle ‘TIGER X-1’ February 19, 2021
IIT Madras-incubated Pi Beam launches PiMo e-bike February 18, 2021
Indian astronomers detect huge optical flare in black hole ‘BL Lacertae’ February 15, 2021
ISRO opens satellite testing centre for private sector February 13, 2021
India’s 1st Thunderstorm Research Testbed to be established in Odisha February 10, 2021
Square Kilometre Array Observatory launched February 8, 2021
NASA Selects SpaceX to launch its SPHEREx Mission February 8, 2021
HAL to develop world’s first high-altitude pseudo satellite February 6, 2021
Hubballi students “Maya” ready to assist you at banks February 3, 2021
ISRO to launch city college’s academic satellite January 30, 2021
Microsoft launches its new Taj Mahal inspired Engineering Hub January 30, 2021
SpaceX breaks ISRO’s Record by launching 143 Satellites January 27, 2021
MeITY and AWS announced Quantum Computing Applications Lab in India January 22, 2021
Infosys receives Google Cloud Partner Status January 20, 2021
NASA targets final test of ‘world’s most powerful rocket’ January 18, 2021
Japan to launch the first wood-based satellite by 2023 January 6, 2021
DCGI gives final approval for Covid-19 vaccines of SII, Bharat Biotech January 4, 2021
India’s 1st Testbed TiHAN launched at IIT Hyderabad December 31, 2020
Harsh Vardhan launches India’s 1st indigenous pneumonia vaccine ‘Pneumosil’ December 30, 2020
Skyroot Aerospace successfully test fire solid-fueled rocket engine December 29, 2020
US plans to set up a Nuclear Reactor on Moon December 28, 2020
Know about the giant Antarctic iceberg A68a December 28, 2020
NASA selects Raja Chari as commander of SpaceX Crew-3 mission December 17, 2020
ISRO sets up dedicated control centre ‘NETRA’ for SSA December 17, 2020
ISRO to launch communication satellite CMS-01 December 14, 2020
BSNL launches World’s 1st Satellite-based Narrowband-IoT Network December 12, 2020
Pixxel to launch remote-sensing satellite on ISRO rocket December 7, 2020
NASA-ESA successfully launches Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite November 23, 2020
SpaceX launches 4 astronauts into space November 17, 2020
ISRO launches PSLV C49 with 10 satellites November 7, 2020
NASA’s SOFIA discovers water on Sunlit Surface of Moon October 30, 2020
IIT Kharagpur’s develops ‘COVIRAP’ Technology for COVID-19 October 22, 2020
Nokia selected by NASA to build 4G LTE Mobile Network on the Moon October 21, 2020
C-DAC to commission India’s fastest Supercomputer ‘PARAM Siddhi – AI’ October 7, 2020
NASA launched SS Kalpana Chawla Cargo Spacecraft to ISS October 5, 2020
World Space Week: 04-10 October October 5, 2020
IIT Madras develops “MOUSHIK” microprocessor September 29, 2020
India’s Khushi Chindaliya appointed as UNEP regional ambassador September 24, 2020
DRDO successfully test scramjet technology for hypersonic missiles September 8, 2020
IIT Delhi launches ‘‘Chakr DeCoV’’ to decontaminate N95 masks September 7, 2020
IIT-Bombay students launch AI-based scanning app “AIR Scanner” September 2, 2020
CSIR-CMERI develops World’s Largest Solar Tree September 1, 2020
IIT Alumni Council signs MOU with Russia for building Quantum Computers August 28, 2020
ISRO signs MoU with VSSUT to set up Incubation Centre August 27, 2020
MeitY launches “Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge” August 20, 2020
“Pavitrapati” & “Aushada tara” launched to fight against COVID-19 August 20, 2020
Google partners CWC for flood forecasting initiative August 18, 2020
Indigenous AUM Photonic System developed to monitor Air Quality August 14, 2020
Skyroot Aerospace tests upper stage rocket engine “Raman” August 12, 2020
NASA & ULA launched Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission August 1, 2020
DIAT develops ‘Aashray’ to combat COVID-19 July 31, 2020
DST selects Acculi Labs to develop “Lyfas COVID score” July 29, 2020
IIM-Kozhikode develops ‘Veli Band’ for ensuring social distancing July 27, 2020
AIIMS Nagpur launched smart wristband to tracks Covid-19 patients July 24, 2020
Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant, Unit-3 attains Criticality July 24, 2020
Oxford Covid-19 vaccine’s human trial shows positive result July 22, 2020
