Science and technology current affairs for UPSC, SSC, and banking exams. Space missions, AI developments, ISRO launches, scientific discoveries, and digital India updates.
Science & Technology current affairs for UPSC, SSC, Banking and Railways exams. Practice the latest Science & Technology MCQs, important exam-ready facts and updates on space missions, ISRO launches, AI, biotech and research breakthroughs — refreshed regularly for 2026.
Practice the latest Science & Technology current affairs MCQs for UPSC, SSC, Banking and Railways exams. This week's Science & Technology quiz has 12 timed questions with answers and detailed explanations — a quick way to test your revision before the exam.
The Union Cabinet cleared ₹1.27 lakh crore for the second phase of the India Semiconductor Mission, expecting ₹4 lakh crore investment and ₹2 lakh crore in chip production.
India's drug regulator CDSCO approved Leiutis Pharmaceuticals' synthetic cannabidiol (CBD) oral solution for mild-to-moderate anxiety — the world's first such approval, developed entirely in India.
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences achieved a world-record 28.04% efficiency for a perovskite-organic tandem solar cell, published in Nature.
MeitY, with Drone Federation India, launched NIDAR 2.0, a national student challenge to develop autonomous drones powered by India's indigenous VEGA processor, with a Rs 65 lakh prize pool.
Japan's space agency JAXA conducted the first successful lift-off and landing test of its experimental reusable rocket RV-X, a step towards cutting launch costs in a market dominated by SpaceX.
Amazon announced an additional $13 billion investment in India for AI and cloud infrastructure, raising its planned 2026-2030 investment to $48 billion, after CEO Andy Jassy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
IBM confirmed Amaravati will host one of India's first physical quantum computers, an IBM Quantum System Two with a 156-qubit Heron processor, targeted for commissioning by September 2026 to anchor Andhra Pradesh's Quantum Valley.
The ICMR will set up India's first Centre for High Altitude Medicine and Public Health Research at Keylong in Lahaul & Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, to study health challenges of the Himalayan region.
ISRO successfully conducted a flight acceptance hot test of the CE20 cryogenic engine on July 6, 2026, at Mahendragiri, clearing it for the LVM3-M7 mission's upper stage.
Coal India signed an MoU with ISRO's National Remote Sensing Centre to build an AI-powered satellite geospatial platform to monitor mining, land reclamation and underground coal fires.
India rolled out Awiqli, the world's first once-weekly basal insulin from Novo Nordisk, for adults with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
India and Australia launched PACTS, a new strategic framework on cyber, critical technologies and resilient supply chains, during PM Modi's July 2026 Australia visit.
Indian scientists have identified and genetically characterised parrot bornavirus 4 (PaBV-4) in captive psittacine birds for the first time in India.
ISRO successfully conducted the fifth Integrated Main Parachute Air Drop Test (IMAT-05) for the Gaganyaan programme, qualifying the crew module's main parachute for the first uncrewed G1 mission.
The world's first commercial nuclear-powered satellite, using City Labs' tritium-based BOHR power system, was launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
GalaxEye's Mission Drishti, billed as the world's first OptoSAR satellite, lost communication after a geomagnetic solar storm, with recovery now unlikely.
India's Department of Atomic Energy commissioned the world's first hydrogen plant using the Copper-Chlorine thermochemical cycle powered by nuclear heat at Kalpakkam.
ISRO successfully carried out the first ground test of the SOLVE solid motor at Sriharikota on July 3, a key step for Gaganyaan test missions.
CATL unveiled the TENER Sodium Energy Storage System, the world's first real-world validated sodium-ion energy storage solution, at a launch in Munich.
Union Health Minister J P Nadda launched the Drug Registry, a unified digital platform under ABDM to standardise medicine data across India's healthcare systems.
A PRL study found that soil analysed by Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan rover closely resembles the composition of ALHA 81005, the first confirmed lunar meteorite.
Physicists at the University of Innsbruck experimentally created a new non-equilibrium state of quantum matter called a 'fractional Fermi sea', confirming a decades-old theoretical prediction.
Researchers from ICMR-NIRWoH, Mumbai, and IIT Bombay developed an indigenous lab-grown 'placenta-on-chip' that recreates key functions of the human placental barrier for pregnancy research and drug testing.
A new study of Chandrayaan-3's APXS data found the geochemical composition of its Shiv Shakti landing site closely resembles ALHA 81005, the first-known lunar meteorite discovered in Antarctica.
GAGAN is India's indigenous Satellite-Based Augmentation System developed by ISRO and AAI, operational since 2015. It supports precision satellite navigation for aircraft in Indian airspace.
Skyroot Aerospace announced a 12 July to 4 August 2026 launch window for Vikram-1, named Mission Aagaman, from Sriharikota. Vikram-1 is India's first privately built orbital rocket.
The I-2SEA submarine cable system, unveiled on 2 July 2026, will connect Singapore, India and Malaysia. It is built by a consortium of Lightstorm, Microsoft, Singtel and Tata Communications with NEC as supplier.
Mount Erebus, the southernmost active volcano on Earth, emits microscopic crystals of elemental gold that can travel up to 1,000 km, releasing about 80 grams of gold daily.
A long-term study by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics examined the thermal behaviour of interplanetary coronal mass ejections at 1 AU using 1995-2024 observations across three solar cycles.
Researchers used AI to analyse over a century of hand-drawn solar charts from the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory in Tamil Nadu, building a long, continuous record of solar magnetic activity.
NASA is preparing a robotic servicing mission named LINK to raise the orbit of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and prevent its atmospheric re-entry.
India approved its first Private Point-in-Space (PinS) instrument approach procedure for helicopters on 1 July 2026 at Undavalli Heliport, Andhra Pradesh, developed by AAI and cleared by DGCA.
IIT Jodhpur became a full member of the CMS Collaboration at CERN, joining frontier particle-physics research at the Large Hadron Collider.
A few sample questions to test your revision. Attempt the full timed quiz for the complete set.
India Semiconductor Mission 2.0, approved in July 2026, has an outlay of approximately:
Answer: C. ₹1.27 lakh crore
The Cabinet approved ₹1.27 lakh crore for ISM 2.0, expected to attract ~₹4 lakh crore investment and ~₹2 lakh crore in production.
In July 2026, India's CDSCO approved the world's first synthetic oral solution of which compound for anxiety?
Answer: B. Cannabidiol (CBD)
CDSCO approved Leiutis Pharmaceuticals' fully synthetic cannabidiol (CBD) oral solution for mild-to-moderate anxiety — a world first.
In July 2026, a world-record 28.04% efficiency was reported for which technology?
Answer: B. Perovskite-organic tandem solar cell
Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences set a world record of 28.04% steady-state efficiency for a perovskite-organic tandem solar cell, published in Nature.
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