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ISRO's Human Space Flight Centre has partnered with a medical institute to launch India's first indigenous space medicine fellowship, building expertise for Gaganyaan and beyond. Relevant for GS Paper 3, Sci-Tech — space.
Bengaluru startup Paninian unveiled Yantur, India's first private 4.5 kN turbofan engine, built for the Svayatt L1 autonomous cruise missile — a major step for GS Paper 3, Sci-Tech & Defence indigenisation.
The India Semiconductor Mission is a recurring science-and-technology and economy theme in UPSC, State PCS and SSC papers, linking self-reliance (Atmanirbhar Bharat), supply-chain security, the China-plus-one shift and industrial policy (PLI-style incentives). ISM 2.0's launch in the Union Budget 2026-27, and the first operational packaging units, make it high-yield for both Prelims facts and Mains analysis on manufacturing and strategic technology.
The New Drugs and Clinical Trials (Amendment) Rules, 2026 (G.S.R. 46(E)) compress CDSCO test-licence processing from 90 to 45 working days and add a prior-intimation route — a high-yield S&T-governance topic linking drug regulation, the CDSCO/DCGI architecture, clinical-trial ethics, and the BioE3 biomanufacturing push that examiners weave into GS-II and GS-III.
This announcement about IIST's aerospace symposium is relevant for Science & Technology (S&T) segments in UPSC/State PSC prelims and mains. Prelims may test institutional links (IIST, LPSC) and basic space sector updates. Mains may reference India's aerospace research ecosystem, industry-academia collaboration, and publishing partnerships. KPSC and UPSC aspirants should note IIST's role as a key institution in space education and R&D.
This article covers synthetic biology, a key topic in science and technology for UPSC Prelims (General Science) and Mains (Science & Tech - developments and applications). An examiner could test definitions, applications, and differences from genome editing in Prelims, or ethical/security aspects like biosecurity and cyberbiosecurity in Mains. All UPSC aspirants need this as it is a high-utility interdisciplinary concept touching health, agriculture, environment, and security.
This article reports a recent scientific discovery about changes in Earth's outer core flow, relevant for UPSC Science & Technology and Geography (physical geography) sections. Prelims may test knowledge of Earth's layers, magnetic field generation, and current research findings. Mains can use this as an example of geophysical processes and their implications for Earth's magnetic field. The study challenges traditional theories about deep-earth dynamics, making it a potential current affairs question for UPSC and state PSC exams.
This article details the current Ebola outbreak caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain, which is less known but relevant for health/medical geography and science & technology sections of UPSC and state PSC exams. Prelims may test the ability to differentiate viral strains; mains may ask about global health governance (WHO's PHEIC declaration, vaccine development partnerships), challenges in conflict-zone epidemics, and India's response (cancelled Africa summit). MPPSC/OPSC aspirants should note because outbreaks in neighbouring countries (DRC, Uganda) affect regional stability and India's Africa engagement. The article provides specific facts on case counts, vaccine status, and WHO action that are directly testable.