CURRENT AFFAIRS

Hyderabad-based Natco Pharma has recently received approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) to manufacture and market a generic Semaglutide injection in India.

The communication system between bacteria is called 'quorum sensing'. It could prove to be extremely revolutionary for modern medical science. It also offers new opportunities for developing anti-quorum sensing-based treatments, reducing the dependence on traditional antibiotics.

The Department of Pharmaceuticals recently informed the Rajya Sabha that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has constituted a committee to draft a policy framework for regulating refurbished medical devices in India.

The Economic Survey 2026 highlights Human Primacy and Economic Purpose as guiding principles for AI adoption, arguing that India’s AI leadership will depend less on large GPU clusters and more on real-world applications that improve everyday life.

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has recently granted Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the procurement of Airship-Based High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellites (AS-HAPS) for the Indian Air Force, marking a significant step toward strengthening India’s long-endurance surveillance and intelligence capabilities.

Recently, researchers at the Raman Research Institute (RRI), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) in the central government, demonstrated a technique called Raman-Driven Spin Noise Spectroscopy (RDSNS).

Recently, NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer (IXPE) mission analyzed the internal structure of a white dwarf system for the first time in history. This research revealed many new and surprising insights into the gas dynamics and X-ray emission of a binary star, known as EX Hydrae.

As global economies shift toward sustainable and cleaner processes for consumer products like plastics and textiles, biomaterials are ushering in a new era in the field of materials engineering.

The Union Budget has approved the establishment of two new telescopes in Ladakh—one to study the Sun and another to explore the origins of the universe—along with the upgradation of an existing telescope. Ladakh, already a major astronomy hub and home to India’s first Dark Sky Reserve at Hanle, is set to play a transformative role in Indian and global astronomy.

India will host the AI ​​Impact Summit 2026 from February 16-20, 2026. This event is historic because for the first time, a significant forum on global AI governance is being held in the Global South.