Karnataka Unveils Space Policy 2024-29

SpaceX Launches ISRO’s Communication Satellite: GSAT-20

The Karnataka government kickstarted the annual Bengaluru Tech Summit on Tuesday with a slew of announcements, including India’s first dedicated policy for Global Capability Centres (GCC)

India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) recently achieved a major milestone by successfully flight-testing a long-range hypersonic missile on November 17, 2024, off the coast of Odisha. This accomplishment places India among the select nations with hypersonic capabilities, significantly enhancing its defense infrastructure.

The Karnataka Transport Department plans to launch advanced smart cards for Driving Licences (DLs) and Registration Certificates (RCs) by January or February 2025. These cards will replace the existing PVC cards, which have been in use for many years.

State government plans to expand Diabetic Foot Care Initiative through D-PoC

India’s armed forces are actively engaged in a significant tri-service military exercise, Poorvi Prahar, in the forward areas of Arunachal Pradesh near the Line of Actual Control (LAC). This exercise is designed to enhance India’s defense readiness and operational efficiency across its Army, Navy, and Air Force.

Indian Army’s Prachand Light Combat Helicopter successfully conducts a high-altitude firing

Amazon Launches First Free Facility for Underserved Students

The University of Agricultural Sciences-Bengaluru (UAS-B) is hosting this year’s Krishi Mela under the theme “Climate-Smart Digital Farming.” The event will be held on the GKVK campus from November 14 to 17, 2023. It will focus on innovative, climate-resilient technologies and feature the latest advancements in digital and mechanized farming.

The PyPIM Platform is an innovative computing solution developed by Israeli researchers that integrates Python programming with Digital Processing-In-Memory (PIM) technology. It enables more efficient data processing directly within the memory, bypassing the need for traditional reliance on the Central Processing Unit (CPU).  

A new super-app, ASTraM (Actionable Intelligence for Sustainable Traffic Management), is soon to be launched in Bengaluru. Developed by the Bengaluru Traffic Police, this app aims to simplify commuting in the city by providing comprehensive, real-time traffic updates and other essential features in one platform.

Anil Pradhan Wins the Rohini Nayyar Prize

On November 5, 2024, the world’s first wooden satellite, named LignoSat, was launched into space.

India to launch two European Space Agency (ESA) satellites to study the Sun’s mysteries from Sriharikota Spaceport, India on December 4

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has launched an initiative titled the “First in the World Challenge” to promote innovation among Indian scientists. This program seeks to encourage groundbreaking research to tackle complex health issues, with a focus on ideas that have yet to be explored globally.

An innovative IT solution designed and developed by the University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur (UASR) has significantly impacted farmers across the state, providing over 53,000 services in just two months since its launch.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has partnered with the Department of Biotechnology (DBT). The agreement aims to design and conduct experiments for integration into the forthcoming Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS), India’s proposed indigenous space station.

Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has partnered with Sarla Aviation, a Bengaluru-based startup, to launch electric air taxi services for airport transfers. Sarla Aviation is named after Sarla Thakral, India’s first licensed female pilot, commemorating her achievement from 1936.

The Food Safety and Standards Department inaugurated 10 kiosks equipped with advanced testing tools (FSSAI-approved) in Bengaluru’s major malls . Each kiosk features a “magic box” and rapid testing kits to detect adulterants and ensure food safety.

Gruha Arogya Programme Launched

India launched its fourth nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) on October 22, 2024, at the Ship Building Center (SBC) in Visakhapatnam

Egypt was officially declared ‘malaria-free’ by the World Health Organization (WHO) on October 20, 2024. This achievement makes Egypt the second country in 2024 to be declared malaria-free, following Cabo Verde.

The Government of Karnataka has established its first Centre of Excellence (CoE) in financial technology (fintech) by the Department of Electronics, Information Technology, Biotechnology, and Science & Technology.

“Industry 5.0 and AI Report” released by BML Munjal University

Recently, the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli (NIFTEM-K), introduced the Solar Assisted Reefer Transportation with Hybrid Controls and Intelligence (SARTHI) system.

Karnataka launched Shiksha Co-pilot, an AI-powered digital assistant for teacher training. The initiative is a partnership between Sikshana Foundation and Microsoft Research India.

The Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has recommended to the Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC) the inclusion of all antibiotics in the definition of new drugs under the New Drugs and Clinical Trial (NDCT) Rules, 2019. This recommendation aims to combat the rising threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Recently, SpaceX has achieved a significant milestone in space exploration by landing its Starship rocket using an innovative structure called “Mechazilla.”

The IndiaAI Mission has selected eight Responsible AI Projects under the Expression of Interest (EoI).

The Indian Navy launched the first indigenously designed multi-purpose vessel named Samarthak

Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)  operationalised with its first two initiatives: Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant (PMECRG) and Mission for Advancement in High-Impact Areas – Electric Vehicle (MAHA-EV).

National Electricity Plan (Transmission)   launched

Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd. (KREDL) is setting up battery energy storage systems (BESS) to store solar energy. The goal is to improve solar energy utilization and sell the stored energy to electricity supply companies (escoms) and, eventually, in the open market.

Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has introduced draft regulations for the installation of Rooftop Aero Turbines (RAT) in various types of buildings. RAT allows consumers to generate renewable wind energy, helping to save on power bills.

Indian Army unveils its first overhauled T-90 Bhishma tank to enhance operational readiness.

Kerala Man Infected with Murine Typhus

Kerala Man Infected with Murine Typhus

Post-July 2024 floods and landslides in Wayanad, Kerala, an X-band radar installation was approved by the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences to improve disaster warnings.

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John M Jumper.

The Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd recently delivered INS Nirdeshak to the Indian Navy.

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for their groundbreaking contributions to artificial intelligence (AI).

The World Health Organization (WHO) has acknowledged India’s success in eliminating trachoma as a public health problem. This achievement marks a significant milestone in combating this eye infection that has plagued millions globally.

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has launched a pilot project named ‘SaveMom’ that leverages artificial intelligence for maternal and child healthcare. The initiative focuses on providing continuous, personalized care for pregnant women, lactating mothers, and infants.

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun awarded Nobel Prize for Medicine.

Amid rising global security concerns, the Indian Army has bolstered its air defence capabilities through acquisition of 100 Akashteer air defence systems.

World Health Organization (WHO) unveiled the Global Strategic Preparedness, Readiness and Response Plan (SPRP) to address dengue and other Aedes-borne arboviruses.

GRAMA (Game Theory, Random Processes, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning for Agriculture) aims to improve crop planning and agri-input procurement, enabling farmers to make informed choices and enhance their revenues.

Karnataka government launches  rare blood donor programme

India has achieved a significant milestone with the back-to-back successful test-firing of the Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VLSRSAM)

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, is set to launch a digital platform called BHASKAR.

The Government of India is set to invest Rs 6,000 crore to boost precision farming, aiming to integrate modern technologies into agriculture. Technologies include Artificial Intelligence (AI), drones, Internet of Things (IoT), and data analytics to improve crop yields and minimize environmental impact

A Bengaluru-based startup, SpaceFields, successfully conducted the hot-firing of India’s first aerospike rocket engine.

A breakthrough in neuromorphic computing was reported by scientists from IISc Bengaluru

The Union Cabinet approved ‘Mission Mausam’ with an aim to create a climate-smart and weather-ready Bharat.

The Union Cabinet approved the PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) Scheme to boost electric mobility in India

Vehicles equipped with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), the new satellite-based road toll collection system, will be able to travel for free up to 20 km in each direction every day on national highways and expressways, the government has said.

In an attempt to tackle the rapidly growing menace of cybercrime in India, the Central government has introduced a range of new initiatives to enable greater data sharing between law enforcement agencies and other stakeholders.

Two anti-submarine warfare (ASW) shallow watercraft vessels – INS Malpe and INS Mulki – launched at Cochin Shipyard.

India reported its first confirmed mpox case

The Union Health Ministry recently introduced the BPaLM regimen to treat Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis under the National TB Elimination Program.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched the Vishvasya-Blockchain Technology Stack. It is aimed at enhancing transparency, security, and efficiency in digital service delivery.

On September 10, World Suicide Prevention Day, NIMHANS will inaugurate a new Suicide Prevention Centre aimed at tackling the rising suicide and self-harm rates in India. The centre will focus on improving mental health assessments and care for self-harm patients in general hospitals. It follows the Urban Self-Harm Study (USHAS), which has counseled over 7,000 individuals across multiple hospitals in Karnataka since 2022. Key objectives include better mental health assessments, reducing self-harm repetitions, and enhancing healthcare professionals’ skills. Supported by various institutions, the centre aims to create a sustainable, replicable suicide prevention framework.

Karnataka Declares Dengue Fever as an Epidemic Disease

Goa Shipyard Launches Indigenous Pollution Control Vessel ‘Samudra Pratap’

India’s Second Nuclear-Powered Submarine INS Arighat ready for Commissioning

Indian astronomers discover new correlation using 100 years of solar data from Kodaikanal Solar Observatory. The Method can predict amplitude of upcoming solar cycle and aid in space weather forecasting

The World Health Organization confirmed that a case of the viral infection mpox in Sweden was linked to an outbreak in Africa, the first sign of its spread outside the continent a day after the WHO declared the disease a global public health emergency.

The Union government on Thursday launched the National Pest Surveillance System (NPSS) powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to help farmers to connect with agriculture scientists and experts by mobile phones for controlling pests.

Government of India Issues Operational Guidelines for ‘Model Solar Village’

Madhya Pradesh has commissioned the largest floating solar project in central and north India, generating 90 MW at Omkareshwar.

India’s First Round-the-Clock Grain ATM launched

The central government recently announced the full list of the first-ever Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar (RVP) 2024 awardees

India to introduce advanced treatment regimen for multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis. It was recommended by WHO nearly 20 months ago

Union cabinet launces Clean Plant Programme (CPP)

A new World Meteorological Organization project aims to increase and improve weather, water, ice, and climate information about the Arctic and Antarctic.

WHO releases list of Priority Pathogens and Emerging Threats

 The Union Health Ministry has released the first-ever SOPs for the transport of human organs

India has committed $85 million over 10 years, 2022–2032, to support the programming of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Traditional Medicine Centre

The Indian Army erected a 190-foot Bailey bridge in Wayanad and it has been crucial in facilitating the movement of heavy machinery and ambulances

Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Launches Version 4.0 Price Monitoring System (PMS) Mobile App

Astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) identified a vampire star in the star cluster M67, located in the constellation Cancer.

Central Electricity Authority Approves Hydro-Pumped Storage Plant in Karnataka

Karnataka Government launched Cyber Security Policy 2024

In a world-first experiment, researchers at the Center for Nanomedicine within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) and Yonsei University in South Korea have successfully demonstrated the ability to control specific brain regions in mice using magnetic fields. This breakthrough, known as Nano-MIND (Magnetogenetic Interface for NeuroDynamics) technology.

Union Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav launched the Ideas4LiFE portal to invite ideas for environment-friendly lifestyle products and services

According to recent reports, Karnataka sees a potential compound average growth rate (CAGR) of 19% for its biotech industry, and the state’s ‘bio-economy’ is expected to triple to $100 billion by 2030

India’s nuclear regulator has allowed the Department of Atomic Energy to operationalize the 500 MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR). The reactor is located at Kalpakkam, near Chennai.

Indian scientists from CSIR-IGIB and L.V. Prasad Eye Institute developed an improved CRISPR system using the FnCas9 enzyme for more precise and efficient genome editing.

Goa Shipyard Launches Advanced Talwar-Class Frigate ‘Triput’

India Tests Second Phase of Ballistic Missile Defence System

Department of Posts Releases Beta Version of DIGIPIN for Public Comments and Expert Opinion

Air Breathing Propulsion: ISRO Completes Second Test Flight

National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and Netflix India launch “The Voicebox” Upskilling Program

Union government inaugurates National Landslide Forecasting Centre  and Launches Bhusanket Web Portal & Bhooskhalan Mobile App

Recently, Union Minister for the Ministry of Science & Technology inaugurated Asia’s first health research-related “Pre-clinical Network Facility” under the Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) in Faridabad.

The world’s first commercial passenger ferry powered by 100% hydrogen fuel, the MV Sea Change, was launched recently at the San Francisco Ferry Building.

