science and tech

India to sign deal to buy 26 Rafale-M Fighter Jets from France

Context: The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), has approved a ₹63,000 crore deal with France for the purchase of 26 Rafale-M (Marine) fighter jets for the Indian Navy. About Rafale-M Fighter Jets Rafale-M Fighter Jets is the naval variant of the...

Technology and Innovation Report 2025

Context: Recently UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) released Technology and Innovation Report 2025. It evaluates how countries are prepared for and investing in frontier technologies, including AI, robotics, IoT etc. Technology and Innovation Report 2025 The United Nations...

India’s Undersea Cable, Expansion, Significance

Context: India is expanding its internet infrastructure with new undersea cable systems. The latest addition is Airtel’s 2Africa Pearls system, adding 100 terabits per second of capacity to India’s international bandwidth. What are Undersea Cable/Submarine Cables? Submarine Cables are fibre-optic...

Saturn Moons Count Reaches 274 with 128 new Discovery

Context: Recently astronomers have discovered 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing its total moon count to 274. About Saturn Saturn is the 6th planet from the Sun and the 2nd largest planet in our solar system. It is a gas...

LIGO India Project, Working and Significance

The LIGO India Project The LIGO-India project will be set up in the Hingoli district of Maharashtra and will start scientific runs in 2030. The detector will be built as part of LIGO-India collaboration. This project will be a collaboration between...

Future Circular Collider (FCC): The World’s Biggest Machine

Future Circular Collider (FCC) Future Circular Collider (FCC) is a proposed next-generation particle accelerator by CERN. It is a planned 91 km circular tunnel beneath the Swiss-French border. FCC is expected to be completed in 2035 and will have a...

NASA Parker Solar Probe Flies Closer to Sun than Any Spacecraft

Context: NASA's Parker Solar Probe has just made history by completing its closest pass to the Sun than any spacecraft ever before. On 24 December 2024, the Parker Solar probe made its closest approach to the Sun, coming to a...

Silvaguard Drone, Purpose and Working Mechanism

Silvaguard Drone Silvaguard is an autonomous, AI-based drone system designed for early forest fire detection and suppression. It is developed by Dryad Networks and works in combination with the Silvanet system, a solar-powered wireless network. The Silvanet system enables communication...

India’s Deep Sea Technology, Need and Challenges

Context: India's Matsya-6000 submersible aims to enhance deep-sea exploration for resources and security, amid growing geopolitical competition and technological advances in undersea infrastructure and surveillance by nations like China. More in News Matsya-6000 Submersible: India completed wet testing of the...

Nag Anti-Tank Missile System (NAMIS)

Context: The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract under the Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed Developed and Manufactured) category for procurement of NAMIS. About Nag Anti-Tank Missile System (NAMIS) Nag Anti-Tank Missile System (NAMIS) is an indigenously developed, third-generation, fire-and-forget missile...