Aug2026_Science and Tech

Dr V. Narayanan, Chairman ISRO and Secretary DoS, attended.

It intends precision engagement using GPS- and laser-guided ammunition.

Incentives were awarded for 8,62,000 MTPA aggregate production capacity.

Akshay means Indestructible.

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi launched GHCI.

LineShine draws approximately 42.220 MW.

The ACE spacecraft serves as backup.

The government provided Rs 53.5 crore for modernisation of ship recycling yards.

The Rs 10,000-crore Container Manufacturing Promotion Scheme (Union Budget 2026-27) supports it.

The facility is at Jind, Haryana, storing nearly 3,000 kg of hydrogen at a time.

The programme was organised at Electronics Niketan, New Delhi.

Ship owners receive a credit note equivalent to 40% of the scrap value.

Its motto is ‘Mighty, Majestic, Matchless’.

Nearby Health Services helps users find nearby facilities and doctors using GPS.

The system will feature interoperable cable architecture and carrier-neutral landing infrastructure.

It forms part of the Centre’s strategy to strengthen the maritime sector through investments in ports, shipbuilding, recycling and logistics.

It reinforces India’s commitment under the vision of MAHASAGAR.

Indian scientists reported the first molecular detection and genetic characterisation of Parrot Bornavirus 4 (PaBV-4).

It operates in a Lissajous orbit around Sun-Earth L1, about 1.5 million km from Earth towards the Sun.

ISRO/DoS and IN-SPACe leadership were explicitly mentioned.

NIDAR aims to build self-reliance and applications, not eliminate civilian drone use.

Being ISO/Convention-compliant, it is eligible for deployment across global shipping routes.

MAG measures strength and 3D direction of the interplanetary magnetic field.

The finding is important for exotic pet bird health, India’s aviculture sector and captive-breeding programmes.

Data of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is cited.

GHCI was developed for the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal unveiled it.

TUV SUD, Germany carried out the independent safety assessment.

Galathea Bay International Container Transshipment Port is cited.

Five clinically healthy cage mates tested positive, highlighting asymptomatic infection.

It was hosted by ISRO/DoS with support from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

It is approved to operate at a maximum speed of 75 kmph, with a design speed of 110 kmph.

It has 13.79 million cores (13,789,440).

It was organised back-to-back with ITU’s AI for Good Global Summit.

The incident highlighted use of commercial cloud infrastructure by governments and defence agencies.

It is redesigned as a citizen-facing platform under ABDM.

The panel is co-chaired by Yoshua Bengio and Maria Ressa.

It was conducted on a No Cost-No Commitment (NC-NC) basis.

PaBV-4 is associated with proventricular dilatation disease (PDD).

Operational data from SWiPS, STIS and MAG have latency of about five minutes.

Green Hydrogen is produced by splitting water using renewable energy through electrolysis, without emitting CO2.

DGCA supervised India’s first Satellite-Based Landing System (SLS) approach using GAGAN.

The Vadhavan Port project in Maharashtra is cited.

Birds were examined between 2020 and 2024.

The Research, Design & Standards Organisation (RDSO) prepared the design and technical specifications.

Length is 52 metres.

The second edition (NIDAR 2.0) shifts focus to autonomous systems, indigenous avionics and core components.

Birds were from aviaries in Assam, Karnataka and West Bengal.

The train was inaugurated on the Jind-Sonipat section of Northern Railway in Haryana.

NIDAR 2.0 was launched on 13 July 2026.

Family Management allows adding parents, spouse or children under a single account.

Machilipatnam landing provides the shortest subsea access to Hyderabad.

The app uses Google’s open-source Medical Data Toolkit to transform scanned PDFs/images into standardised data.

The Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) granted the required licence.

An additional Rs 193.35 crore was invested in seven national testing facilities.

India is pursuing inclusion of its facilities in the EU’s approved list of ship recycling yards.

LineShine achieved 2.198 exaflop/s on HPL.

India ratified the convention in 2019.

It links India’s east coast (Hyderabad/Chennai) to Singapore and Malaysia’s data centre corridor (Kuala Lumpur).

NIDAR seeks to connect academia with government, industry and defence stakeholders.

Brain tissue produced a higher positivity rate (21/24) than proventriculus tissue.

The Terms of Reference would define the Council’s mandate, scope and procedures.

A fuller scientific assessment is expected in 2027.

One Nation One Port Process and Maritime Single Window were introduced.

The meeting concluded in Bengaluru on 24 June 2026 after deliberations on 23-24 June.