The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) announced opportunities for start-ups and Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in the marine sector

U.S.-Based Firm Opens Green Hydrogen Electrolyser Gigafactory Near Doddaballapur

C-CAMP Signs MoU with Swaminathan Foundation for Rural Agriculture INnovation (RAIN)

Government Draws Up Rs 1,150-Crore Roadmap to Indigenize EV Technology

6 children die of suspected Chandipura virus infection in Gujarat

In a significant development, India’s drug regulator expert committee has approved the drug tirzepatide, marking a potential shift in weight-loss treatments

After a year-long simulated Mars mission as part of the CHAPEA project, a NASA crew emerged from their 17,000 sq ft habitat at Johnson Space Centre.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched MeDevIS, an online platform designed to serve as a global open access clearing house for medical device information. It aims to assist governments, regulators, and users in decision-making related to medical device selection, procurement, and usage for health diagnostics, testing, and treatment

DRDO Partners with Bengaluru Firm for Indigenous NavIC Chip Development

DRDO Sanctions Seven New Projects to Private Sector under Technology Development Fund Scheme

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved India’s participation in the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement. The Ministry of Earth Sciences will lead India’s implementation of the agreement

Recent studies indicate the Earth’s inner core has slowed down significantly, possibly reversing its rotation direction

The Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL), a joint venture between India and Russia, has successfully delivered 35,000 AK-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles to the Indian Army.

The Department of Telecommunication released draft rules for the administration of Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) for a 30-day public consultation

Rudram-1 Missile test fired successfully

Centre Issues Scheme Guidelines for Funding under the National Green Hydrogen Mission

India has developed and certified SEBEX 2, a new high-performance explosive.

Global IndiaAI Summit 2024 was organized by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in New Delhi

India Joins SERA’s Citizen Astronaut Programme

The IMF released an AIPI Dashboard tracking 174 economies globally for AI readiness. Countries categorized into Advanced Economies (AE), Emerging Market Economies (EM), and Low-Income Countries (LIC).

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launches two Geoportals namely ‘Bhuvan Panchayat (Ver. 4.0)” portal for rural land record and “National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM Ver. 5.0)”

High Speed Expendable Aerial Target ‘ABHYAS’ Successfully Completes Developmental Trials

Railway Protection Force (RPF) launched the mobile application-Sangyaan App

Recently, the Australian government entered into an $18 million memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) under the Space MAITRI mission.

The Indian Army has recently launched a skin bank facility

A team of researchers have designed a novel 3D hydrogel culture system to study how TB bacteria infect lung cells

Chang’e-6 became the first spacecraft to bring back samples from the far side of the Moon.

Isro accomplished the objectives of its Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Landing Experiment (LEX) programme. The third and final landing test, RLV LEX-03, was conducted successfully at the aeronautical test range in Challakere near Chitradurga.

Chad has become the first country in 2024 and the 51st globally to eliminate a neglected tropical disease (NTD) — the gambiense form of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT)

Karnataka’s first Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant coming is expected to start trial runs by mid-July

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a device to convert short infrared light into visible light. The up-conversion of light has significant applications, particularly in defence and optical communications

Railways Conducts Trial Run on Iconic Chenab Bridge

Union Cabinet approved Viability Gap Funding (VGF) to Scheme implement Offshore Wind Energy Projects in India

Karnataka Transport Minister inaugurated the Command and Control Centre for tracking Vehicle Location Tracking (VLT) devices through emergency panic buttons in Bengaluru. This initiative is part of a joint venture between the transport department and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)

The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated the National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage (NIIMH) as a WHO-Collaborating Centre (CC) for “Fundamental and Literary Research in Traditional Medicine.”

The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) has introduced the Pre-Incubation Entrepreneurship (PIE) Development Programme.  The programme is aimed at supporting early-stage startups in the space sector

 In a major step towards India’s goal of becoming self-reliant in defence, the Indian Army is about to introduce its first locally made loitering munition, called the Nagastra-1

Hyderabad based Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has launched New Product called Bayesian Convolutional Neural Network (BCNN)  to Forecast El Niño and La Niña Conditions

A Woman-led Start-up Developed ‘Divya Drishti’, a cutting-edge AI Tool for Personal Identification, under a Technology Development Fund

The central government of India has announced a year-long extension to the Digital Health Incentive Scheme (DHIS), aimed at digitizing patient health records and linking them to the Ayushman Bharat Digital Health Account (ABHA ID). Initially launched on January 1, 2023, the scheme will now remain in effect until June 30, 2025

Rapid molecular test for pulmonary, extrapulmonary, and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (TB) was hailed for its impact in combating TB and potential global healthcare solutions at the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva

C-CAMP to set up centres of excellence

LSAM 13 (Yard 81) – Fifth Barge of Missile Cum Ammunition (MCA) Barge Project launched

The Health Ministry and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) are collaborating to launch the National Health Claim Exchange (NHCX)

SECI’s recent Request for Selection (RfS) for Green Ammonia Producers marks a significant step in India’s transition towards Green Hydrogen as part of the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) under the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE)

The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the death of a 59-year-old man in Mexico. The man had no history of exposure to poultry or other animals, raising concerns about the virus’s transmission.

ISRO Develops PraVaHa Software for Aerodynamic Design and Analysis

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has initiated a multi-state implementation research study on student mental health that is being conducted in eight states and union territories, including Karnataka.

Thermal Imaging Indo-French Satellite to Aid Climate Action

New HAL Facilities to Support ISRO’s LVM3 Programme

Recent research has discovered a novel protein, referred to as “Neo,” which plays a critical role in bacterial defence mechanisms against viral infections, particularly bacteriophages.

 The Neurosurgery department at Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Mumbai, has recently procured a state-of-the-art intraoperative Ultrasound (iUS) machine to enhance the precision and safety of complex brain tumour surgeries. This marks the first installation of this advanced iUS system in India

CSIR’s ‘Phenome India’ Project Hits Target with 10,000 Samples Collected, Aims for New Era in Precision Medicine

Member States, led by Spain, approved a new resolution on increasing availability, ethical access, and oversight of transplantation of human cells, tissues, and organs 

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) identifies the earliest-known galaxy. Galaxy named JADES-GS-z14-0 formed about 290 million years after the Big Bang.

China’s space agency said that China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon

Agnikul Launches India’s Second Privately-Built Rocket ‘Agnibaan SOrTeD’  from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota.

India successfully test-fires RudraM-II missile, showcasing indigenous technological prowess and enhancing national defense capabilities from coast of Odisha

Professor Urbasi Sinha from the Raman Research Institute (RRI) has been selected for the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Distinguished International Associates (DIA) programme

INDIAN ARMY RECEIVES FIRST HYDROGEN BUS

The Zero Debris Charter, focusing on space sustainability, was signed by twelve nations and the European Space Agency (ESA) at the ESA Space Summit in Seville meeting in November 2023.

GAIL (Gas Authority of India Ltd) has successfully commissioned its first green hydrogen plant in Madhya Pradesh, a significant step towards alternative energy sources and aligning with the National Green Hydrogen Mission.

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) recently launched an Electric Tiller

WIPO Member States Adopt Historic New Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in a latest intervention has taken up Shallow Aquifer Management (SAM) model on a pilot basis in the city

GalaxEye, a Bengaluru-based space-tech startup, conducted successful Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology tests. Tests were conducted on a High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) platform developed by the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL).

India begins export of R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccines to Africa

Google’s Project Astra was announced at the Google . Astra is envisioned as a real-time, multimodal AI assistant that can see, understand, and interact with the world in a meaningful way.

WHO Updates Bacterial Pathogens Priority List as Critical Priority Pathogens Continue to Present Major Global Threat

Blue Origin’s NS25 completed its 25th flight for the New Shepard program, marking its seventh human spaceflight

Recently, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) directed all medical device licence holders and manufacturers to report any adverse events related to life-saving medical equipment on the government’s Materiovigilance Programme of India (MvPI) platform

Indian Army set to receive next batch of shoulder-fired Igla-S air defence systems

India (Ministry of Corporate Affairs) proposed digital competition framework

3AI Holding Limited and SML India, announced the launch of ‘Hanooman’, India’s homegrown multilingual GenAI platform

Kendric Cromer, a 12-year-old with sickle cell disease from Washington, began the world’s first commercially approved gene therapy for the condition

ISRO tests Additive Manufacturing (AM) Liquid Rocket Engine

Google DeepMind recently unveiled the third major version of its “AlphaFold” artificial intelligence model, aimed at enhancing drug discovery and disease targeting processes

Kerala’s health department recently reported West Nile fever cases in three districts

Researchers have used a CRISPR-Cas9 tool to restore vision in a group of adults and children with congenital blindness known as Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA)

In 2023, India surpassed Japan to become the world’s third-largest producer of solar power, generating 113 billion units (BU) compared to Japan’s 110 BU.

KSTDC is set to launch a unique ‘horti-tourism’ initiative, capitalising on the growing popularity of ecotourism and agri-tourism.

IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre) released norms, guidelines, and procedures (NGP) for implementing the Indian Space Policy 2023

Recently, the Indian Air Force (IAF) received the second of the 56 C295 aircraft

China launched Chang’e-6 mission  to the far side of the Moon

Researchers from Sweden’s Linköping University have created ‘goldene,’ a one-atom thick sheet of gold, marking a significant milestone in material science

The Indian Navy is undergoing a modernization program to improve the life, maintenance support, and capability of its warships

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing its largest Mpox outbreak

Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system successfully flight-tested by DRDO off the Odisha coast

50 years of Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) celebrated

The Ministry of Mines held a two day “Critical Minerals Summit: Enhancing Beneficiation and Processing Capabilities” in New Delhi

Indian Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR) was released  by ISRO System for Safe and Sustainable Space Operations Management (IS4OM)

NASA successfully launched its Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft from New Zealand recently

India’s recent successful test of the new air-launched medium-range ballistic missile, known as ROCKS or Crystal Maze 2

The report — Financial risk coverage of India’s commercial space launch industry: Need for developing insurance and reinsurance capabilities — was released by  space sector think tank ‘Spaceport Sarabhai’

Glacial lakes in Himalayas expanding at unprecedented rate, says ISRO

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has partnered with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA), and Karnataka Groundwater Authority (KGWA) to implement an AI-based advanced groundwater monitoring system

Bengaluru Traffic police ink MoU to launch Navigation app

Recently, India’s BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles were delivered to the Philippines

A 37-year-old man wounded by a wild monkey in Hong Kong is in intensive care suffering from infection with B virus.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has introduced new terminology to describe airborne viruses, which they now refer to as “pathogens that transmit through the air.”

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has initiated the ‘Longevity India’ Initiative, focusing on extending human healthspan and addressing ageing-related challenges.

The Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) played a crucial role in the Surya Tilak Project at Ayodhya, aiming to bring sunlight onto the forehead of Sri Ram Lalla during Sri Ram Navami

A state-of-the-art Submersible Platform for Acoustic Characterisation and Evaluation (SPACE) was inaugurated in Underwater Acoustic Research Facility, Kulamavu in Idukki, Kerala

The government has recently amended the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy in the space sector, intended to attract offshore investors specifically in satellite manufacturing and satellite launch vehicles segments.

ISRO has achieved a significant milestone in rocket engine technology by developing a lightweight Carbon-Carbon (C-C) nozzle

Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine (Men5CV) recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to protect against five strains of the meningococcus bacteria

Entrepreneur and pilot Gopi Thotakura is set to become the first Indian to venture into space as a tourist on the NS-25 mission of Blue Origin — a company founded by Jeff Bezos, who is also the founder of Amazon.

India has successfully conducted the final developmental trials of third generation Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) paving the way for its early induction in the armed forces.

Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) recently established the world’s largest renewable energy park in Gujarat’s Khavda region.

World Cybercrime Index was released by University of Oxford and UNSW Canberra

IISc researchers design novel hydrogel to remove microplastics from water

Global Hepatitis Report 2024 released by the World Health Organisation (WHO)

Physicist Peter Higgs passes away

India has successfully eliminated visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) according to data from the National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVBDC). The initial target set for elimination by 2010 was extended to 2023 due to persistent challenges

The Government of India has come up with a new platform – CDP-SURAKSHA – to disburse subsidies to horticulture farmers under the Cluster Development Programme (CDP).

The BBMP’s referral hospitals in Bengaluru are now providing newborn screening for the detection of Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM) for the first time

On April 8, a total solar eclipse crossed North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada

Union government launched one of the “Experimental Licence module for 100 5G Labs” during a 5G workshop at IIT Madras.

