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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TDB Signs Rs 150 Crore Quantum Security Deal With QNu Labs
The Technology Development Board signed an agreement with Bengaluru's QNu Labs for Rs 150 crore of RDI Fund support to build India's quantum-secure technology stack.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
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BHASHINI and IISc Build Sourashtra Text-to-Speech Models
BHASHINI and IISc Bengaluru have developed text-to-speech models for Sourashtra, a low-resource language spoken by about 2.48 lakh people in Tamil Nadu.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
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TDB Supports Development of Indigenous 32-Slice CT Scanner
The Technology Development Board has signed an agreement with Panacea Medical Technologies of Karnataka to build an indigenous 32-slice CT scanner.
15 October 2026 · 2 min read
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ARCI Workshop Marks National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day
About 150 delegates met at IIT Madras Research Park for the 9th workshop on the hydrogen value chain, held by ARCI to mark Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day.
15 October 2026 · 2 min read
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ESTIC 2026 Curtain-Raiser Highlights Physical AI, Robotics
The curtain-raiser for the second ESTIC, to be held at Bharat Mandapam from 27 to 29 October 2026, placed autonomous systems and physical AI at the centre.
15 October 2026 · 2 min read
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BHASHINI Division and Manipur Sign MoU on Multilingual AI
The Digital India BHASHINI Division and the Government of Manipur signed an MoU on multilingual AI at the BHASHINI Rajyam Workshop held in Imphal.
15 October 2026 · 2 min read
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CEA Conference on Making Indian Power Sector AI Enabled
The Central Electricity Authority opened a two-day international conference in New Delhi on making the Indian power sector AI enabled and launched a new portal.
14 October 2026 · 2 min read
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First MEA-CSIR Tech Familiarization Programme Held in Delhi
CSIR and the MEA held the first MEA-CSIR Tech Familiarization Programme on 14 October 2026, drawing 33 envoys and embassy officials from 29 nations.
14 October 2026 · 2 min read
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AI for Good Build-a-thon 5.0 Held at India Mobile Congress
DoT and the ITU held the AI for Good Build-a-thon 5.0 at India Mobile Congress 2026 in New Delhi on the theme of creating innovative agents in 5G.
14 October 2026 · 2 min read
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NIPER Raebareli, AstraZeneca Tie Up for 25 Trial Sites
NIPER Raebareli and AstraZeneca India signed an MoU to build trained staff and inspection-ready clinical trial sites in 25 emerging research geographies in India.
14 October 2026 · 2 min read
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TDB Signs Rs 151 Crore RDI Deal With ideaForge for YETI UAV
The Technology Development Board will put Rs 151 crore from the RDI Fund into YETI, a heavy-lift autonomous aerial logistics vehicle by ideaForge.
14 October 2026 · 2 min read
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DRDO to Lead Semiconductor Session at ESTIC-2026
DRDO will steer a thematic session on semiconductors and next-generation chips at ESTIC-2026, to be held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi from 27 to 29 October.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
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INST Mohali Develops Filter to Clean Dye Wastewater
Scientists at INST Mohali have built a machine learning aided nanofibre filter that removed 98.6 per cent of a textile dye from water within 120 minutes.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
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Soybean Varieties NRC 268 and NRC 270 Show 20 Quintal Yield Signs
ICAR's Indore soybean institute found its improved varieties NRC 268 and NRC 270 pointing to about 20 quintals a hectare despite poor weather this season.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
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BHASHINI Runs Live Translation at NCGG Mussoorie Programme
BHASHINI deployed its Shrutlekh platform for live English-Spanish translation at the NCGG capacity building programme for foreign civil servants in Mussoorie.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
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IMD Launches Cyclone Warning Decision Support System
The India Meteorological Department dedicated its WebGIS-based Cyclone Warning and Marine Weather Services Decision Support System to the nation on 12 October 2026.
12 October 2026 · 2 min read
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8th India-UK Science and Innovation Council Meets in Delhi
The 8th India-UK Science and Innovation Council met in New Delhi, where Jitendra Singh and Jonathan Reynolds opened the BRIC-CDFD-ONT India Genomics Centre.
12 October 2026 · 2 min read
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RDI Fund Names First 19 Second Level Fund Managers
The Research, Development and Innovation Fund announced its first cohort of 19 Second Level Fund Managers with a total commitment of 7,131 crore rupees.
12 October 2026 · 2 min read
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TDB Backs Peptris VIGOR Programme With Rs 86 Crore RDI Support
The Technology Development Board has agreed to give Peptris Technologies of Bengaluru Rs 86 crore from the RDI Fund for its VIGOR drug discovery project.
12 October 2026 · 2 min read
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IITM Pune Hosts APARC Early Career Workshop Ahead of ESTIC
IITM Pune held the APARC Early Career Researcher Workshop on 11 October 2026 at Meghdoot Hall as the curtain-raiser for ESTIC, drawing about 120 researchers.
11 October 2026 · 2 min read