Science & Technology Current Affairs 2026: Latest Updates & MCQs

ISRO missions, DRDO tests, space, IT, AI and scientific discoveries in the news.

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Indian Astronomers Find Star Cluster UBC 63 Is Really Two
A team led by Indian astronomers using ESA's Gaia data found that the open cluster UBC 63 is in fact two clusters that passed close to each other.
5 November 2026 · 2 min read
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TRAI Recommends New Satellite Network Provider Authorisation
TRAI recommended a new Satellite Communication Network Provider Authorisation for 20 years under the Telecommunications Act, 2023, and cleared direct-to-device services.
5 November 2026 · 2 min read
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India Eyes Debris-Free Space by 2030 as Base 1 Opens
Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated Cosmoserve Space's Base 1 facility at Hyderabad on 5 November 2026 and announced a vision of debris-free space by 2030.
5 November 2026 · 2 min read
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India Plans First Human Deep-Sea Mission to 6,000 m by 2028
Dr Jitendra Singh told IPRD 2026 in New Delhi that India will send its first human deep-sea mission to depths of up to 6,000 metres by the year 2028.
4 November 2026 · 2 min read
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JNCASR Silicon Chip Carries Terahertz Data at 100 Gbit/s
JNCASR researchers built a silicon photonic crystal chip that pushes terahertz waves through an engineered barrier at 100 Gbit/s, pointing to 6G circuits.
4 November 2026 · 2 min read
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TRAI Launches Network Anubhav Platform for Network Quality
TRAI launched the Network Anubhav Platform, a geospatial dashboard showing user and drive test results for mobile and fixed broadband, with a DND web interface.
4 November 2026 · 2 min read
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CSIR and DAKSHIN-RIS Sign Pact for Global South Science
CSIR and DAKSHIN, the Global South Centre of Excellence at RIS, signed a Letter of Association on 3 November 2026 to share science and technology with partner nations.
4 November 2026 · 2 min read
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IndiaAI Mission Releases EKA-1 and Dhir Foundation Models
The IndiaAI Mission released the indigenous foundation models EKA-1 by Soket Labs and Dhir 2B and Dhir 5B by ZenteiQ at a press event held in New Delhi.
3 November 2026 · 2 min read
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NITI Aayog and TEXMiN Sign Critical Minerals Pact
NITI Aayog and TEXMiN at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad signed a Joint Statement of Intent to build indigenous technology and value chains in critical and strategic minerals.
3 November 2026 · 2 min read
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Aditya-L1 VELC Finds Solar Eruption Expands Asymmetrically
Aditya-L1's VELC payload has shown for the first time that a coronal mass ejection expands unevenly and takes an asymmetric shape, not as a round bubble.
3 November 2026 · 2 min read
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Geothermal Energy: India's First Wells Open in Puga Valley
India's geothermal push rests on the 2025 national policy and the first two wells at Puga Valley in Ladakh; GSI has mapped 381 hot springs and 10 provinces.
2 November 2026 · 3 min read
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IIA Team Traces Black Hole Behind Bright X-ray Source ULX-8
A 24-year X-ray study led from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics finds NGC 4490 ULX-8 is powered by a black hole feeding above the Eddington limit.
2 November 2026 · 2 min read
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Kishtwar Seismological Observatory Opens; J&K Now Has Four
Dr Jitendra Singh opened a seismological observatory at Kishtwar, the fourth in Jammu and Kashmir, sending real-time data to the National Centre for Seismology.
2 November 2026 · 2 min read
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Digi Yatra Begins International Trials at Seven Airports
Digi Yatra has begun trials for international passengers at seven airports from November to December 2026, for Indian nationals holding e-passports.
1 November 2026 · 2 min read
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NVS-03 Completes First Orbit Manoeuvre of NavIC Mission
ISRO's NVS-03, the third second-generation NavIC satellite, finished its first orbit-raising burn on 31 October 2026 and is headed for 111.75 degrees East.
1 November 2026 · 2 min read
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GSLV-F18 Launches NVS-03 to Strengthen NavIC System
ISRO successfully launched GSLV-F18 carrying the NVS-03 navigation satellite, a mission that strengthens NavIC, India's own satellite navigation system.
31 October 2026 · 2 min read
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Survey of India Workshop Charts Geospatial Economy Plan
Jitendra Singh told a Survey of India workshop in New Delhi that geospatial capability will decide India's growth, and urged industry to enable, invest and adopt.
30 October 2026 · 2 min read
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DRDO Leads Semiconductor Session at ESTIC 2026 in Delhi
DRDO chaired the thematic session on semiconductors and next-generation chips at ESTIC 2026, held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi in late October.
30 October 2026 · 2 min read
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TRAI Issues Draft AI Guidelines for Telecom Networks
TRAI released draft guidelines on the responsible use of artificial intelligence in telecom networks and services on 30 October 2026 for public comments.
30 October 2026 · 2 min read
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AIIA-iCAINE Launches National Ayurveda AI Challenge
AIIA's incubator AIIA-iCAINE marked its sixth Foundation Day with AyushTech Innovate, a national open Ayurveda AI challenge run with Techfest, IIT Bombay.
29 October 2026 · 2 min read