World Health Organization (WHO) announced the launch of S.A.R.A.H., a digital health promoter prototype.

India test-fires Agni-Prime ballistic missile

The Union Health Ministry has recently launched the myCGHS iOS app

CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, recently launched White Rabbit Collaboration

REC Limited, a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power, receives the SKOCH ESG Award 2024 in Renewable Energy Financing.

METOC (Meteorological and Oceanographic) seminar ‘Meghayan-24’ was conducted on occasion of World Meteorological Day

Agriculture Minister inaugurated the ICCC as a tech-driven solution to advance agricultural practices through informed decision-making

The Indian Army has initiated a significant development in its technological capabilities by establishing the Signals Technology Evaluation and Adaptation Group (STEAG)

A resurgence of mumps in Kerala has raised public health concerns due to its spread to other states, complications like meningoencephalitis, and lack of vaccination in the national schedule. Controlling the outbreak involves public awareness, enhancing immunization coverage, and strict isolation protocols, while advocating for MMR vaccine inclusion and aligning strategies with WHO guidelines for effective control.

The landing site of India’s Chandrayaan 3’s moon lander, named Shiv Shakti, received international recognition from the IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature

National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) is set to unveil the BhashaNet portal at the upcoming Universal Acceptance (UA) Day.

First SSLNG plant of India commissioned at Vijaipur in Madhya Pradesh

A national deep tech policy is nearing finalization in India, aimed at providing a comprehensive framework for high-end technology startups

Union Home Minister Amit Shah virtually inaugurated the digital Criminal Case Management System (CCMS) of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and e-inaugurated NIA’s new branch offices in Jammu and Kochi, along with a residential complex in Raipur.

Prime Minister recently inaugurated the first Oil Palm Processing Mill under Mission Palm Oil in Arunachal Pradesh

The Union Government has approved an E-Vehicle policy to promote India as a manufacturing hub for electric vehicles (EVs), with the aim of attracting investments from global EV manufacturers

Hrudaya Jyoti scheme for cardiac healthcare launched in State

India successfully tested an Agni missile equipped with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology, capable of carrying multiple warheads to hit various targets simultaneously. Named Mission Divyastra, the test aimed at strengthening India’s nuclear deterrence against China. The Agni-5 missile, developed by DRDO over a decade, has a range of 5,500 to 5,800 kilometers, making it an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). India’s move towards the nuclear triad, along with the MIRV technology, enhances its strategic capabilities Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology ensures that a single missile can deploy multiple war heads at different locations

ISRO’s meteorological satellite, INSAT-3DS, has commenced earth imaging operations

Karnataka state health department launched 33 brain health clinics across the state to improve care for people with neurological disorders under the Karnataka Brain Health Initiative (KaBHI), supported by Nimhans

Cabinet Committee on Security cleared the design and manufacture of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)

California-based Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has observed “net energy gain” in fusion experiments

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The metro covers a 520 m river stretch in just 45 seconds

‘NITI For States’ Platform launched

The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) received the first set of six train coaches, which are part of the Communication-based Train Control (CBTC) system

Naval Detachment Minicoy will be commissioned as INS Jatayu, an upgraded naval base

ADITI scheme launched

ISRO has developed and validated an Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM-3) Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) product

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a cautionary message to mobile phone users advising them against charging their devices using public ports. The warning comes amidst growing concerns over the security risks posed by a cyberattack known as “juice jacking.”

India’s indigenous hydrogen fuel cell ferry inaugrated

Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap, and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla are India’s astronauts-designate for Gaganyaan, India’s first crewed space mission

Department of Biotechnology announced the completion of the Genome India Project — the largest initiative to conduct sequencing of 10,000 genomes of the Indian population

Deadly bird flu hits Antarctica for first time, threatening penguins

India’s first septic tank/manhole cleaning robot, Homosep Atom launched

Investor Information and Analytics Platform inaugurated

In collaboration with the BharatGPT ecosystem led by IIT Bombay, Seetha Mahalaxmi Healthcare (SML) has introduced ‘Hanooman,’ a suite of Indic large language models trained across 22 Indian languages.

Prime Minister inaugurated Sudarshan Setu/Signature Bridge, India’s longest cable-stayed bridge, in the Gulf of Kutch

In a first, an international team of physicists from the Anti-hydrogen Experiment: Gravity, Interferometry, Spectroscopy (AEgIS) collaboration has achieved a breakthrough by demonstrating the laser cooling of Positronium.

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has launched four new portals

US made spacecraft landed on the Moon, which also marks the arrival of private space companies on the lunar surface

Malta becomes 119th member of International Solar Alliance

Karnataka government recently classified snakebite cases and deaths caused due to snake bites to be a ‘notifiable disease’ in a bid to keep an exact track of the number of such cases in the state

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched a new-generation meteorological satellite, INSAT-3DS

According to report by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Karnataka has most EV charging stations in India

Healthy Indian Project (THIP), a health information platform in India, is included as a member of the World Health Organization’s Vaccine Safety Net (VSN)

First death due Alaskapox recorded in Alaska

Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India launched “Science for Women-A Technology & Innovation (SWATI)” Portal.

National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) in Bengaluru completed the first test of a solar-powered high-altitude pseudo satellite vehicle

Centre has onboarded 11 fair price shops on the state-run e-commerce portal Open Network Digital Commerce (ONDC)

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) has successfully established and tested India’s first Hypervelocity Expansion Tunnel Test Facility

Indian Navy commissioned its latest survey vessel, Sandhayak, at Naval Dockyard in Vizag

Flightless Aldabra rail went extinct over 130,000 years ago, but the species then reappeared via iterative evolution

Bharat 5G Portal launched

International Health Regulations National Focal Point (IHR NFP) in Argentina alerted the World Health Organization of a human case of Western Equine Encephalitis Virus (WEEV) infection

The new Mahindra Armado recently made its first appearance at the Republic Day Parade

9th India International Science Festival (IISF) held in Haryana

Election Commission of India (ECI) has conducted a training programme in virtual mode on the recently introduced Election Seizure Management System (ESMS) for the officers concerned from Andhra Pradesh

Air India launched its maiden scheduled commercial flight of the Airbus A350-900 from Bengaluru to Mumbai

Indian Immunologicals Ltd (IIL) a wholly owned subsidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) launched India’s first indigenously developed Hepatitis A vaccine ‘Havisure’ in Hyderabad

The recent use of Mosquitofish has led these fishes becoming invasive in India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the ‘Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana’, a government scheme under which one crore households will get rooftop solar power systems

MNRE launches SIGHT scheme to incentivise production of green hydrogen

Tamilnadu to adopt an idea — “Walk-in Centre – One Stop TB Solution”

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched the ‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’ initiative

Astra Missiles for supply to the Indian Air Force (IAF) flagged off

DRDO conducts successful flight-test of New Generation AKASH missile off Odisha coast

Pench Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra has been designated as Dark Sky Park fifth in Asia, protecting the night sky and preventing light pollution

Defence Research and Development Organisation recently launched an indigenous assault rifle named ‘Ugram’

First indigenously manufactured Drishti 10 ‘Starliner’ Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for the Navy flagged off

The data and terminology relating to diseases based on Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani systems will now be included in the WHOs ICD11 classification

In a first, a C-130 Super Hercules tactical transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force made a night landing at the Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) in Kargil close to the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan along with a team of Garud special forces

Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has utilised road construction technology i.e. Rejupave technology to build high-altitude bituminous road sections at the Sela tunnel and LGG-Damteng-Yangste (LDY) road near the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh

Researchers recently created the world’s first functional semiconductor made from graphene

PRITHvi VIgyan (PRITHVI) scheme cleared by Union government

Union Cabinet cleared a nearly Rs 5,000-crore climate-science package

Government of India has accorded its approval for India’s participation in the international mega science project, Square Kilometer Array (SKA)

Kochi-Lakshadweep Islands Submarine Optical Fiber Connection (KLI-SOFC) launched

Union expands Simplified Certification Scheme to include 37 more products

ISRO launches XPoSat

The Washington Post and Amnesty International report claims that Pegasus spyware targeted journalists in India

The Indian Army successfully carried out the inaugural firing of light combat helicopter (LCH) Prachand.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recommended inclusion of QR Codes on food products for accessibility by visually impaired individuals.

Moderato technology to be inaugurated in Bangalore

Defence Minister  launched the  ‘Project Udbhav’

The Army will start phasing out Cheetah and Chetak helicopters from 2027 on completion of their total technical life and to induct the indigenous light utility helicopters (LUHs) to replace them

A research was carried out in the Western Ghats region to analyze the fluctuations in rainfall patterns that occurred during the Little Ice Age

India Launches Star Ratings Of Solar Panels

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the country’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) from Sahibabad to Duhai Depot in Uttar Pradesh

Lao PDR becomes second country in 2023 after Bangladesh to eliminate lymphatic filariasis

The Karnataka Cabinet cleared the implementation of the State Policy for the Development of City Gas Distribution Network

State Health Department will start Artificial Intelligence (AI) based lung cancer screening for patients in 19 district hospitals in Karnataka.

Government of India notifies constitution of National Turmeric Board in Telangana

The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) handed over the first LCA Tejas twin seater to the Indian Air Force

In a first in the country, BBMP to administer 5-in-one vaccine to stray dogs

India’s first C-295 aircraft, formally inducted into IAF

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to Hungarian biochemist Katalin Karikó and American physician-scientist Drew Weissman.

Bescom and KREDL float tender for solarisation of agriculture feeders under PM Kusum Yojana

OSIRIS-REx that carried sample from asteroid Bennu, made a successful return to Earth after seven years  it was launched.

Bengaluru to soon have Cybersphere Center for Excellence to contain cybercrime

Global health specialists have issued a warning, suggesting Disease X could become next Pandemic

Rare metal vanadium was found at off coast​​ of Gujarat

Indian government launched the Kisan Rin Portal with the weather portal WIND

Centre floats new science awards to recognise scientists on the lines of civilian awards

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) establishes Standard Clubs for students across nation

Government launched Skill India Digital platform for transforming India’s skill, education, entrepreneurship landscape

India is now preparing for a ground-breaking journey to explore 6-kilometre deep ocean waters with its ‘Samudrayaan’ mission.

Government helpline Tele MANAS records highest number of calls seeking assistance with sleep disturbance

A fresh case of Nipah virus was confirmed in Kozhikode, where two people were killed by the brain-damaging virus recently

Project Madhunetri’ was inaugurated in Bengaluru

Global Summit 2023 released ‘Gujarat Declaration’ underlining outcome of the first WHO Traditional Medicine

The presence of a leucistic sambar has been documented in the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary

ISRO successfully launched ADITYA L1

The Delhi High Court permitted two children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to undergo stem cell therapy for treatment of their condition

The Karnataka State Health Department, in association with NIMHANS and Dementia India Alliance (DIA), is set to launch a ‘Karnataka State Dementia Action Plan’.

Pavagada solar park to be expanded with additional 3k MW project

ICAR-IIHR innovations uplifted the farming community

ISRO releases graph of temperature variation of topsoil in lunar South Pole by ChaSTE

TDE is a phenomenon in astronomy that occurs when a star passes too close to a supermassive black hole or a massive stellar-mass black hole. The intense gravitational forces from the black hole cause tidal forces that can tear the star apart. This process is also known as “tidal disruption.”

Chandrayaan-3 has entered the moon’s sphere of influence with the performance of  the Trans Lunar Injection (TLI)

Trials for Jaldost Mk-2 completed

Semicon 2023 held

The Computer Emergency Response Team of India issued an alert for “Akira.”

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the PSLV-C56 carrying Singapore’s DS-SAR and six other satellites.

Karnataka transport minister launched first electric bus prototype in Bengaluru

An international team of astronomers has published results of exhaustive study on repeating Fast radio bursts(FRB) from a distant galaxy

It was informed in Rajya Sabha about Bidar and Hospet being identified for development as solar cities in Karnataka

Ministry of Textiles, under its flagship scheme National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM), organized the 6th National Conclave on Standards & Regulations in association with FICCI and BIS, emphasizing on importance of Standards, Quality regulations & Rationalization of HSN codes for Technical Textiles in India

India has taken its first step to introduce controlled human infection studies (CHIS) that is used in many countries for vaccine and treatment development.