CSIR-CMERI unveils COVID Protection System (COPS) for Workplace July 22, 2020
IIT Madras start-up developed a portable hospital called “MediCAB” July 17, 2020
IIT Delhi develops COVID-19 Diagnostic Kit “Corosure” July 16, 2020
IIT Kanpur develops UV sanitizing device ‘SHUDH’ July 14, 2020
ISRO to launch Brazil’s Amazonia-1 satellite July 11, 2020
‘Compact XL’ system for covid-19 tests lauched by MyLab July 9, 2020
IIT Roorkee researchers develops disinfection box “Unisaviour” July 7, 2020
IIT Kanpur develops teaching setup ‘Mobile Masterjee’ July 3, 2020
IIT Gandhinagar develops AI based tool to detect Covid-19 July 2, 2020
NASA headquarters to be renamed for Mary W. Jackson June 27, 2020
Union Cabinet approves formation of “IN-SPACe” June 25, 2020
IIT-Bombay develops Indian receiver chip “Dhruva” June 24, 2020
ISRO receives patent for “Liquid Cooling and Heating Garment” June 23, 2020
Used mask disposal device “BIN-19” launched in Kerala June 12, 2020
‘Coro-bot’ to reduce physical contact with COVID-19 patients June 9, 2020
UVC-based disinfection cabinet developed by ARCI & Mekins June 8, 2020
ARCI develops Magnetocaloric material for cancer treatment June 8, 2020
ISRO & ARIES signs MoU for cooperation in SSA & Astrophysics June 8, 2020
DRDO develops disinfection unit “Ultra Swachh” June 3, 2020
SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying NASA astronauts docks June 2, 2020
NASA renamed its telescope after ‘Mother of Hubble’ Nancy Grace Roman May 27, 2020
CySecK launches programme “H.A.C.K” for Cyber Security Start-ups May 19, 2020
CSIR-CMERI develops disinfection sprayers to combat COVID-19 May 19, 2020
ARCI & SCTIMST jointly develops biodegradable metal implants May 19, 2020
“MIR AHD Covid-19 Dashboard” developed by IIT Gandhinagar May 16, 2020
TVS Group, Sundaram Med & IIT-M develops “Sundaram Ventago” May 14, 2020
CSIR-NAL develops BiPAP Non Invasive Ventilator “SwasthVayu” May 12, 2020
NIV-Pune develops India’s 1st antibody testing kit “ELISA” May 12, 2020
DRDO develops “UV systems” to sanitise electronic gadgets May 12, 2020
ICMR tie up with Bharat Biotech for Indian COVID-19 vaccine May 11, 2020
IIT Kanpur & Bharat Dynamics Limited ink pact to make affordable ventilators May 7, 2020
DRDO develops Ultra Violet Disinfection Tower May 6, 2020
Indian-origin girl Vaneeza Rupani names NASA’s 1st Mars Helicopter May 4, 2020
CSIR-CSIO develops Electrostatic Disinfection Machine for disinfection May 2, 2020
Microwave steriliser “ATULYA” developed to disintegrate COVID-19 May 2, 2020
JNCASR scientists develops “Berberine” based Alzheimer inhibitor April 29, 2020
CSIR-CMERI develops “Hospital Care Assistive Robotic Device” April 29, 2020
North Pole’s largest-ever ozone hole finally closes April 29, 2020
IIT Bombay student team develops low-cost ventilator “Ruhdaar” April 28, 2020
NASA’s Hubble Telescope marks 30 years in space April 27, 2020
IIITM-K creates “Vilokana” search engine for COVID-19 research April 27, 2020
NASA creates “VITAL” high-pressure ventilator to fight COVID-19 April 25, 2020
India’s 1st COVID-19 sample collection mobile Lab launched April 24, 2020
ARCI develops advanced tool “NanoBlitz 3D” April 23, 2020
IIT-Mandi develops high-speed magnetic RAM April 21, 2020
Fish gills used for rechargeable metal-air battery April 21, 2020
ARI Pune develops “bug sniffer” for detection of pathogens April 20, 2020
IIT Ropar develops ‘WardBot’ for COVID-19 patients April 20, 2020
CSIR-NAL develops Personal Protective Coverall Suit April 18, 2020
DRDO rolls out new products to enable COVID-19 disinfection process April 18, 2020
CeNS develops sensor for heavy metal detection in water April 17, 2020
DST rolls out Integrated geospatial platform “SAHYOG” April 16, 2020
DRDO develops kiosk “COVSACK” for COVID-19 sample collection April 15, 2020
IIT-Bombay develops digital stethoscope called “AyuSynk” April 14, 2020
Google and Apple collaborate to fight against COVID-19 April 13, 2020
Google to launch new virtual Braille Keyboard April 10, 2020
SCTIMST designs “Chitra Acrylosorb Secretion Solidification System” April 9, 2020
‘Membrane Oxygenator Equipment’ developed to treat COVID-19 patients April 9, 2020