It can be equipped with the BrahMos surface-to-surface missile.

Google Cloud and AWS won the tender announced in 2021.

Psittacine refers to birds of the order Psittaciformes (parrots, budgerigars, cockatiels, etc.).

The consortium comprises Microsoft, Singtel, Tata Communications and Lightstorm.

It became ready for action in less than 30 seconds.

Delegations discussed leveraging space tech for remote sensing, disaster management and climate change.

Co-Chairs were Egriselda Lpez (El Salvador) and Rein Tammsaar (Estonia).

The satellite is operated by NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).

LineShine’s debut increased the count to five exascale systems.

The programme began in 2019.

More than 38,000 GPUs have been empanelled, with another 20,000 under process.

The process produces only water vapour and heat as byproducts.

It is the first to exceed two exaflops of sustained double-precision performance using CPUs only.

The second session is scheduled for New York in May 2027.

The proposed facility will have an annual capacity of 2.5 million GT.

According to Nibe’s filing, it was in technical collaboration with a foreign OEM.

It is a universal and multi-stakeholder UN platform.

It is the sixth Project 17A stealth frigate commissioned within approximately 18 months.

Debate covers surveillance, data protection, military AI use, corporate accountability and ethical responsibilities.

It can be used to pay up to 5% of the cost of a new vessel constructed at an Indian shipyard.

It belongs to the first generation of FPVs built in India with a CPP system.

The train has two 1200 kW power cars, totalling 2400 kW hydrogen fuel cell propulsion.

Lightstorm will operate the cable system’s Indian landing stations.

It is the fourth FPV in a planned series of eight vessels.

The Scientific Panel Co-Chairs are Yoshua Bengio (Canada) and Maria Ressa (Philippines).

The report highlights governance gaps, concentration, deepfakes, etc., not a claim that AI will eliminate all jobs by 2030.

China produced 35 notable AI models in 2025.

It is based on the LingKun platform with 304-core LX2 processors.

NHCX enables standardised exchange of health-claim information for faster claims processing.

Dr Pawan Goenka, Chairman IN-SPACe, attended.

It is the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI.

The researchers examined 83 birds belonging to 12 species.

Each DPC houses fuel cells, LFP batteries and hydrogen storage cylinders.

Experts are drawn from all five UN regions.

It reached 7.92 exaflop/s for fourth place on HPL-MxP.

Among dead birds, 21 of 24 (87.50%) were positive.

Its efficiency is 52.07 GigaFlops/Watt.

Large AI systems and data centres consume substantial electricity and water.

The Singapore-Malaysia-Hyderabad corridor is highlighted as most strategically critical.

Displacement is approximately 6,670 tonnes.

The project has trained more than 51,000 people so far.

It renewed attention to questions about commercial cloud use by governments/defence and ethical responsibilities.

It reinforces Bharatiya Tatrakshak’s resolve to ensure safe, secure and clean seas.

The Recycling of Ships Act, 2019 aligns India’s framework with the Hong Kong Convention.

India joins the US, Europe and Japan in having an operational SBAS.

The central warning is that AI capabilities are outpacing understanding, oversight and safety mechanisms.

AI may reproduce discrimination, facilitate surveillance and weaken privacy and accountability.

The portal was developed by NeGD for MNRE.

I-2SEA is targeted to be ready for service in Q4 2029.

The panel comprises 40 independent experts from different regions and disciplines.

The Joint Secretariat is co-coordinated by ITU and UNESCO.

SwaYaan was approved with an outlay of about Rs 89.87 crore over five years.

Dozens of instruments exist but are fragmented, concentrated and rarely measure real-world effectiveness.

The vessel has more than 60% indigenous content.

Tracks are Drone Innovation (complete solutions) and Component Innovation (critical subsystems).

The PM-JAY Wallet shows total balance, amount used and family-wise consumption.

NIDAR is the flagship innovation platform of the SwaYaan initiative.

Four are built by MDL, Mumbai and three by GRSE, Kolkata.

Scan & Share enables profile, payment and record sharing for seamless services.

GAGAN enhances GPS by providing real-time correction and integrity.

It uses the proprietary LingQi interconnect.

Around 200 students walked out as Sundar Pichai began delivering Stanford’s 135th commencement address.

Annual growth in recycling volume was nearly 60%.

It was rolled out 16 months after the PM’s meeting with Maersk’s chairman in February 2025.

FPV is Fast Patrol Vessel.

Its debut marks the first time since 2017 that a Chinese system led TOP500.

PCF is Product Carbon Footprint, validated automatically by GHCI.