Hygroelectricity as new tech for producing electricity developed

States such as Bihar and West Bengal have been demanding that lightning deaths be covered as a natural disaster.

Sun to reach solar maximum by 2025, likely to cause complete global internet outrage

‘SAGAR SAMPARK’ Differential Global Navigation Satellite System to Strengthen Maritime sector

The Union Cabinet has approved the introduction of the National Research Foundation (NRF) Bill in Parliament, placing once again the debate on science and technology funding in the spotlight.

Measles and rubella cases reported in Karnataka increased by nearly seven times between 2021-22 and 2022-23, data prepared by the World Health Organisation (WHO)

Indian Navy to get 26 Rafale-M fighters and three attack submarines from France

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science may have uncovered the cause of the mysterious “gravity hole” in the Indian Ocean.

Delhi to host test run of hydrogen fuel-cell buses later this year.

The Department of Consumer Affairs and the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) recently held a joint consultation with stakeholders on the menace of ‘dark patterns’ with ASCI has come up with guidelines for the same .

Trin Trin is all set to be taken a notch higher with the Karnataka Government embarking on a project to revamp it with technological interventions.

A study was published in Science Advances that offered to help accelerate healing in such cases –using a wearable, wireless, mechanically flexible device called “smart bandage”.

Indian government has launched the Bharat 6G Alliance (B6GA)

There is a need for understanding disease called leptospirosis that surges during the monsoon

National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission launched

India signs Artemis Accords

India’s Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) was
one of the world’s six large telescopes that played a key role in finding the first direct evidence for the relentless vibrations of the fabric of the universe, caused by ultra-low frequency gravitational waves

Mudhol hound, the majestic hunting dog breed from Karnataka, has entered the elite league of native breeds recognised by the National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR), that documents all the animal and bird breeds in the country.

The Central Government has introduced a new Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) service to report phone thefts.

European Space Agency (ESA) plans to survey billions of galaxies using the Euclid Space Telescope, which to be launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida

Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology explored the nutraceutical properties of aromatic Joha rice

Researchers Discover New State Of Matter called Chiral-Bose Liquid State

According to study, Fibonacci spirals are so common in plants helps in dating back the plant evolution.

India’s third moon exploration mission, slated for a mid-July launch, will share the names associated with the 2019 Chandrayaan-2 lunar adventure.

GE Aerospace, HAL sign MoU to coproduce LCA-Mk-II -Tejas “F414 engines” jet engines in India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted, 7.5-carat eco-friendly laboratory-grown diamond to the U.S. First Lady Jill Biden.

Drug Control General of India granted Emergency Use Authorization for GEMCOVAC-OM

India gifted the indigenously-built in-service missile corvette INS Kirpan to Vietnam to enhance its naval capabilities.

Mahindra Defence begins deliveries of ‘Armado’ for Indian armed forces .

TAPAS UAV achieves major milestone off Karwar coast

Generic drugs for diabetes, gastric issues, cardiovascular ailments see high demand in Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Kendra

The two day International Conference on Spacecraft Mission Operations (SMOPS-2023) concluded in Bengaluru.

Gujarat, Maharashtra and Telangana, have deferred a proposal, approved by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), to test a new kind of transgenic cotton.

Poshan app helps migrant workers access Anganwadi services during relocation.

INS Trishul left from Durban after three days of community activities in South Africa.

In a significant development for the Indian Navy the indigenously developed Varunastra a ship-launched anti-submarine heavy weight torpedo (HWT) was successfully test fired

India successfully tested the new generation nuclear capable Agni-Prime ballistic missiles from Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odissa.

Mission on Advanced and High-Impact Research (MAHIR) launched to leverage Emerging Technologies in Power Sector.

A new initiative plans to combine data from satellite images and artificial intelligence (AI) to keep track of cotton certification in India.

The death of passengers in the ghastly train accident at Bahanaga Bazaar railway station in the Balasore district of Odisha has brought into sharp focus the safety mechanisms needed to prevent such tragedies.

India has joined the Centralised Laboratory Network (CLN), which has 15 partner facilities in 13 countries that works to test vaccines which can be used during pandemics and epidemic disease outbreak

A successful training launch of a medium-range ballistic missile, Agni-1 was carried out by the Strategic Forces Command from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha

A new Jupiter-size exoplanet with the highest density known till this date and mass 13 times than that of Jupiter, has been discovered by an international team of scientists at the Exoplanet Research Group of the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad.

In an important step towards realising India’s ambitious Gaganyaan mission to put an Indian in space, the Indian Navy and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released the Gaganyaan Recovery Training Plan at the Water Survival Training Facility (WSTF) at INS Garuda, Kochi.

As a possible solution to increase the availability of clean, potable water, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) researchers have developed a novel thermal desalination system which can work using solar energy.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully placed NVS-01, a second-generation navigation satellite, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR in Sriharikota.

India is set to dramatically scale up its supercomputing prowess and install an 18-petaflop system over the course of this year.

The AI Supercomputer ‘AIRAWAT’, installed at C-DAC, Pune has been ranked 75th in the world. It was declared so in the 61st edition of Top 500 Global Supercomputing List at the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC 2023) in Germany. It puts India on top of AI Supercomputing nations worldwide. The system is installed under National Program on AI by Government of India

Scientists from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have proposed a new metric, which can help quantify image quality of the Sun taken from ground-based telescopes.

An  MoU for ‘Riverine based tourism Circuit’ being developed over river Brahmaputra will be signed between Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), Sagarmala Development Company Limited (SDCL), Assam Tourism Development Corporation Limited (ATDC) and Directorate of Inland Water Transport (DIWT) Assam in Guwahati

The  Sanchar Saathi portal was launched by the Department of Telecom to help People to block ,track their lost or stolen mobile phones and check the genuineness of a used device before buying them across India.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) will be conducting an event ‘Low-Cost Finance for New and Emerging Energy on the side-lines of the 3rd Energy Transition Working Group (ETWG) meeting.

The Union Health Secretary launched the SAKSHAM (Stimulating Advanced Knowledge for Sustainable Health Management), a Learning Management Information System (LMIS) of MoHFW.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced a new introductory-level online training programme called space science and technology awareness training (START).

Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Shantanu Thakur flagged off the vessel ‘M.V. MSS Galena’ from V.O. Chidambaranar Port, as the Direct Shipping Service between Tuticorin to Maldives.

The Indian Army is working on “digitalization and automation” of its information and data sharing, not only to keep them secure but also make them work fast too.

Driven by the message of Mission LiFE and circular economy goals, the Central Pollution Control Board is organizing an online ‘Waste to Wealth Ideation Hackathon’ for undergraduate and above students on 14th May, 2023

The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) have signed a memorandum of understanding to offer better training in leadership and governance to officers.

11 people died due to a gas leak in the Giaspura area of Ludhiana, Punjab, while four people fell ill and were hospitalised. Any definitive reasons for the leak are not known so far. A  magisterial inquiry into the incident has been initiated. According  to the air quality sensors used by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team, high levels of Hydrogen Sulphide gas, a kind of neurotoxin, have been detected and it is being ascertained how this gas might have led to the incident.

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) are planning to release a text-to-speech (TTS) synthesis system aimed at making India’s digital ambitions more inclusive by the end of 2023.

A new low-cost star sensor developed by astronomers from off-the-shelf components was recently launched by ISRO on board PSLV C-55.

Researchers have traced a very significant increase in special continuous oscillations with pearl-type structures called Geomagnetic Pc1 pearl oscillations on the surface of the Earth in the recovery phase of geomagnetic storms.

The issues regarding India’s nuclear liability law continue to hold up the more than a decade-old plan to build six nuclear power reactors in Maharashtra’s Jaitapur, the world’s biggest nuclear power generation site under consideration at present.

The  exercise to sequence 10,000 Indian human genomes and create a database under the Centre-backed Genome India Project is about two-thirds complete. About 7,000 Indian genomes have already been sequenced of which 3,000 are available for public access to researchers.

The European Parliament, the legislative body of the 27-country block European Union, has approved the world’s first set of comprehensive rules to bring largely unregulated crypto currency markets under the ambit of regulation by government authorities. The regulation, called the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA), will come into force after formal approval by member states.

 In  a first, reports emerged that LockBit ransom ware was found to be targeting Mac devices. Cybercriminals have developed new ransom ware encryptors designed to target macOS devices, making this the first major ransomware operation to specifically target Apple computers. The new encryptors target both older Macs and newer ones running on Apple Silicon.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first phase of the Kochi Water Metro — a first of its kind public boat service in India integrated with a metro rail network.

National Quantum Mission received cabinet approval at a total cost of Rs. 6003.65 crores, to scale up scientific and industrial R&D, for accelerating Quantum Technology-led economic growth and leverage India into a leading nation in the area

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the first time used the fourth stage of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle as an orbital platform with deployed solar panels to carry out experiments using seven Indian payloads embedded in it.

The cVigil app has recorded 3,147 complaints in Karnataka on model code of conduct violations, of which 2,643 complaints have been found to be genuine.

Virginia Norwood, an aerospace pioneer who invented the scanner that has been used to map and study the earth from space for more than 50 years, has passed away.

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari inspected the under-construction Zojila tunnel, which will establish all-weather connectivity between the Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir.

A forthcoming satellite, NISAR, jointly developed the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the U.S. will map the most earthquake-prone regions in the Himalayas with unprecedented regularity.

‘Ghostly’ neutrinos spotted inside the world’s largest particle accelerator for the first time.

Exercise Cope India 23, a bilateral Air Exercise between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF) is being held at Air Force Stations(Base) Arjan Singh (Panagarh), Kalaikunda and Agra.

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan and Telangana, front-runners in State Energy Efficiency Index 2021-22.

As there is an increased cyberattacks targeted small businesses and start-ups , it resulted in a need of establishing  cyber insurance from cyberattacks.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched from Florida, carrying a new NASA device that can track air pollution over North America.

The government  approved the Indian Space Policy 2023 that seeks to institutionalise the private sector participation in the space sector, with ISRO focusing on research and development of advanced space technologies.

Hyderabad-based National Geophysical Research Institute has found large deposits of 15 rare earth elements (REE) in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district.

Indian Space Research Organisation and its partners successfully demonstrated a precise landing experiment for a Reusable Launch Vehicle at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), Chitradurga, Karnataka.

The first case of a plant fungus called Chondrostereum purpureum infecting human beings has been reported from Kolkata.

Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania reported outbreaks of Marburg virus disease (MVD), the first-ever outbreak of the disease in these countries.

For the first time, scientists have reported evidence of the piezoelectric effect in liquids. The effect has been known for 143 years and in this time has been observed only in solids.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has released images of Earth captured by the EOS-06 satellite.

All drugs and food for special medical purposes imported for personal use for treatment of all rare diseases listed under the National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021 are now fully exempted from basic customs duty, the Union government declared through a general exemption notification.

To boost ‘Aatmanirbharta’ in defence, Ministry of Defence signed three contracts  two with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Ghaziabad and one with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) – at a total cost nearly Rs 5,400 crore, to bolster the defence capabilities of the country.

A U.K.-based start-up, based at Imperial College in London, claims to have developed a technology that could alter the state of plastics and make them biodegradable

The Central Government has launched the National Rabies Control Programme (NRCP) for prevention and control of Rabies.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched India’s largest Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3) rocket/OneWeb India-2 Mission with 36 satellites onboard from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

On World TB Day 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will addressed the One World TB Summit ,presenting the number of initiatives.

Tuberculosis prevalence to notification ratio in Karnataka is far higher than national average.

India’s first National Centre of Excellence in Green Port & Shipping (NCoEGPS) Inaugurated at Gurugram,Haryana.

The Kerala government recently announced the State’s first waste-to-energy project in Kozhikode called as Project Kozhikode.

A recent study conducted by scientists at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) found that certain areas in Kerala are experiencing nearly three times more background radiation than previously assumed.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is organising a young scientist programme, Yuva Vigyani Karyakram (YUVIKA), to impart basic knowledge on space technology, space science and space applications to students of Class IX.

The University of Horticultural Sciences (UHS), Bagalkot, and ICAR-National Research Centre for Grapes based in Pune, Maharashtra, have developed new varieties ‘Manjira Kishmish’, ‘Manjira Midika’ and ‘Manjira Shama’.

President Droupadi Murmu presented the President’s Colour to INS Dronacharya, Indian Navy’s gunnery school at Fort Kochi.

