GS3Technology, economic development, biodiversity, environment, security and disaster management
Science and technology in everyday life
Syllabus: Science and Technology: developments and their applications and effects in everyday life.
Current affairs on this topic 3
- Op-ed: China's cheap open-weight AI models may not stay open for long 16 September 2026
Indian startups build on Qwen and DeepSeek because they are cheap. What happens if the tap is turned down?
- RRI scientists show a well-timed single operation can delay quantum decoherence 15 September 2026
Entangled particles lose their link in a flash. Can one well-timed flip keep it alive longer?
- Mercury may have shrunk by up to 23 km in diameter, about 30% more than thought 11 September 2026
A planet shrinks as it cools. How do cliffs on Mercury's surface reveal by how much, and why does it matter?
Previous-year questions 4
- 2026 · GS3 · 15 marks How are startups in India promoting entrepreneurship, innovation and employment? Discuss the global and domestic challenges in their working and suggest suitable measures to overcome these challenges.
- 2023 · GS3 · 10 marks Introduce the concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI). How does AI help clinical diagnosis? Do you perceive any threat to privacy of the individual in the use of AI in the healthcare?
- 2016 · GS3 · 12.5 marks Discuss India's achievements in the field of Space Science and Technology. How the application of this technology has helped India in its socio-economic development?
- 2014 · GS3 · 12.5 marks Scientific research in Indian universities is declining, because a career in science is not as attractive as business professions, engineering or administration, and the universities are becoming…