The first edition drew 3,448 students from 22 States, 4 UTs and 109 cities.

SWiPS measures velocity, density and temperature of solar-wind ions.

More than 90 Google workers and over 300 Amazon workers signed an anonymous letter.

Project 17A covers seven next-generation guided-missile frigates.

It will function as a Personal Health Record (PHR) application for individuals and families.

It is a mortar system for battlefield fire support, not intercontinental strike.

Dr Jitendra Singh proposed a ‘BRICS Space Economy’ as a new area of collective growth.

CCOR-2 observes the corona and detects CMEs; images can reach forecasters within 30 minutes.

The target is at least 5 MMT annually by 2030.

The Government enacted the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025, Coastal Shipping Act, 2025 and Indian Port Act, 2025.

The meeting was hosted by ISRO/DoS with support from MEA.

It can reach speeds of up to 28 knots.

It achieved a direct hit on a 3 metre x 3 metre target.

The meeting sought to strengthen cooperation and promote long-term sustainability of space activities.

There are 2 INMCCs processing data from all reference stations.

LineShine debuted at No. 1, displacing El Capitan.

It was designed by the Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau.

Targeted shipbuilding output for 2047 is approximately 4.5 million GT per annum.

Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are the two companies associated with Nimbus.

It also took over the No. 1 position on the HPCG ranking.

It belongs to the Nilgiri class of Project 17A frigates.

The study was led by Pankaj Deka and Sangeeta Das of Assam Veterinary and Fishery University, Guwahati.

It was previously known as SWFO-L1.

PaBV RNA was detected in 44 of the 83 birds.

Displacement is 320 tonnes.

A Rs 70,000-crore financial assistance package for shipbuilding was announced.

China accounts for another 15%, leaving the rest of the world with 10%.

The warship has over 75 percent indigenous content.

IndiGo had earlier demonstrated GAGAN-based landing with an ATR turboprop.

The estimated length is 3,600 km from Singapore to Machilipatnam.

The Mission was launched in January 2023.

Garudastra is a 120 mm vehicle-mounted mortar.

India’s global share increased by 5.3 percentage points in one year.

US-based institutions produced 59 notable AI models in 2025.

The agreement has a reported value of approximately $1.2 billion.

This assistance enabled 109 Indian yards.

Lightstorm is owned by I Squared Capital.

The IndiaAI Mission has an outlay of approximately Rs 10,372 crore.

Alongside GAGAN, India has developed NavIC, its indigenous regional navigation satellite system.

The train has a capacity of around 2,600 passengers.

GAGAN has been fully operational since 2015.

From 30 June 2026, SOLAR-1 became the primary real-time solar-wind data source.

The Preliminary Report was released on 1 July 2026.

Rohtak Junction is not listed; proposed halts include Jind City, Sonipat New, Mohana, etc.

Aarogya Setu was developed during the COVID-19 pandemic for contact tracing and risk awareness.

ICGS Akshay is the fourth in a planned series of eight FPVs built by GSL for the Coast Guard.

Such nations risk becoming consumers rather than creators of AI.

Lightstorm will provide unified network management through SmartNet AI Fabric and Polarin.

The CAPF feature displays policy information, covered family members and reimbursement amount.

It is a broad digital-transformation framework covering cloud infrastructure, storage, computing and migration.

It was manufactured for A.P. Moller-Maersk.

INS Mahendragiri was commissioned into the Eastern Fleet at Visakhapatnam on 11 July 2026.

There are 3 INLUS transmitting correction and integrity information.

It was designed and constructed by Goa Shipyard Limited.

This feature allows users to search PM-JAY empanelled hospitals offering cashless treatment.

There are 15 INRES continuously monitoring GPS signals.

They claimed employers would be ‘selling dangerous technology to the Israeli military and government’.

It can undertake maritime law enforcement, coastal security, search and rescue, marine environmental protection and assistance to mariners.

It was launched alongside ICGS Amulya on 5 January 2025.

It joined the Eastern Fleet, the Indian Navy’s Sunrise Fleet.

It runs Kylin OS.

Integrity information alerts pilots if a GPS signal is unsuitable for navigation.

Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda launched Aarogya Setu 2.0 on 29 June 2026 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

PDD damages nerves controlling the digestive system and may also affect the central nervous system.

It caters to hyperscalers, GPU infrastructure providers and enterprises running AI training/inference workloads.

Students built autonomous drone solutions for Disaster Management and Precision Agriculture.

The three hubs were Deendayal (Gujarat), V.O. Chidambaranar (Tamil Nadu) and Paradip (Odisha).