The Department of Space’s Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) announced a seed fund scheme aimed at promoting space technology in the country.

State-owned Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) has received Infrastructure Finance Company status from the Reserve Bank of India.

According to SIPRI report India remains world’s largest importer of arms. 

Project Greensand is the “world first” Injection of  CO2 in Depleted Oil Field in Denmark  North Sea.

According to ISRO, Rudraprayag and Tehri districts in Uttarakhand have the highest landslide density and landslide risk exposure in the country.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has received the NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) satellite from the U.S. space agency.

The Indian Navy carried out a successful test-firing of a Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) from frontline warship INS Visakhapatnam.

Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), has collaborated with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for live tracking to help Railways run trains efficiently.

Cooperative organisation IFFCO, introduced nano liquid urea, reported that the government has approved the launch of its nano DAP fertiliser in the market.

Scientists at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) recently outlined a plan for a potentially revolutionary new area of research called “organoid intelligence”, that  aims to create “bio-computers”.

Bureau of Energy Efficiency(BEE) in building an energy-efficient economy, launched the Star-rated appliances program and also hailed the completion of a decade of PAT Scheme.

Proton beam therapy is becoming popular among cancer treatment, but out of reach for many cancer patients.

ISRO has successfully conducted the flight acceptance hot test of the CE-20 cryogenic engine for Chandrayaan 3 .

A start-up incubated by the Society for Innovation and Development at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), has developed SickleCert, India’s first indigenous diagnostic kit for sickle cell anemia

The Government has taken steps to formalise the e-waste recycling sector of the country, through introduction of E-Waste (Management) Rules 2022.

Karnataka is currently the State with the best equipped power systems to transition its electricity system from being fossil-powered to renewable energy sources, reported by Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and Ember

IISc gets grants to study impact of solar radiation modification as proposed intervention to climate change.

A ransomware gang, BlackCat, breached the parent company of Solar Industries Limited, one of the Ministry of Defence’s ammunition and explosives manufacturers, and extracted over 2 Terabyte of data.

The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), in collaboration with the State government will launch “Surveillance system to track suicide and self-harm (Suraksha).

Second aubrite meteorite found in India in 170 years at Gujarat

Vertiplane X3 testing results successful

U.S. shot down a Chinese ‘spy’ balloon, days after the surveillance device was first spotted over American airspace captured global attention.

DHARA which stands for Driving Holistic Action for Urban Rivers, the annual meeting of the members of the River Cities Alliance held in Pune

Brazil, India, and the United States, as leading biofuel producers and consumers, will work together towards the development of a Global Biofuels Alliance along with other interested countries.

Apple’s shift to microLED display technology is reportedly under process and considered as the next big transition in display technology.

Karnataka has started mass drug administration for elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis, following the launch of a nationwide Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign aimed at ending disease transmission of Lymphatic Filariasis (LF)

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has established “inferred” lithium resources of 5.9 million tonnes in Salal-Haimana area of Reasi District of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will undertake the second development flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) from Sriharikota.

India’s G-20 presidency is an opportunity for New Delhi to negotiate a deal for itself while also shaping international cooperation on just energy transitions

A new development front on treatment of cancer, holding the attention of many researchers worldwide, is the CAR T-cell therapy.

The foreign representatives of G-20 Energy Transition Working Group visited the solar park near Tirumani in Pavagada Taluk.

Several users of the social media platform , used “speech synthesis” and “voice cloning” service provider, ElevenLabs, to make voice deepfakes of celebrities resulted in racist, abusive, and violent audio comments.

In a major milestone, the naval variant of the indigenous light combat aircraft (LCA) landed on the first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s helicopter factory ,the country’s largest chopper manufacturing facility in Tumakuru district of Karnataka.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the India Energy Week in Bengaluru

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval are scheduled to meet at the White House along with their respective high-powered delegations for the inaugural iCET dialogue

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch the Aditya-L1 mission by mid of this year.

IIT Madras-incubated Firm develops Indigenous Atmanirbhar Mobile Operating System

The fifth Scorpene class conventional submarine was commissioned into the Indian Navy as INS Vagir at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.

After Three years of programme , Ayushman Bharat School Health and Wellness Programme has less than 50% uptake

IISc team reported  RO units in Karnataka villages waste more water and pollute source

Chief Minister of Karnataka announced the next 10 years will be declared as Neeravari Dasahaka (irrigation decade), special impetus would be given to major projects for irrigation

Astronomers from McGill University in Canada and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru have used data from the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) in Pune to detect a radio signal originating from atomic hydrogen in an extremely distant galaxy.

ISRO likely to push Venus mission ‘Shukrayaan I’ to 2031 as organisation was yet to receive approval from the Union government

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the world’s longest river cruise  MV Ganga Vilas  and the tent city at Varanasi.

India carries out successful test launch of Prithvi-II from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha

A study conducted by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has highlighted on how the blackbuck has survived in India by facing of natural and human-induced challenges

National Health Authority (NHA) introduces new system to measure and grade performance of hospitals empanelled under Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY scheme

For the first time, India is constructing “permanent vertical bunkers” to station BSF troops at Sir Creek and ‘Harami Nalla’ marshy area along the India-Pakistan International Border in Gujarat

e-NAM initiative of Ministry of Agriculture won Platinum Award in the Digital Empowerment of Citizens Category in Digital India Award 2022

ಮಾನವ ದೇಹವನ್ನು ಗೊಬ್ಬರವನ್ನಾಗಿ ಪರಿವರ್ತಿಸುವ ‘ಹಸಿರು ಅಂತ್ಯಕ್ರಿಯೆ‘ಗೆ ಅಮೆರಿಕ ನ್ಯೂಯಾರ್ಕ್‌ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆ ನೀಡಿದೆ. ಈ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯನ್ನು ‘ಹ್ಯೂಮನ್‌ ಕಾಂಪೋಸ್ಟಿಂಗ್‌‘ ಎನ್ನಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಾಹ್ಯಾಕಾಶ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಸ್ಟಾರ್ಟ್‌ಅಪ್‌ಗಳ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಗೆ ಉತ್ತೇಜನ ನೀಡಲು ಭಾರತೀಯ ಬಾಹ್ಯಾಕಾಶ ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ (ISRO) ಮತ್ತು ಮೈಕ್ರೋಸಾಫ್ಟ್ ಒಪ್ಪಂದಕ್ಕೆ (MoU) ಸಹಿ ಹಾಕಿವೆ

The Union Cabinet approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission with an initial outlay of Rs19,744 crore, aimed at making the country a global hub to produce, utilise and export green hydrogen and its derivatives.

Talacauvery in Kodagu district of Karnataka, source of the Cauvery river, has emerged as South India’s Hanle, as astronomers have been hosting “star parties”.

Karnataka is set to get its first wildlife forensic sciences laboratory in Bengaluru.

The State government has issued an order for implementation of the Registered Vehicle Scrappage Policy of Karnataka -2022, envisaged to phase out old vehicles registered in Karnataka.

Nation-state actors with geopolitical aspirations, ideological believers, violent extremists, and economically motivated enterprises can manipulate social media narratives with easy and unprecedented reach and scale. The disinformation threat has a new tool in the form of deepfakes.

Scientists at the Central Horticultural Experiment Station (CHES) in Kodagu have developed a new variety called ‘Arka Coorg Ravi’, that will further improve coffee-based avocado cultivation in the district.

Scientists of the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bengaluru have discovered secrets of a long evolutionary game

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have worked with a combination of Raman spectroscopy and AI for quicker identification of bacterial pathogens in different types of clinical samples

India and  Asian Development Bank (ADB) sign $125 million loan to improve Urban Services in Tamil Nadu

The task force has proposed a national AVGC-Extended Reality Mission with a budget outlay to be created for the integrated promotion and growth of the gaming, animation and VFX sector.

More than 140 experts and dignitaries have signed an open letter published by the Outer Space Institute (OSI) for both national and multilateral efforts to restrict uncontrolled re-entries to earth

The United States is planning to send the Patriot surface-to-air missile defense system to Ukraine to protect electricity infrastructure.

ISRO Geosphere Biosphere Programme reported that long-term measurements of black carbon over the Indian region from regional network of aerosol observatories clearly shows a decreasing trend in the past decade.

India’s opposition to the use of Chinese contractors in the projects is cause of concern in India-Nepal power trade

INS Mormugao ship was commissioned on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Goa from Portuguese rule.

Recently, as a true start up, ONDC began operations by working in a co-working space. Inauguration of ONDC’s official workplace is a milestone in the e-Commerce.

The High Court of Karnataka directed the State government to register the non-transport vehicles of the eligible employees of private companies in Bharat (BH) series as per the law amended by the Central government in August 2021.

Atal Innovation Mission and UNDP India launch 5th edition of Youth Co:Lab for Young Entrepreneurs

NASA keen on sharing its expertise with ISRO for Gaganyaan with bi-annual meet between the two space agencies

BIS issues standards for organizations publishing consumer reviews. The standard prescribes specific responsibilities for the review author and the review administrator

The results of the study by the Tata Memorial Centre show that a carboplatin, increased the cure rate of breast cancer

Raichur district has become the first confirmed Zika virus case in the state

Uttarakhand is planning for  genetic enhancement for Badri cow to increase the productivity ,its  milk production capacity is quite less as it gives one to three litres of milk a day.

The Karnataka Brain Health Initiative (Ka-BHI) would be replicated at the national level as country does not have a model for brain health initiatives.

The Karnataka government will set up a Tech and Innovation Museum on the sprawling factory campus of the erstwhile NGEF (New Government Electric Factory) in Bengaluru.

The ISRO has signed an MoU with Social Alpha, a multistage innovation curationand venture development platform for science and technology start-ups, to launch SpaceTech Innovation Network (SpIN)

Researchers at the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE), IISc, have developed a highly energy-efficient computing platform which offers promise in building next-generation electronic devices.

e-services at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) were crippled by being suspected to be a ransomware attack. The Delhi Police’s Intelligence Fusion & Strategic Operations have registered a case and launched investigations, while cyber security experts are employing software tools for data recovery.

 Chennai-based space tech startup Agnikul Cosmos has launched India’s first private launchpad and mission control centre at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota.

 SARAS 3, a radio telescope designed and built at the Raman Research Institute (RRI) floating in Karnataka waters throws light on nature of early stars and galaxies

India’s first private rocket- Vikram-S lifts of from ISRO spaceport

The Commission will soon launch ‘Shabd Shala’, a website which will invite suggestions for translation of words that are recent additions to the English language and are used widely in India.

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) participates in COP 27, Egypt

(LSD) claiming the lives cattle in Karnataka, a startup incubated at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) and Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) has stepped in to create awareness and stop the spread of the disease.

The Raman Research Institute (RRI) will be celebrating its Platinum Jubilee Year

Technology firms like Tech Mahindra, Microsoft and Coinbase deliberated on new age technologies such as Web 3 and Web 5 at the Global Investors Meet in Bengaluru.

5G telephony services were launched in select cities by Prime Minister Narendra Modi .

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is working on a series of improvements to the NavIC, or India’s equivalent of the Global Positioning System (GPS), so that more people are motivated to install it and use it. Plans are also afoot to make its reach global rather than circumscribe it to India and a limited territory

Jamkhandi in Bagalkot district, will get a ‘flex fuel’ station that will be India’s first, according to the company that is setting it up.

The India’s antitrust regulator has fined Alphabet Inc’s Google for “abusing” its dominant position on its Android mobile app store, the second such penalty for the tech giant within days

Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), a body under the Department of Telecommunications, officially launched Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF).  

The heaviest rocket of the Indian Space Research Organisation, the LVM3-M2 OneWeb India-1, with 36 satellites on board took off from the second launch pad (SLP) of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre

The threat to India’s pride, sandalwood, is increasing as the deadly sandalwood spike disease (SSD), which hitherto was confined mainly to forest areas, has started spreading to private fields where the cultivation of this aromatic tree has been taken up on a commercial basis.

The Indian Space Research Organisation, along with the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), is set to organise a two-day conference themed ‘Akash Tatva’ (the element Akash) in Dehradun

The health department is planning to issue Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) IDs for the entire population in the next few months. Though the IDs are optional as of now, the department believes it will become universal soon, and can lead to major changes in disease surveillance and policy making. However, health and data activists are skeptical.

