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 Finance Ministry's Expenditure Finance Committee approved a Rs 1.25 lakh crore outlay for India Semiconductor Mission 2.0; the proposal now goes to the Union Cabinet.
China's LineShine supercomputer in Shenzhen topped the June 2026 TOP500 list at 2.198 exaflops, displacing the US system El Capitan to become the world's fastest.
The Department of Atomic Energy inaugurated the world's first hydrogen plant using the Copper-Chlorine thermochemical cycle powered by nuclear heat from the Fast Breeder Test Reactor at IGCAR, Kalpakkam.
ISRO successfully hot-tested its semi-cryogenic engine power head at 175-tonne thrust, a step toward a 200-tonne engine for the LVM3.
Using data from Aditya-L1's VELC instrument, Indian scientists found strong evidence on how the Sun's corona becomes far hotter than its surface.
IN-SPACe invited Expressions of Interest for the transfer of technology of ISRO's heavy-lift LVM3 launch vehicle to the private sector, with ISRO support, to free up the agency for Gaganyaan and advanced R&D.
ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 mission received the 2026 Goddard Astronautics Award, the highest astronautics honour of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, for its historic lunar south-pole landing.
India's CERT-In warned that a large-scale malware campaign is targeting WhatsApp Web and Desktop users via malicious VBScript attachments, urging caution with unexpected files.
A study published June 24, 2026 in Science Advances confirmed NASA's Perseverance rover detected macromolecular (complex organic) carbon in mudstones of the Bright Angel formation in Jezero Crater — the most extensive organic detection on Mars yet, a potential but unconfirmed sign of past life.
C-DOT, the telecom R&D arm of the Department of Telecommunications, signed an MoU with IIT Hyderabad to set up a Centre of Excellence for next-generation communications spanning 5G-Advanced/6G, AI-enabled networks and quantum communications.
The BRICS Heads of Space Agencies (HOSA) Meeting 2026, hosted by ISRO in Bengaluru under India's BRICS Chairship, concluded on June 24, 2026 with Union Minister Jitendra Singh pitching a 'BRICS Space Economy'.
India proposed quantum-computing cooperation with Russia under its National Quantum Mission at the first BRICS Quantum Technologies forum in Moscow.
Reports highlight Pakistan launching six Earth-observation satellites in 16 months to monitor India, even as ISRO advances a plan to restore its NavIC navigation system.
ISRO Chairman V Narayanan said India needs to build and launch over 200 satellites in the next three years to meet its growing needs, and called for greater participation from private industry, startups and academia.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh said India's bioeconomy has grown nearly 20-fold in a decade to around $165-200 billion and now contributes over 4% of GDP, with a target of $300 billion by 2030 under the BioE3 policy.
The IndiaAI Mission has deployed more than 38,000 high-end GPUs in its common compute facility, with plans to add tens of thousands more, as India builds out sovereign AI infrastructure.
ISRO successfully conducted a sea-level hot test of its CE20 cryogenic engine at 22-tonne thrust, a step up from the earlier 19-tonne level, enhancing the payload capacity of the LVM3 launch vehicle.
Science & Technology current affairs cover space missions, ISRO launches, AI, biotech and research breakthroughs. These are frequently tested in UPSC, SSC, Banking and other government exams, so revising them regularly helps in both prelims and mains.
Use the latest Science & Technology MCQs on this page for quick revision, then attempt the full timed Science & Technology quiz to test recall under exam-like conditions.
Science & Technology current affairs on TestNeeti are updated regularly as new developments are published, with the most recent and exam-important items surfaced first.
Recent high-value Science & Technology topics include India Semiconductor Mission 2.0, Expenditure Finance Committee, Chip manufacturing, MeitY — all covered with key facts and MCQs on this page.
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