SOLAR-1 was made operational on 10 June 2026.

Three rounds were fired on different trajectories and struck the target simultaneously.

The train consists of two Hydrogen Driving Power Cars (DPCs).

Pune-based Nibe Limited demonstrated Garudastra.

It is not a single AI application or weapons system but a broad framework.

Significant progress included amendment to the Constellation Agreement to include new BRICS members.

Teams are challenged to design around the VEGA processor.

The US accounts for around 75% of global AI computing capacity.

The panel comprises 40 independent scientists and experts from all five UN regions.

Union MoS External Affairs and Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh led India’s delegation.

According to Israel’s State Comptroller, the programme began in 2019.

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, NSHIP-TN and Sagarmala Finance signed the MoU for Thoothukudi.

It is a 120 mm mortar mounted on a mobile vehicle platform.

NEC Corporation is the system supplier; ASEAN Cableship is the marine installation partner.

The government plans to increase capacity nearly tenfold to around 7.9 lakh TEUs.

There are 3 geostationary satellites with GAGAN payloads.

NIDAR stands for National Innovation Challenge for Drone Application and Research.

It was built by MDL, Mumbai.

It was launched from Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A, Florida.

Producers must meet an emission intensity threshold of 2 kg CO2e/kg H2.

It was demonstrated at the Infantry School, Mhow.

India recycled 2.99 million GT in 2025.

An IndiGo Airbus A321 conducted the demonstration.

INS Mahendragiri is the fourth Project 17A frigate built by MDL.

There were 12 distinct species examined.

It was unveiled at the Maersk-Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) ICD in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh.

It was a two-day meeting held on 23-24 June 2026.

Key features include automated PCF validation, QR-code verification, integrated fee processing and a public verification portal.

JSW commissioned a 3,600-MTPA green hydrogen plant in November 2025.

GAGAN was jointly developed by ISRO and AAI.

The primary energy source is a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC).

It was held in Geneva, Switzerland on 6-7 July 2026.

I-2SEA is the India-Southeast Asia submarine cable system.

Medication Reminder helps users manage and follow prescribed schedules.

SOLAR-1 stands for Space Weather Observations at L1 to Advance Readiness-1.

GHCI operates under the National Green Hydrogen Mission.

The US hosts El Capitan, Frontier and Aurora (three of five).

GAGAN (GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation) provides the SBAS.

It was unveiled on 3 July 2026.

The Ayushman App is a one-stop platform for AB PM-JAY beneficiaries.

Dr Jitendra Singh, Union MoS Space, attended the meeting.

It travelled aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

The meeting emphasized peaceful exploration and long-term sustainability of space activities.

MeitY and Drone Federation India launched NIDAR 2.0.

Incentives were awarded to 15 companies for 3,000 MW per annum indigenous electrolyser capacity.

India accounted for 35.4% of global ship recycling in 2025.

ICGS Akshay was commissioned on 27 June 2026 at Goa Shipyard Limited, Goa.

Project Nimbus is Israel’s multi-year public-cloud programme.

About 125 GW of dedicated renewable energy is envisaged.

MRSI is Multiple Rounds Simultaneous Impact.

Users can view real-time blood unit availability via e-RaktKosh.

It seeks to complement existing international, regional, national and multi-stakeholder initiatives.

STIS measures suprathermal ions/electrons and may provide early indications of energetic-particle events.

A two-member crew fired 12 rounds in 60 seconds.

The report examines AI across seven broad themes.

The final engine burn was on 23 January 2026.

AI capabilities are progressing faster than scientific understanding and public oversight.

The contract was concluded in March 2022.

It reflects the Government’s commitment to Aatmanirbhar Bharat.

The ecosystem follows NFPA-2 and ISO 19880 Series standards.

It runs through a Hub-and-Spoke model of 30 premier institutions.

It is expected to deliver the fastest transmission on the Singapore-Malaysia-Hyderabad corridor for AI workloads.

It used GPS and laser guidance.

Researchers recommended cloacal swabs for screening live birds.

Delegations discussed Terms of Reference for a proposed BRICS Space Council.

The protest occurred on 14 June 2026.

GAGAN provides integrity information alerting pilots if a GPS signal is unsuitable.

It is installed at NSCS, Shenzhen, China.

The system will have dual landings in India (Machilipatnam and a new diverse location in South Chennai).

It is manufactured in accordance with ISO specs and the International Convention for Safe Containers.

It fired two rounds in less than 15 seconds and left the position within another 15 seconds.