Gambia’s Health Minister Ahmadou Lamin Samateh said that the number of child deaths likely linked to contaminated cough syrups made by an Indian manufacturer

Astronomers have observed the brightest flash of light ever seen, from an event that occurred 2.4 billion light years from Earth and was likely triggered by the formation of a black hole the coming years.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘One Nation, One Fertiliser’ . The prime minister also inaugurated the PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022 at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated 75 digital banking units (DBU) across 75 districts to the nation via video conferencing.

Co-founders of BioNTech, the German firm that partnered with Pfizer to manufacture a revolutionary mRNA Covid vaccine, said they had made breakthroughs that fuelled their optimism for cancer vaccines in the coming years.

AI and Robotics Technology Park (ARTPARK) a not-for-profit foundation promoted by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has embarked on two air mobility projects which could transform healthcare in Karnataka .

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is developing a Next-Gen Launch Vehicle (NGLV), which will one day replace operational systems like the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)

Oct 8, 2022 marked the 100th birth anniversary of a great Indian physicist G. N. Ramachandran, who is in the same league as physicists C.V. Raman, M.N. Saha and S.N. Bose.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has proposed dedicated ‘Bharat Krishi Satellite’ programme for supporting the country’s agriculture sector

Incidence of breast cancer in Bengaluru, which was the third highest in the country after Hyderabad and Chennai till last year, jumped to the second highest at 40.5 per lakh (age-adjusted rate — AAR) this year. The highest incidence is in Chennai at 42.2 per lakh.

The Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS) initiative, which is based on Karnataka’s initiative of the same name, was launched during the 26th Convocation of National Institute of Mental Health And Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) by Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers.

The indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) ‘Prachand’, meaning fierce was formally inducted into the Indian Air Force at the Jodhpur airbase.

From a mere 124 verified healthcare professionals in its Health Professionals Registry (HPR) under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) in July, Karnataka now stands first in the country with 25,511 professionals registered in its HPR.

Scientists from Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have mapped out the global distribution of sodium on the Moon’s surface. They used the CLASS instrument (Chandrayaan-2 large area soft X-ray spectrometer) carried by the second Indian Moon mission, Chandrayaan-2.

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, is making its closest approach to Earth in 59 years. This rare event last occurred in 1963.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said, that it has successfully demonstrated a hybrid propulsion system that uses a solid fuel and liquid oxidiser.

Why in news? InSight detected seismic and acoustic waves from the impact of four meteorites and calculated the location of the craters they left.
Highlights:
• Mars, by virtue of its tenuous atmosphere and proximity to our solar system’s asteroid belt, is far more vulnerable than Earth to being struck by space rocks – one of the many differences between the two planetary neighbours.
• Scientists are now gaining a fuller understanding of this Martian trait, with help from NASA’s robotic InSight lander.
• Researchers described how InSight detected seismic and acoustic waves from the impact of four meteorites and then calculated the location of the craters they left – the first such measurements anywhere other than Earth.
• The researchers used observations from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in space to confirm the crater locations.
• The space rocks InSight tracked – one landing in 2020 and the other three in 2021 – were relatively modest in size, estimated to weigh up to about 440 pounds (200 kg), with diameters of up to about 20 inches (50 cm) and leaving craters of up to about 24 feet (7.2 meters) wide. They landed between 53 miles (85 km) and 180 miles (290 km) from InSight’s location. One exploded into at least three pieces that each gouged their own craters.
How is this detection useful?
• We can connect a known source type, location and size to what the seismic signal looks like.
• We can apply this information to better understand InSight’s entire catalog of seismic events, and use the results on other planets and moons, too.
The three-legged InSight –
• Its name is short for Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport – landed in 2018 in a vast and relatively flat plain just north of the Martian equator called Elysium Planitia.
• The scientific goals set for InSight ahead of the mission were to investigate the internal structure and processes of Mars, as well as studying seismic activity and meteorite impacts.
• InSight’s seismometer instrument established that Mars is seismically active, detecting more than 1,300 marsquakes. In research published last year, seismic waves detected by InSight helped decipher the internal structure of Mars, including the first estimates of the size of its large liquid metal core, thickness of its crust, and nature of its mantle.

The Mumbai Police have ordered the prohibition of cattle transportation in the city to prevent the spread of the lumpy skin disease. This means cattle cannot be moved out of the place they are being raised or transported to marketplaces.

The Union Cabinet approved modifications in the scheme for development of the semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem, with a uniform fiscal support of 50% project cost for all technology nodes for setting up of semiconductor fabrication units.

The National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM), 2022, was released, with 384 drugs in it across 27 categories. While 34 new drugs are on the list, 26 drugs from the earlier NLEM including common gastrointestinal medicines Ranitidine and Sucralfate, have been dropped.

President Droupadi Murmu virtually launched the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commission the first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, at the Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi

The Integrated Pharmaceutical Database Management System 2.0 and Pharma Sahi Daam 2.0 app were launched

An IISc team has developed and tested a novel virus-like particle (VLP) – a non-infectious Nano scale molecule that resembles and behaves like the virus but does not contain its native genetic material – in a study published in  Microbiology Spectrum.

In an order on August 24, the Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers issued a memo announcing the implementation of the “One Nation One Fertiliser” scheme under which a single brand and logo for fertilisers will have to be used by all manufacturers under the Centre’s fertiliser subsidy scheme newly renamed as a Prime Minister’s scheme- “Pradhanmantri Bhartiya Janurvarak Pariyojna” (PMBJP).

on August 15, 1972, that the Postal Index Number (PIN) was introduced in India. Hence the pin code of India turns 50 this august

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras’ annual Carbon Zero Challenge 2022 competition will focus on sustainability innovations and eco ventures.

The manufacture of the AK-203 assault rifles by the Indo-Russian joint venture at Amethi, Uttar Pradesh is set to begin by year-end and the manufacturing equipment required for it will be dispatched from Russia shortly.

Chemists in the United States and China said they had finally found a breakthrough method to degrade the polluting compounds, referred to as PFAS, using relatively low temperatures and common reagents.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on August 16 handed over several indigenously-developed equipment and systems to the Army which includes Future Infantry Soldier as a System (F-INSAS), new generation anti-personnel mine ‘Nipun’, rugged and automatic communication system with enhanced capabilities, upgraded sights system for tanks, advanced thermal imagers and state-of-the art high mobility infantry protected vehicles and assault boats.

Government unveiled the manthan platform to drive collaboration between the industry and research institutes to implement technology-based social impact innovations and solutions in the country.

In a first, an indigenous artillery gun, the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS), will be used along with the usual 25-Pounders for the 21-gun salute during the Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort this year.

On August 7, ISRO was ready for the first developmental flight of the SSLV-D1/EOS-2 mission. The launch took place from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. The Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) D1/EOS-2 mission, was carrying two satellites — the Earth Observation Satellite-2 (EOS-2) which weighed about 135 kg and AzadiSAT which weighed about eight kg.

  In a major breakthrough, two institutes of Agri research body ICAR have developed an indigenous vaccine for Lumpy Skin Disease in cattle which has spread across many States in the last few months.

China successfully launched the first lab module for its under-construction space station, the latest step in the country’s ambitious programme to complete it by year’s end.

India is preparing to auction off about 72 Ghz of airwaves to rollout 5G services in the country. However, the infrastructure needed for such a rollout requires existing radio towers to be connected via optical-fibre cables. The work of connecting the towers could prove to be a huge challenge for the country.

Adequate nutrients brought by substantial rain and a high abundance of the plankton, called diatom Thalassiosira sp. triggered the (bioluminescent) bloom of Noctiluca scintillans, says a study done by the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR).

The occurrence of uranium in groundwater beyond the permissible limits was observed in around 409 samples against 14,377 samples analysed in 18 states, the Jal Shakti Ministry said.

The Navy’s Kilo-class submarine, INS Sindhudhvaj, was decommissioned from service at Visakhapatnam after 35 years in service. With this, the Navy now has 15 conventional submarines in service.

Indian soldiers patrolling on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), when they come face to face with Chinese soldiers, will soon be able to understand Mandarin and reply back instantly, with the help of a 600gm Artificial Intelligence-based device developed by an Indian start-up.

The latest news in the field of dark matter is a dark matter detector experiment named LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) in South Dakota in the U.S.

The first image from NASA’s new space telescope unveiled is brimming with galaxies and offers the deepest look of the cosmos ever captured.

Foundation for the South India’s first IFFCO nano urea (liquid) manufacturing will be laid at Naganayakanahalli near Devanahalli

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a design framework to build next-generation analog computing chipsets that could be faster and require less power than the digital chips found in most electronic devices.  

Single-use plastic (SUP) products are banned in the whole country from July 1st.

Researchers led by those from the National Centre of Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bengaluru (NCBS-TIFR), have found a new pathway that regulates nitrate absorption in plants.

Karnataka, which ranked low at 14th in India in the number of Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHAs), has set up an ambitious target of creating the unique health identity cards for the entire population in the next six months.

Karnataka has recorded the highest ever pre-authorisations (1.55 lakh) under the Ayushman Bharat-Arogya Karnataka, its flagship health insurance scheme, in May this year.

China says it has successfully conducted a midcourse missile interception test, a move that could advance its ability to withstand foreign intervention as it presses its territorial claims.

The Indian Coast Guard Region (East) inducted the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mark-III, indigenously developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), in Chennai

Electricity Minister K. Krishnankutty has said that the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is trying to generate power at a low cost.

India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed, nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile during night time as part of a user training trial from a test range off the Odisha coast.

The Agriculture Ministry unveiled India’s first Covid-19 vaccine for animals.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Biotech Startup expo 2022 at Pragati Maidan.

Tamil Nadu Start-up and Innovation Mission, popularly known as TANSIM among entrepreneurs, has launched an initiative called ‘S2G Buy Day’ to link start-ups and the government.

India is set to deploy drones to gather atmospheric data that is currently collated by sending sensors through weather balloons released from at least 55 locations across the country twice every day.

The payload integration of NISAR has been completed at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory and will be shipped to ISRO by 2023.

The James Webb Space Telescope will begin with in-depth scientific observations. Among the investigations that are planned for the telescope’s first year are two exoplanets classified as “super-Earths”: the lava covered 55 Cancri e and the atmosphere-less LHS 3844 b.

 New research led by Professor Patric Irwin at the Department of Physics, University Oxford, suggests that a hazy layer that exists on both planets is behind the different shades of blue.

 In a major boost to the domestic defence manufacturing capacity, the government has placed an order for a Rs 3,000-crore Astra MK1 missile designed and manufactured indigenously.

The Union health ministry released detailed guidelines on surveillance, identification, confirmation, and treatment of the viral infection in the country

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever outbreak in Iraq

One fatality reported in Kerala due to West Nile fever

National Facility for Gene Function in Health and Disease (NFGFHD) was inaugurated in Pune recently

BioRRAP Single National Portal for Biotech researchers and Start-Ups launched

The government issued a stark warning to virtual private network (VPN) service providers to adhere to the cybersecurity rules released by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) or wrap up operations in the country

The Union Cabinet approved amendments to the National Policy on Biofuels, 2018, to advance the date by which fuel companies have to increase the percentage of ethanol in petrol to 20%, from 2030 to 2025

A study in Madhya Pradesh has revealed 37 (about 8%) of 475 children who tested COVID-19 positive from April to July in 2021 developed COVID-acquired hepatitis

Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) to be extended to India’s neighbouring countries

The Indian Space Research Organization successfully completed the static test of a human-rated solid rocket booster (HS200) for the Gaganyaan program at Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh

Pilot phase of the open network for digital commerce (ONDC) was launched

Prime Minister inaugurated the first ever Semicon India-2022 in Bengaluru

Shigella bacterial infection has been reported in Kerala’s Kozhikode after a gap of around a-year-and-a-half as three children from the district were found to have its symptoms

A series of unexplained cases of Hepatitis B in children has taken over the world. Many countries including the US and UK reported mysterious cases of a few children being diagnosed with Hepatitis B

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is hoping to have all three development flights planned for its ‘baby rocket’ — the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) — in 2022 itself

NEWS Karnataka has been elevated from Category II (pre-elimination phase) to Category I (elimination phase) by Union Health Ministry DETAILS Karnataka has received national recognition and appreciation for its efforts to eliminate malaria in the past six years, between 2015 and 2021, as part of the National Framework for Malaria Elimination in India (NFMEI) initiative. […]

US conducted an open-air study of genetically engineered mosquitoes which shows promising results

Ajay Kumar Sood, an eminent physicist has been appointed as the central government’s principal scientific advisor

The sixth and last of the French Scorpene-class submarines, INS Vagsheer, was launched into water at the Mazagon Docks in Mumbai

NITI Aayog has prepared draft battery swapping policy

Karnataka government launched ‘Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully’ (SAANS), a campaign to ensure greater awareness and early detection of pneumonia in children under five

The State Cabinet approved the Karnataka Data Centre Policy 2022 with a focus on creating demand and value for data centres, by providing a robust and well-connected ecosystem for the growth of data centres in the State

Data Security Council of India (DSCI) has prepared a report to ensure a safe and vibrant cyberspace for India focussing on areas like large scale digitisation of public services, State-level cyber security etc

4th Anniversary celebrations of Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres was recently observed

The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) recently published the draft Uniform Code for Medical Device Marketing Practices (UCMDMP)

World Chagas Day is observed annually on the 14th of April

The Ministry of Roads, Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has developed the  portal named ‘e-DAR’ (e-Detailed Accident Report) to speed up accident compensation claims

Robin Uthappa has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Karnataka Brain Health Initiative

A report prepared by JMK Research and Analytics and the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis says India will likely miss its 2022 target of installing 100GW of solar power capacity

The Supreme Court has directed the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) not to exclude candidates suffering from colour blindness from its courses on film making and editing and asked it to make changes to its curriculum instead

The Union Cabinet approved a scheme to distribute fortified rice under government programmes

Cabinet approves extension of Atal Innovation Mission till March 2023

South Western Railway introduced the first MEMU train service between Bengaluru and Tumakuru

The number of dengue cases are increasing since January in Karnataka.

