Aug2026_Science and Tech

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Preliminary Report was released on 1 July 2026.

India ratified the convention in 2019.

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

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

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

There were 12 distinct species examined.

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

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

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

Galathea Bay International Container Transshipment Port is cited.

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

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

SOLAR-1 was made operational on 10 June 2026.

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

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

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

Length is 52 metres.

It was demonstrated at the Infantry School, Mhow.

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

The contract was concluded in March 2022.

PCF is Product Carbon Footprint, validated automatically by GHCI.

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

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

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

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

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

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi launched GHCI.

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

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

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

The ACE spacecraft serves as backup.

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

PaBV RNA was detected in 44 of the 83 birds.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It became ready for action in less than 30 seconds.

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

The programme was organised at Electronics Niketan, New Delhi.

Lightstorm is owned by I Squared Capital.

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

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

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

It was launched alongside ICGS Amulya on 5 January 2025.

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

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

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

Pune-based Nibe Limited demonstrated Garudastra.

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

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

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

There are 3 INLUS transmitting correction and integrity information.

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

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

The programme began in 2019.

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

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

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

Such nations risk becoming consumers rather than creators of AI.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Birds were examined between 2020 and 2024.

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

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

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

The warship has over 75 percent indigenous content.

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

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

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

It reflects the Government’s commitment to Aatmanirbhar Bharat.

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

It can reach speeds of up to 28 knots.

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

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

Displacement is 320 tonnes.

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

It was previously known as SWFO-L1.

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

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

The vessel has more than 60% indigenous content.

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

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

Medication Reminder helps users manage and follow prescribed schedules.

The protest occurred on 14 June 2026.

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

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

The Mission was launched in January 2023.

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

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

LineShine achieved 2.198 exaflop/s on HPL.

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

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

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

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

The Vadhavan Port project in Maharashtra is cited.

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

India recycled 2.99 million GT in 2025.

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

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

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

This assistance enabled 109 Indian yards.

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

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

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

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

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

Its efficiency is 52.07 GigaFlops/Watt.

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

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

Dr Pawan Goenka, Chairman IN-SPACe, attended.

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

There are 2 INMCCs processing data from all reference stations.

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

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

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

NIDAR 2.0 was launched on 13 July 2026.

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

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

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

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

The researchers examined 83 birds belonging to 12 species.

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

LineShine debuted at No. 1, displacing El Capitan.

TUV SUD, Germany carried out the independent safety assessment.

It used GPS and laser guidance.

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

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

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

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

A fuller scientific assessment is expected in 2027.

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

About 125 GW of dedicated renewable energy is envisaged.

GAGAN was jointly developed by ISRO and AAI.

GHCI operates under the National Green Hydrogen Mission.

It is the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI.

It was unveiled on 3 July 2026.

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

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

The target is at least 5 MMT annually by 2030.

Experts are drawn from all five UN regions.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Akshay means Indestructible.

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

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

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

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

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

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

NIDAR is the flagship innovation platform of the SwaYaan initiative.

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

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

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

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

It is a universal and multi-stakeholder UN platform.

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

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

Machilipatnam landing provides the shortest subsea access to Hyderabad.

China produced 35 notable AI models in 2025.

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

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

GAGAN has been fully operational since 2015.

MRSI is Multiple Rounds Simultaneous Impact.

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

An IndiGo Airbus A321 conducted the demonstration.

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

There are 15 INRES continuously monitoring GPS signals.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The report examines AI across seven broad themes.

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

It runs Kylin OS.

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

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

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

It uses the proprietary LingQi interconnect.

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

Garudastra is a 120 mm vehicle-mounted mortar.

Displacement is approximately 6,670 tonnes.

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

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

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

There are 3 geostationary satellites with GAGAN payloads.

MeitY and Drone Federation India launched NIDAR 2.0.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Researchers recommended cloacal swabs for screening live birds.

It was built by MDL, Mumbai.

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

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

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

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

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

The process produces only water vapour and heat as byproducts.

FPV is Fast Patrol Vessel.

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

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

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

It was designed and constructed by Goa Shipyard Limited.

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

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

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

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

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

The portal was developed by NeGD for MNRE.

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

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

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

LineShine draws approximately 42.220 MW.

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

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

Teams are challenged to design around the VEGA processor.

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

It is installed at NSCS, Shenzhen, China.

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

Its motto is ‘Mighty, Majestic, Matchless’.

It travelled aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

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

Annual growth in recycling volume was nearly 60%.

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

The final engine burn was on 23 January 2026.

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

Google Cloud and AWS won the tender announced in 2021.

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

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

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