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Science & Technology

In this issue’s special section, we have come up with curated and comprehensive content on the most important topics of Science & Technology. The topics have been identified by our team of experts based on a careful analysis of the previous years’ questions. Only those dimensions of the topics have been covered which are most likely to be asked in the upcoming examinations.

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Science & Technology

Science & Technology

Space Technology

1 Chandrayaan-3 Mission

2 Aditya-L1 Mission

3 Gaganyaan Mission

4 XPoSat – India’s First Polarimetry Mission

5 NASA’s Artemis Program

6 Key Private Players in India’s Space Sector

7 Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) TD-2 Testing

8 Success of SSLV (Small Satellite Launch Vehicle)

9 Discoveries by James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

10 Historic Advances in Black Hole Imaging

11 Mars Sample Return Mission

12 Venus Missions: Shukrayaan-1, DAVINCI, VERITAS

13 Asteroid Mining and Planetary Defence

14 Space Tourism

15 Starlink and Satellite Internet in India

Artificial Intelligence

1 Multimodal LLMs

2 AI Model Outperforming Human Experts

3 AI Copyright Dispute

4 EU AI Act (2024): The World’s First Comprehensive AI Regulation

5 AI Seoul Summit 2024

6 Human Trial of First Brain-Computer Interface Device

7 Quantum AI

8 Neuromorphic Chips

9 Use of AI in India’s Judiciary

10 IndiaAI Mission

11 Predictive Policing – SAMANVAY

Robotics

1 Recent Developments in Robotics

2 Humanoid Robots

3 Swarm Robotics

4 Soft Robotics

5 Snake Robot

6 Robotics Development in India

IT & Cyber Security

1 6G Technology: Terahertz Frequencies, AI Integration and Holographic Communication

2 Applications of Quantum Computing

3 Quantum Cryptography: Development and Standardization of Quantum-Resistant Encryption Methods

4 Applications of Blockchain Technology

5 Cryptocurrency Regulation in India

6 Edge Computing

7 Cloud Computing and India's MeghRaj 2.0

8 Data Analytics and Big Data

9 Use of Open-Source Software in India and Government Policies

10 Cyberattacks: Methods and Impact

11 Cross-Border Data Flow and India’s Regulatory Framework

12 Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)

13 Cryptojacking and Cyber Crimes Related to Cryptocurrency

14 Deepfake & Social Engineering Attacks: Technology and Threats

15 Cybersecurity of Autonomous Vehicles and Drones

Defence

1 Hypersonic Missiles

2 Directed Energy Weapons

3 Autonomous Systems

4 Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS)

5 Space Domain Awareness (SDA)

6 INS Vikrant

7 Tejas Mk-1A

8 Zorawar Light Tank

9 Astra Missile

10 Arjun Mk-1A

11 Pralay Missile

12 INS Arihant

Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology

1 Graphene

2 Graphene-based Batteries for Fast Charging

3 Applications of Graphene in Electronics

4 Graphene in Biomedical Applications

5 Xenes 2D Materials: Applications of Borophene & Phosphorene

6 Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

7 Aerogel

8 Nanoelectronics and Semiconductor Manufacturing in India

9 Safety and Environmental Implications of Nanomaterials (Nanotoxicology)

10 Soft Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications

11 Nanomaterials for Quantum Computing and Sensing