NASA unveils plan for “Artemis” base camp on the moon by 2024 April 7, 2020
DRDO develops bio suit “Personal Protective Equipment” April 3, 2020
NASA SunRISE Mission to study Giant Solar Particle Storms April 2, 2020
IIT Kanpur to develop low-cost portable ventilator April 1, 2020
IIT Guwahati team develops drone to sanitise large areas April 1, 2020
IIT Bombay develops mobile app ‘CORONTINE’ March 31, 2020
Apple launches COVID-19 information app March 30, 2020
SpaceX wins NASA award for planned lunar space station March 30, 2020
INST develops starch-based ‘hemostat’ material March 18, 2020
“Technology Innovation Hub” to be established at IIT Mandi March 13, 2020
NASA named Mars 2020 rover as “Perseverance” March 10, 2020
India plans to launch Chandrayaan-3 by first half of 2021 March 10, 2020
Google cloud announces to open Delhi Cloud Region March 6, 2020
ARCI develops “PEMFC” system for Disaster Management March 5, 2020
ISRO to launch Geo Imaging Satellite “GISAT-1” February 26, 2020
Telecommunications Department launches 5G Hackathon February 22, 2020
ISRO to launch 10 Earth Observation Satellites in 2020-21 February 18, 2020
Scientists discovered the nearest known planet “2MASS 1155-7919 b” February 14, 2020
ISRO working on low-cost satellite launch vehicles February 1, 2020
‘Innovation Festival’ begins in Arunachal Pradesh January 27, 2020
ISRO unveils ‘Vyommitra’ half-humanoid robot for Gaganyaan Space Mission January 24, 2020
Gaganyaan Mission’s Flight Surgeons will be trained by France January 23, 2020
ISRO will launch GSAT-30 satellite January 14, 2020
Challakere to be ISRO’s astronaut training hub January 7, 2020
International team of astronomers finds farthest galaxy group EGS77 January 6, 2020
WHO 1st time approved Biosimilar of “Trastuzumab” for breast cancer treatment December 24, 2019
International Astronomical Union names new star ‘Sharjah’ December 20, 2019
NASA will launch rover “Mars 2020” in 2020 December 16, 2019
ISRO to launch earth observation satellite, RISAT-2BR1 December 11, 2019
ISRO transfer space-grade Li-Ion cell technology to BHEL November 29, 2019
Microsoft rolls out the K12 Education Transformation Framework in India November 25, 2019
NVIDIA announces world’s largest GPU-accelerated cloud-based supercomputer November 25, 2019
ISRO to launch Cartosat-3, 13 commercial nano satellites on Nov 25 November 19, 2019
NASA renames Ultima thule to Arrokoth after Nazi controversy November 14, 2019
NASA detects huge X-ray burst from outer space November 12, 2019
NASA unveils its first electric airplane November 12, 2019
IIT-Madras launches affordable standing wheelchair November 7, 2019
Harsh Vardhan inaugurates global Mega Science Exhibition ‘Vigyan Samagam’ November 6, 2019
Saturn overtakes Jupiter as planet with most moons October 10, 2019
India International Science Festival to be held in Kolkata September 26, 2019
Microsoft to train 5000 govt employees on AI, cloud August 27, 2019
Intel launches first artificial intelligence chip Springhill August 27, 2019
NASA honours Rolling Stones by naming rock on Mars August 26, 2019
Russia sends its first humanoid robot Fedor into space August 23, 2019
Cerebras Systems reveals “world’s largest computer chip” August 22, 2019
IIT-Delhi start-up wins NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Award 2019 August 21, 2019
Ola ‘acquihires’ AI start-up Pikup.ai August 14, 2019
Huawei launches its own operating system HarmonyOS August 13, 2019
IIT Kharagpur researchers develop low-cost blood test device August 13, 2019
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 loaded with Israel’s AMOS-17 August 9, 2019
IIT-Guwahati develops hand-held device to detect bacteria August 7, 2019
Artificial Intelligence used to detect fast radio bursts August 6, 2019
NASA satellite uncovers ‘first nearby super-Earth’ August 6, 2019
IIT-KGP researchers develop tech for solid waste management August 2, 2019
IIT Hyderabad develops, eco-friendly solar cells using ‘kumkum dye’ August 1, 2019
China launches first private rocket capable of carrying satellites July 26, 2019
NASA to send “first woman and next man” on Moon in 2024 July 23, 2019
Chandrayaan-2, India’s second moon mission launched July 22, 2019