Scientists at Pune’s Indian Council of Medical Research – National Institute of Virology were able to detect the presence of IgG antibodies against Nipah virus infection (NiV) in 51 bats that were captured from Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry

Government of India launched Mission Integrated Bio-refineries

Students at a government higher primary school in southern Bengaluru showed signs of dental fluorosis during a recent screening, indicating high fluoride content in their drinking water

NEWS Google Pay has recently launched a new feature in India, ‘Tap to pay for UPI’, in collaboration with Pine Labs. The feature makes use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology DETAILS WHAT IS NFC AND HOW DOES IT WORK? Short-range wireless connectivity technology Allows NFC-enabled devices to communicate with each other and transfer information […]

First cases of Fournier’s gangrene reported in India

Polar Science and Cryosphere (PACER) scheme has been approved for continuation by the Union Cabinet from 2021 to 2026

NEWS In a recent study, Micro-plastics was discovered from Human Blood WHAT ARE MICROPLASTICS? Tiny bits of various types of plastic found in the environment Name is used to differentiate them from “macroplastics” such as bottles and bags made of plastic No universal agreement on the size that fits this bill — the U.S. NOAA […]

‘Alopecia Areata’ disease has been recently in discussion

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has given the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition proposals for GSAT 7B satellite, along with equipment like Night Sight (image intensifier), 4X4 light vehicles, and Air Defence Fire Control Radar (light).

ISRO said GSLV-F10/EOS-03 mission has failed

Bihar is the first state to implement dynamic map to track land ownerships

Dishaank is an application developed by Karnataka to ensure easy access to land records

NEWS India has plans to introduce eight deep ocean to strengthen the capacity of observations in the Indian Ocean as part of its ‘Deep Ocean Mission’. DETAILS WHAT ARE OCEAN GLIDERS Autonomous, unmanned underwater vehicle used for ocean science Require little or no human assistance while traveling Uniquely suited for collecting data in remote locations, […]

World’s most advanced technology-developed Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Toyota Mirai was recently launched

India and Japan held the sixth joint meeting of the India-Japan Act East Forum (AEF) recently

National Vaccination/Immunisation Day is observed every year on March 16 to convey the significance of vaccination as well as its role in public health

The government of India is proposing National Policy for Medical Devices, 2022 to reduce India’s dependence on import of high-end medical devices

ISRO successfully completed the ground test of the solid-fuel based booster stage (SS1) of its new Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), completing the ground testing of all three stages of the launch vehicle

United States President approved a arms package for Ukraine, which would include U.S. made Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems (MANPADS).

Karnataka’s maternal mortality ratio (MMR) has declined by nine points from 92 per lakh live births in 2016-2018 to 83 in 2017-2019, during the pre-COVID-19 period

Union Ministry of Power has launched the Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center (Virtual SGKC) and Innovation Park

The Food and Civil Supplies Department will start the distribution of fortified rice from April 1 in 14 districts of the state under ‘Poushtika Karnataka’ (Nutrition Karnataka) programme to eradicate malnutrition

Cabinet approves establishment of WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India

As per National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 , Odisha has the highest coverage of full immunization in the country, with 90.5 percent coverage

New data from Chandra’s Atmospheric Composition Explorer-2 (CHACE-2) mass spectrometer on Chandrayaan-2 show the distribution of Argon-40 gas in the lunar ‘exosphere’, beyond the areas this was known to exist

The National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) has now deployed “PARAM Ganga”, a supercomputer at IIT Roorkee, with a supercomputing capacity of 1.66 Petaflops

Foundation stone for the Cosmology Education and Research Training Centre called “COSMOS”, featuring a high-tech planetarium, on the University of Mysore’s Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar campus was recently unveiled

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System to ensure flow of equal quantity of water into the canals to ensure proper irrigation in dependent fields to be extended to other parts of the country. It is at present in place at canal gates of projects under Krishna Bhagya Jal Nigam Limited (KBJNL)

Kavach, an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection System showcased on South Central Railway Friday, is earmarked for aggressive rollout on 2,000 km in 2022-23, according the Budget proposals

Swiss Air Lines, the subsidiary of Lufthansa, plans to become the world’s first airline to use solar fuel

NEWS Only the appropriate authorities notified by the State Government can initiate criminal prosecution against health facilities for violation of provisions of the Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act 1994, ruled the Karnataka High Court. THE CASE AND RULING HC passed the order while quashing a criminal proceeding initiated against Dhondiba Anna […]

Karnataka launched Pulse Polio – 2022 campaign, as part of a nationwide drive

Government of India launched National Policy Guidelines on Bio-Medical Innovation and Entrepreneurship recently

NEWS National WASH Conclave-2022 was organized recently DETAILS WHO ORGANIZED – National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) COLLOBARATIONS – Ministry of Jal Shakti, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, UNICEF, WaterAid and other development partners THEME – “WASH Forward: Advancing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Panchayats” CONCLAVE OBJECTIVES Bringing Government and WASH sector players […]

Alcyoneus Galaxy was discovered using the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) telescope and the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) network

The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) in association with Startup India has launched the ‘Ayush Start-up Challenge’ to encourage start-ups and individuals working on innovations in the field of Ayurveda and alternative healing

Recently, Prime Minister flagged off 100 kisan drones in different cities and towns of India, in order to help farmers in spraying pesticides in their farms

Health authorities in Malawi, Africa have declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after a case was confirmed in a 3-year-old girl in the capital, Lilongwe.

National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad developed Fluorine Doped Tin Oxide (FTO) electrode fabricated with reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO) for as an electrochemical based immunosensor for the rapid, sensitive and specific detection of the Non-Structural 1 (NS1) secretory protein, which is suitable biomarker for Japanese encephalitis virus found circulating in the blood and has been reported to elicit an immune response.

India’s first water taxi service was inaugurated in Maharashtra recently, that connects the Navi Mumbai area to mainland Mumbai

Tamil Nadu has made it clear to the Supreme Court that it does not want the Indian Neutrino Observatory (INO) to be set up in a sensitive ecological zone in the Western Ghats at a great cost to wildlife and biodiversity, and by ignoring the local opposition to the project.

Karnataka Health Department has relaunched its cochlear implant programme that had come to a standstill since 2018-2019.

India plans to prepare digital maps of all its 6,00,000 villages and pan-India 3D maps will be prepared for 100 cities, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology said at an event to mark a year of the updated geospatial policy guidelines. It will help SVAMITVA scheme

One of the three persons diagnosed with Lassa fever in the UK has died as per recent reports.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully launched its earth observation satellite EOS-4 and two co-passenger technology demonstrator and scientific satellites from the first launch pad at the country’s only spaceport in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh recently

Capacity Building Commission (CBC) and Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India jointly called for a virtual session involving S&T departments and councils of all states to discuss the need for working knowledge of new-age technologies, process improvements, reskilling or upskilling and human resource development.

Elon Musk’s Starlink has lost dozens of satellites that were caught in a geomagnetic storm a day after they were launched

Recently, A team at the Joint European Torus (JET) facility near Oxford in central England generated 59 megajoules of sustained energy during an experiment in December, more than doubling a 1997 record

Modalities to deepen cooperation in “Deep Ocean Mission” was recently discussed

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has invited applications from 100 domestic companies, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as well as startups for incentives under the design linked incentive (DLI) scheme.

Edtech sector companies have formed a collective — India EdTech Consortium — under the aegis of the industry body Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).

The Centre for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP), recently conducted a pilot project on the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) corporate office premises to demonstrate the use of clean energy to power EVs. It has said Solar-powered EV charging reduces carbon footprint.

Cabinet approves Intra-State Transmission System – Green Energy Corridor Phase-II

• Telecommunication Engineering Centre(TEC) releases ‘Code of Practice for securing consumer Internet of Things(IoT)’ Internet of Things is the inter-linking of digital devices, machines, people and other objects with each other through wireless networks.

The Kalaburagi bench of the high court has said that drawing of the blood sample of an accused to determine the paternity of the child is neither self-incrimination nor violative of Article 20 (3) of the Constitution.

POWERGRID celebrated anniversary of One Nation-One Grid-One Frequency on 31 December

Governance department has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and State Bank of India (SBI) for enabling and implementing ‘e-RUPI’

Minister for Road Transport and Highways asked automobile manufacturers to manufacture flex-fuel vehicles complying with BS-6 norms within six months.

Phishing attacks on central ministry officials get sharper, targeted

The National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) has regained the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accreditation.

Nearly 2,000 pet and stray dogs in Amravati city were affected by canine parvovirus virus

Karnataka recorded a sudden rise in the number of adverse events following immunisation (AEFI).

The Joint Committee of Parliament recommendations on the Personal Data Protection Bill are in some aspects very similar to global standards such as European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, but differs in aspects such as jail terms

The centre has given “in-principle’’ approval for setting up of six nuclear power reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra

NASA launched a new mission named Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer or IXPE.

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) virtually launched “Certification Course on Home Energy Audit (HEA)”

NASA launched its new Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) — the agency’s first-ever laser communications system — from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Light-touch regulation of PM-WANI framework will encourage entrepreneurs to set up public wifi hotspots and generate additional revenue

Shortage of drug, Desferal 500 mg  hits thalassaemia patients in Karnataka

Bengaluru has reported fewer cases of Vector Borne diseases like dengue and chikungunya this year compared to last year

The Vice President,addressing scientists and staff of the U R Rao Satellite Centre  suggested to ISRO to give a thrust to the indigenously-developed regional navigation satellite system, NaVIC for global use.

Prime minister discussed important schemes that inspired children to dream of future with S&T at an event

India has successfully launched the 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica 

Stem cells from late kannada actor Puneeth’s eyes to help many regain vision. corneal epithelial stem cells are being cultured to treat people who may lose vision due to eye injuries such as cracker burns, chemical and acid injuries.

Under the universal immunisation programme, the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) programme was launched in the Bengaluru  on the occasion of ‘World Pneumonia Day’.

The annual Leonids Meteor Shower has begun

UK drug regulator announced that it has approved the first oral antiviral for treatment of Covid-19. The drug, molnupiravir, has been developed by Merck and Ridgeback

Three Bengaluru scientists have been awarded Swarnajayanti fellowships for their innovative research ideas and their potential to create an impact on research and development in different disciplines.

Ashoka University hosted a virtual conference titled ‘The Dyslexic Mind: Thinking Differently about Higher Education’

Initiative called IRIS or Infrastructure for Resilient Island States, was formally launched by Prime Minister recently

Enterotoxemia caused the death of 35 sheep in Shivamogga district recently

SC sets up committee to examine Pegasus allegations

Union Health Ministry has rushed a high level multi-disciplinary team to Uttar Pradesh where a case of Zika Virus Disease case has been reported.

