Science & Technology

Science & Technology Social Issues

5 min

Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks’ estate over use of her ’stolen’ cells to advance medicine

Pharmaceutical giant Novartis reached a confidential settlement with the estate of Henrietta Lacks, resolving a lawsuit alleging that Novartis unjustly profi...

GS Paper 3 (Science & Technology Bioethics) GS Paper 2 (Social Justice)

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Social Issues Economics Science & Technology

4 min

Govt temporarily discontinues rice fortification under PMGKAY, cites shelf life concerns

The central government has temporarily discontinued the supply of fortified rice under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) and other allied ...

GS2 (Government Welfare Schemes Health Policy) GS3 (Food Security Technology)

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Social Issues Economics Science & Technology

5 min

Government suspends fortified rice rollout in welfare schemes citing shelf-life concerns

The central government has temporarily discontinued the supply of fortified rice under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) and allied welfar...

Social Justice Food Security; GS3 — Food Processing S&T)

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Science & Technology International Relations

4 min

From road-safety chips to water-from-air, PM Modi reviews cutting edge Israeli tech

During his February 2026 visit to Israel, Prime Minister Modi reviewed a range of cutting-edge Israeli technologies with potential applications in India, inc...

GS3 GS2

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Science & Technology

7 min

Isro NVS-02 failure: Broken electrical circuit likely prevented orbit injection, says committee

ISRO's Apex Committee released findings on February 25, 2026, explaining the failure of the NVS-02 navigation satellite, launched aboard GSLV-F15 from Srihar...

GS Paper 3 (Science and Technology Space)

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Science & Technology Polity & Governance

5 min

Ashwini Vaishnaw warns digital platforms on deepfakes, calls for mandatory consent in AI content

Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, speaking at the DNPA Conclave 2026, declared that synthetic content (deepfakes an...

GS3 (Science & Technology IT) GS2 (Governance Rights)

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Science & Technology

6 min

Broken electrical circuit behind ISRO’s failed launch of NVS-02 in January 2025: Committee

ISRO officially disclosed on February 25, 2026, the root cause of the NVS-02 navigation satellite failure that occurred after its launch on January 29, 2025....

GS3 (Science & Technology Space)

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Science & Technology Social Issues

8 min

A jab well done: On India’s Human Papillomavirus vaccination programme

Prime Minister Modi formally launched India's nationwide free HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccination programme on February 28, 2026, at a ceremony in Ajmer, ...

GS Paper 2 (Health Government Schemes) and GS Paper 3 (Science and Technology)

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Science & Technology Polity & Governance

8 min

CDSCO modifies norms for testing permissions to speed up drug approvals

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) announced modifications to the process for granting No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for laboratory t...

GS Paper 3 (Science & Technology Pharmaceuticals Healthcare Governance)

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International Relations Science & Technology

6 min

PM Modi in Israel highlights: Agreement reached on use of UPI in Israel, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed a two-day state visit to Israel on February 25-26, 2026, meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. India and Israel e...

GS2 (International Relations) GS3 (Science & Technology Economy)

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Science & Technology Internal Security

5 min

From dating scams to fake lawyers: OpenAI details ChatGPT misuse in new threat report

OpenAI published a new threat intelligence report documenting the systematic misuse of its ChatGPT platform by criminal networks and state-linked actors acro...

GS Paper 3 (Science & Technology Cyber Security Internal Security)

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Science & Technology Internal Security

5 min

Pentagon asks defence contractors about reliance on Anthropic's AI services, source says

The United States Department of Defense (Pentagon) reached out to major defence contractors — including Boeing and Lockheed Martin — asking them to assess an...

GS Paper 3 (Science & Technology Internal Security Cyber Security)

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Science & Technology Social Issues

5 min

Several school students fall ill during campaign for filariasis elimination in Patna

Several school students in Patna's Athmalgola area (Ganpat Rai Tola primary school) fell ill shortly after being administered Albendazole tablets under the M...

GS Paper 2 (Health Government Schemes) GS Paper 3 (Science & Technology)

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Science & Technology International Relations

6 min

DeepSeek withholds latest AI model from US chipmakers including Nvidia, sources say

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek denied Nvidia and AMD early access to its forthcoming V4 AI model, giving Chinese chipmakers (including Huawei) a head start of s...

GS3 GS2

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International Relations Science & Technology

6 min

PM Modi and Netanyahu discuss key issues to strengthen India-Israel ties

PM Narendra Modi completed a two-day state visit to Israel (February 25-26, 2026) — his first visit in nine years — at the invitation of PM Benjamin Netanyah...

GS2 (India's Foreign Policy Bilateral Relations) GS3 (Defence Science & Technology)

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Science & Technology Polity & Governance

5 min

I&B Minister asks online platforms to take responsibility for content

Speaking at the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) Conclave 2026 in New Delhi, the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting identified deepfak...

GS2 (Governance) GS3 (Science & Technology)

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Science & Technology International Relations

6 min

Canada tells OpenAI to boost safety measures or be forced to by government

Canadian government ministers summoned OpenAI's safety team in February 2026 and issued an ultimatum: implement stronger safety measures voluntarily or face ...

GS2 (Governance International Relations) GS3 (Science & Technology AI Governance Cyber Security)

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Environment & Ecology Science & Technology

5 min

What are carbon capture and utilisation technologies? | Explained

The Union Budget 2026-27 allocated ₹20,000 crore over five years to scale up Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) technologies, marking India's fi...

GS3 (Climate Change Technology Industry)

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International Relations Science & Technology

7 min

‘Historic decision’: India, Israel elevate ties to ‘Special Strategic Partnership’, says PM Modi

India and Israel formally elevated their bilateral relationship to a "Special Strategic Partnership" on February 26, 2026, during PM Modi's two-day state vis...

GS Paper 2 (India and its Neighbourhood Bilateral Relations) GS Paper 3 (Science and Technology)

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Science & Technology Polity & Governance

5 min

CDSCO eases drug testing approvals, new fast-track system from June 1, 2026

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) issued a circular modifying its drug testing approval process, effective June 1, 2026. Under the new ...

GS3 (Science & Technology Pharma Regulation) GS2 (Governance)

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