Russia launches space telescope Spektr-RG July 15, 2019
NASA’s First Astrobee Robot “Bumble” Starts Flying in Space June 22, 2019
ISRO opens its laboratories for Indian school students June 17, 2019
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope to Retire in 2020 June 15, 2019
HCL to roll out “Tech Bee” programme June 13, 2019
NASA unveils schedule for ‘Artemis’ 2024 Moon mission May 27, 2019
ISRO Successfully Launched Earth Observation Satellite ‘RISAT-2B’ May 22, 2019
Historic Move: World Gets Redefined Units Of Measurement May 20, 2019
Microsoft Unveils Its Own Blockchain-Based Service May 6, 2019
SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket With Dragon Spacecraft May 6, 2019
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, World’s Most Powerful Rocket, Launches 1st Commercial Mission April 12, 2019
Google Launches New Cloud Platform Anthos April 12, 2019
Astronomers Capture First-ever Image of A Black Hole April 11, 2019
South Korea Launches World’s First National 5G Networks April 3, 2019
Tesla Builds Its ‘Largest Energy Storage System In Asia’ April 1, 2019
ISRO Launches PSLV C-45 Carrying EMISAT And 28 Nano Satellites April 1, 2019
ISRO Launches Young Scientist Programme ‘YUVIKA’ For Schoolkids March 28, 2019
ISRO Set To Launch 29 Satellites Including EMISAT March 26, 2019
ISRO, French Space Agency Seal Agreement On Maritime Security March 9, 2019
NASA astronauts to carry out first all-female spacewalk March 7, 2019
ISRO Launches ‘Yuva Vigyani Karyakram’ For School Children March 5, 2019
Signalchip Unveils India’s First Indigenous 4G, LTE Semiconductor Chips March 1, 2019
China’s Xinhua Unveils World’s First Female AI News Anchor February 22, 2019
Pinarayi Vijayan Inaugurated First Humanoid Police Robot KP-BOT In India February 22, 2019
India’s First Hi-Tech Forensic Lab NCFL and CyPAD Inaugurated In New Delhi February 20, 2019
Bandicoot-A Drainage-Cleaning Robot Introduced In Chennai February 20, 2019
AntBot, The First Walking Robot To Navigate Without GPS, Developed February 19, 2019
Israel To Launch Its First Moon Mission February 19, 2019
Infosys Unveils A Learning App ‘InfyTQ’ For Engineering Students February 18, 2019
NASA To Launch SPHEREx Mission To Investigate Universe February 16, 2019
NASA Announces The End Of Opportunity February 15, 2019
ISRO Launches GSAT 31 From French Guiana February 6, 2019
ISRO Sets Up Human Space Flight Centre for Gaganyaan Mission in Bengaluru February 5, 2019
DRDO Launches Long Range Surface to Air Missile Off Odisha Coast January 25, 2019
ISRO Successfully Launched PSLV C44 Carrying Kalamsat & Microsat R January 25, 2019
Facebook To Set Up Institute For AI Ethics With Initial Investment Of $7.5 Million January 23, 2019
IIT-H Launches Full-Fledged B.Tech In Artificial Intelligence January 21, 2019
Japan Launches Satellite For World’s 1st Artificial Meteor Shower January 19, 2019
India’s 1st Manned Mission To Space By December 2021: ISRO January 12, 2019
Govt Allocates Rs 10,900 Cr For Development Of 40 Satellite Launch Vehicles January 7, 2019
ISRO Launched GSAT- 7A Communication Satellite December 19, 2018
India Successfully Test-Fires Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile Agni-5 December 11, 2018
Chang’e-4: China Launches 1st Mission to Land on the Far Side of the Moon December 8, 2018
World’s 1st 3D-Printed Functional e-Bike Made In Germany December 6, 2018
SpaceX Launches 64 Satellites Aboard Reusable Rocket December 5, 2018
India’s Heaviest Satellite GSAT-11 Successfully Launched December 5, 2018
UGC To Set Up A Consortium For Approved Journals November 29, 2018
ISRO Launches India’s HysIS Satellite With 30 Foreign Satellites November 29, 2018
NASA InSight Lands On Mars 7 Months After Launch November 27, 2018
ISRO Launches GSAT-29 Communication Satellite From Andhra Pradesh November 14, 2018
Government Sets Up State Of-The-Art National Data Repository November 14, 2018
World’s First AI News Anchor Debuts In China November 12, 2018
Shakti : India’s First Indigenous Microprocessor Created By IIT-Madras November 3, 2018
Russia Successfully Launched 1st Soyuz Rocket Since Failed Space Launch October 26, 2018