The technology Cashew Multiple Rooting for Senile plantation was developed by local farmer of Kerala is gaining popularity

Drug price regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) said it has fixed the ceiling prices for 12 anti-diabetic generic medicines, including glimepiride tablets, glucose injection and intermediate acting insulin solution.

Kerala wins award for city with most sustainable transport system

An analysis has found that e-cigarette use — even on a daily basis — did not help smokers successfully stay off cigarettes.

Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has achieved success in improving the numbers of Pygmy hogs. This breakthrough is done through captive genetic inbreeding of endangered species

Punjab farmers are creating bio-enzymes from kinnow fruit wastes

The British Museum in London will display an ancient object called the Nebra Sky Disc, which is thought to be the world’s oldest concrete depiction of stars.

The government has notified new rules under which the gestational limit for termination of a pregnancy has been increased from 20 to 24 weeks for certain categories of women under newly amended Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021

• Ministry of Information and Broadcasting launched MyParkings app for region of Delhi. It is created by Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL) with South Delhi Municipal Corporation with the purpose to digitize all authorized parking under SDMC municipal limits.

Based on research over KATOL meteorite researchers have unravelled the composition expected to be present in the Earth’s lower mantle which is at about 660 km deep.

World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday endorsed the first anti-malarial vaccine use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) among children in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission.

Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI), the implementing agency of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) has completed the target of opening of 8,300 Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) for the FY 2021-22 before end of September, 2021.

NASA, is set to send its “Psyche Mission” to visit a giant asteroid called Psyche, which could be the frozen remains of molten core of a bygone world.

Defence Minister felicitated the winners of ‘Dare to Dream 2.0’ Contest organised by Defence Research & Development Organisation

The Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research -National Geophysical Research Institute (CSIR-NGRI) has launched an ‘Environmental Seismology’ group to develop a ‘Landslide and Flood Early Warning System’ for the Himalayan region based on real-time monitoring with dense seismological networks, coupled with satellite data, numerical modelling and geomorphic analysis.

Ministry of Labour and Employment launched DigiSaksham – a digital skills programme to enhance the employability of youth by imparting digital  skills  that are required in an increasingly technology driven era.

Instances of drug resistant malaria are increasing in India

Prime Minister  chaired the 38th PRAGATI meeting

NASA launched LANDSAT-9.It will help monitor climate change

The 34th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA), the PSU under Ministry of New & Renewable Energy was held recently

17th Foundation Day celebrations of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) was recently celebrated

Aim is to Identify 75 innovations in Telemedicine, AI, Digital Health & BIG Data by Start-ups and Entrepreneurs

STEMI( ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction) is Heart attack management system in Semi-urban and Rural areas conceptualized by Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested a new version of the Akash surface-to-air missile Akash Prime from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha.

With advanced technologies and newer experiments, and researchers of  XENON1T have made the first putative direct detection of dark energy.

The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) has developed the country’s first-ever non-GM (genetically modified) herbicide-tolerant rice varieties

Ministry of Civil Aviation released an “interactive digital airspace map” for flying drones, that demarcates areas into different zones for flying drones across India.

Italy has recognised Covishield vaccine against the Coronavirus

Delhi records an unprecedented rainfall this season and an increase in incidents of road cave-ins across the city.

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named a Lunar crater at the south pole of the moon after the Arctic explorer Matthew Henson

According to a study, published in the journal BMJ Open, out of 150 patients hospitalised for Covid in the United States in the initial phase of the pandemic, 73 per cent had delirium.

As per Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) study, India is all set and is on the right track to become industrial trans fat-free by 2022

World Alzheimer Day was observed across the world on September 21 with the objective of raising awareness of the disease, common symptoms and risk factors.

NITI Aayog, with RMI and RMI India’s support, launched Shoonya—an initiative to promote zero-pollution delivery vehicles by working with consumers and industry.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Reserve Bank of India have announced their intent to link Singapore’s PayNow and India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) real-time payment systems by July 2022.

Greater Noida Authority has planned to introduce innovative ways for door-to-door waste collection efficiently. Innovative methods comprise of high-tech features such as pasting QR codes outside houses, installation of GPC & CCTV on vehicles carrying garbage.

British government has announced to introduce legislation in 2021, under which all the newly built homes and offices will require to feature electric vehicle chargers in England.

Teachnique that alters genes linked to male fertility—creating sterile offspring—and female flight in Aedes aegypti

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has handed over the first deliverable Firing Unit (FU) of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) System to Indian Air Force (IAF)

KYC-VS is a new application programming interface (API) launched on the CoWIN platform. The new feature will enable entities to check an individual’s status of vaccination through CoWIN.

Kerala reports mortality due to Nipah.

Amazon India announced the launch of Kisan Store.

Amidst reports of rising numbers of “breakthrough infections”, India SARS-CoV-2 Genome Consortium (INSACOG) said these numbers are on expected lines but did not officially quantify the extent of such infections.

scientists of Indian Institutes of Technology, Ropar and Kanpur and Faculty of Management Studies of Delhi University have developed a living-plant based air purifier “Ubreathe Life” that amplifies the air purification process in the indoor spaces. These indoor spaces can either be hospitals, schools, offices and Homes.

Karnataka is the first State in the country to start a door-to-door survey to detect TB among COVID-19-recovered individuals and their household contacts

Indian Royal Jelly has been found to surpass top-quality sellers, including those produced in Thailand and Taiwan.

The Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR) has launched a regular Jungle Tea Toy Train Safari on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Route.

Russia issued a warning about the possibility of rise in cases of West Nile Virus  infections this autumn because mild temperatures and heavy precipitation are the favourable circumstances for mosquitos carrying the virus.

A new initiative to revive pashmina shawls has been revived

Web version of e-GOPALA application was launched recently

Union AYUSH Ministry launched a Y-Break App to boost its activities

Government of India has introduced a new registration mark under the Bharat Series (BH-Series) for new vehicles

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched the India’s first ‘Quantum Computer Simulator (QSim) Toolkit’.

Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, took charge as the Chairperson of Stop TB Partnership Board

Union ministry of civil aviation released LIBERALIZED DRONE RULES 2021. It seeks to simplify present rules.

India pitched its indigenously built fighter aircrafts at the International Military-Technical Forum ‘ARMY-2021’ in Moscow.

The S-400 air defence systems deal, for which deliveries are scheduled to begin in a few months, was on schedule said Russia

The government launched a new geospatial planning portal called ‘Yuktdhara’ under Bhuvan

The first of two additional Krivak class stealth frigates being built by Russia is expected to be delivered to India in the middle of 2023

The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited on August 21, 2021, commissioned India’s largest floating solar PV project of 25MW on the reservoir of its Simhadri thermal station in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, tend to be of long duration and are the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behaviours factors.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California announced that an experiment carried out in its National Ignition Facility has made a breakthrough in nuclear fusion research

Chandrayaan-2 orbiter of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has detected water molecules on Moon’s surface

Pakistan  successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile which can strike targets up to 290 kilometres

ISRO EOS 3 satellite that was launched failed in third stage.

Union Government has informed Parliament that it has approved Deep Ocean Mission (DOM) for 5 years during the period 2021-2026.

Principal Scientific Adviser, Prof. K. Vijay Raghavan, virtually inaugurated a decentralized biomedical waste incinerator at Buxar in Bihar.

Power Grid Corporation of India has commissioned a 40-kilometre transmission line successfully in Aryan Valley (Kargil district) of Ladakh

According to Titagarh Wagons Ltd, its plant in Italy has rolled out first train for Pune Metro coach, which will be Lightest train in India

112th Annual Day celebrations of National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) was recently celebrated

What is in news : India participated in the 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3) meeting, jointly organised by Iceland and Japan and virtually hosted by Japan, for discussing research and cooperation in the Arctic Details : India provided details about NISAR at the meet NISAR FULL FORM NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar BY NASA & ISRO […]

India participated in the 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3) meeting, jointly organised by Iceland and Japan and virtually hosted by Japan, for discussing research and cooperation in the Arctic

Country’s first cost effective indigenously made wireless physiological parameters monitoring system for the patients who are suffering from COVID-19

Government informed Parliament Space Activities Bill is under active consideration of the Government which will include aspects pertaining to regulation and promotion of private players in space sector.

World’s first affordable as well as effective new drug for hepatitis C has been registered by Malaysia.

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, teaming up with IIT Kharagpur, have developed piezoelectric molecular crystals that repair themselves from mechanical damages without need for any external intervention.

Nauka meaning “science” in Russian is biggest space lab launched by Russia

“AMLEX” an oxygen rationing device, the first of its kind in India, have been developed by researchers from Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar. This device can reduce oxygen wastage by regulating the oxygen flow from the cylinder by a patient.

The latest serological survey conducted nationwide by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has found that up to two-thirds of the country’s population who are above the age of six have already been infected with the Coronavirus.

A global collaborative investigative project has discovered Israeli spyware Pegasus was used to target thousands of people across the world.

The Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) has provided tap water supply to more than 97 lakh households in five JE-AES (Japanese Encephalitis-Acute Encephalitis Syndrome) affected states.

Global and regional estimates of Covid-19’s impact on routine childhood immunisation indicates unparalleled disruptions in delivery of vaccines against measles (MCV1) and diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (whooping cough) (DTP3) — with 2020’s coverage likely falling in some regions to levels not seen in over a decade

Recently, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) Renewable Energy Ltd (REL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Union Territory of Ladakh to set up the country’s first Green Hydrogen Mobility project.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted the third long-duration hot test of the liquid propellant Vikas engine for the Gaganyaan programme.

The English city of Liverpool has been removed from UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites.

6 years of Digital India campaign was celebrated recently. Digital India was an initiative taken by the Government of India for providing high-speed internet networks to rural areas.

Russia started construction of fifth nuclear power unit at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu.

As per the officials of FATF, the review of India’s anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing regime has been postponed for the second time on account of the pandemic and is expected to take place by next year.

NASA, has received its first sample of asteroid Ryugu that returned to Earth in December 2020 by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

A nano biomaterial with a stable link between two molecules or a hormone nanoconjugate called hydroxyapatite-Parathyroid synthesized by Inspire Faculty fellow Dr. Geetanjali Tomar from Savitribai Phule Pune University may soon help tissue regeneration.

The Atmanirbhar Krishi app was created to equip farmers with actionable agricultural insights and early weather alerts. Data related to soil type, soil health, moisture, weather, and water table were aggregated and analysed to generate personalized insights related to crop selection, fertilizers requirements, and water needs for each farmer at the farm-holding level.

A new-generation nuclear-capable ballistic missile, Agni-P (Prime) was successfully test-fired by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) recently.

Goa has become the first Rabies-free state of India. According to Chief Minister , state has not reported a single rabies case in last three years.

Twitter Inc announced  that it is going to shut down its Fleets feature.

Recently, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that it will install seven new doppler radars in Maharashtra, including Mumbai in 2021.

An experimental monoclonal antibody cocktail, REGEN-COV2, has been found to be a life-saving treatment for some of the most severely affected Covid-19 patients, results of a clinical trial in the UK have shown.

Narippaiyur, a village in Ramanathapuram District, a drought prone area situated in the South-East corner of Tamil Nadu will benefit from 20,000 litres per day of fresh water produced from sea water – thanks to the solar thermal Forward Osmosis (FO) sea water desalination system installed in the place.

Indian Certification of Medical Devices Plus (ICMED) Scheme.

The involvement of women as science leaders seem to be increasing as the percentage of them leading research projects has increased, said a report released by the Department of Science and Technology.

Cryogenic electron microscopy is an electron microscopy technique applied on samples cooled to cryogenic temperatures and embedded in an environment of vitreous water. An aqueous sample solution is applied to a grid-mesh and plunge-frozen in liquid ethane or a mixture of liquid ethane and propane.

The Union Cabinet has approved the long-pending deep ocean mission, which among other things involves developing a submersible vehicle that will allow a crew to plunge 6,000 metres into the ocean and hunt the floor for precious metals.

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed three types of cost-effective ventilators and an oxygen concentrator.

A 41-year-old man in China’s eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with a rare strain of bird flu known as H10N3

An advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device by The Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) in Hefei, China.

The guidelines, announced in February, had asked all social media platforms to set up a grievances redressal and compliance mechanism, which included appointing a resident grievance officer, chief compliance officer and a nodal contact person.