Science & Technology

GS Paper 3 (Internal Security, Science & Technology; Defence) Internal Security Science & Technology International Relations 5m

Fibre-optic drones | The phantom that flies

Fibre-optic first-person view (FPV) drones have emerged as one of the most disruptive technologies on the Russia-Ukraine battlefield and in West Asian confli...

GS Paper 2 (Governance, Disaster Management) GS Paper 3 (Science & Technology) Polity & Governance Science & Technology 4m

‘This is a test message’: India launches new emergency messaging system for citizens

India activated its indigenously developed Cell Broadcast System (CBS) on May 2, 2026, sending a nationwide test alert to mobile phones across all capital ci...

GS Paper 2 (Governance, Disaster Management) GS Paper 3 (Science & Technology, Internal Security) Polity & Governance Science & Technology Internal Security 4m

What is SACHET, the alert system that India will use from now in emergencies?

India formally launched SACHET, its integrated disaster and emergency alert platform, in conjunction with the rollout of a nationwide indigenous Cell Broadca...

GS Paper 2 (Governance, Government Policies) GS Paper 3 (Disaster Management, Internal Security) Science & Technology Polity & Governance Internal Security 5m

India tests new emergency messaging system for citizens: How cell broadcast works, why it matters

On 2 May 2026, India's Cell Broadcast System (CBS) was officially launched and a nationwide test alert was broadcast to citizens across all 36 states and Uni...

GS Paper 3 (Science & Technology, Disaster Management) GS Paper 2 (Government Policies) Science & Technology Polity & Governance 4m

What is India’s new Cell Broadcast System? Everything you need to know

India launched the Cell Broadcast Alert System (CBS) on 2 May 2026, developed indigenously by the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) under the Depa...

GS Paper 2 (Government Policies) GS Paper 3 (Infrastructure, Transport, Technology) Science & Technology Economics Geography 7m

India launches first barrier-less toll system on NH-48 in Gujarat

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) launched India's first Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) based barrier-less tolling system at the Choryasi Toll Pla...

GS Paper 3 (Defence, Internal Security, Science & Technology) Internal Security Science & Technology 4m

Sixth Nilgiri-class frigate joins fleet, boosting naval firepower

INS Mahendragiri, the sixth ship of the Nilgiri-class (Project 17A) advanced stealth guided-missile frigate programme, was delivered to the Indian Navy at Mu...

GS Paper 3 (Science & Technology, Infrastructure, Energy Security) Science & Technology Economics 4m

AERB issues permission for major equipment erection at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project

The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) issued permission for Major Equipment Erection at Units 5 and 6 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) on ...

GS Paper 3 (Science and Technology; Space) Science & Technology Polity & Governance 6m

India’s first State-led Centre of Excellence for space tech launched in Bengaluru

Karnataka launched India's first state-led Centre of Excellence for Space Technology (CoE SpaceTech Foundation) in Bengaluru on May 1, 2026. The CoE was inau...

GS3 (Science & Technology, Internal Security, Defence) Science & Technology Internal Security International Relations 5m

Hezbollah adopts new weapon: Fibre-optic drones, used widely in war in Ukraine

Hezbollah has deployed fibre-optic guided drones against Israeli targets, adopting a technology first extensively used by Russian forces in the Russia-Ukrain...

GS Paper 3 (Indian Economy, Infrastructure — Digital Payments) Economics Science & Technology 4m

UPI hits record scale: 24,162 crore transactions worth ₹314 lakh crore in FY26

India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) recorded 24,162 crore transactions worth ₹314 lakh crore in FY 2025-26, marking the highest annual volume and value ...

GS Paper 3 (Science & Technology, Health) GS Paper 2 (Health, Government Schemes) Science & Technology Social Issues 6m

Artificial Intelligence in healthcare: what lies ahead

Artificial intelligence is being deployed at scale in India's healthcare system across diagnostics, drug discovery, disease surveillance, and telemedicine — ...

GS Paper III (Infrastructure, Environment, Resource Security) Economics Science & Technology Environment & Ecology 5m

Mines Ministry deems 58 companies eligible to participate in critical minerals recycling scheme

The Ministry of Mines has approved 58 companies as eligible participants under the Incentive Scheme for Promotion of Critical Mineral Recycling, a flagship c...

April 2026 4 articles

GS Paper 3 (Space Technology, Science & Technology) Science & Technology 5m

Space Wrap: From Sriharikota to Leh, preparations for Gaganyaan mission in full swing

India's Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme crossed a major milestone with the successful second Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-02) on 10 April 2026 at Sat...

GS Paper 3 (Environment, Science & Technology, Economy) Environment & Ecology Science & Technology Economics 5m

India’s first green methanol plant to turn Kutch’s most invasive weed into marine fuel

India's first green methanol plant is being set up to convert Prosopis juliflora — an invasive weed that has devastated the Banni grasslands of Kutch, Gujara...

GS Paper 2 (Internal Security, India's Neighbourhood) GS Paper 3 (Science & Technology, Defence) Internal Security International Relations Science & Technology 5m

We halted 'Op Sindoor' on our own terms, prepared for long battle: Rajnath Singh; says 'Sudarshan air defence a key example of exemplary AI application’

India's defence establishment has described Operation Sindoor (May 7–10, 2025) as a defining moment in the country's counter-terrorism posture — a shift from...