Indian achievements, indigenisation
Syllabus: Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
Current affairs on this topic 10
- ₹1 lakh crore RDI Fund for deep tech pauses new applications as funds run short 30 September 2026
India's flagship fund to pull private money into research has stalled after one round. What went wrong?
- India's first port-based e-methanol plant to come up at Kandla 27 September 2026
Can an Indian port make green fuel for the ships that call at it?
- Should India review its nuclear doctrine without changing its core? 26 September 2026
Is a doctrine written in 2003 still enough for a neighbourhood with two nuclear rivals?
- How Gaganyaan's crew module will deploy its parachutes 22 September 2026
Coming home safely is the hardest part of human spaceflight.
- SEMICON India 2026 opens with a push from design to systems 18 September 2026
From fabs to packaging, India wants the whole chip chain.
- 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?
- Defence Ministry: S-400 downed a Pakistani aircraft 314 km away in Operation Sindoor 14 September 2026
India now officially claims one of the longest surface-to-air kills on record. What makes such a shot possible?
- CosmoCube: a satellite to listen for the universe's Dark Ages from the Moon's far side 9 September 2026
The first stars are invisible to telescopes. Can a faint radio hum from hydrogen, heard behind the Moon, reveal them?
- ISRO staff bodies question the plan to hand rocket making to industry 6 September 2026
If private firms build India's rockets and satellites, what is left for ISRO to make?
Background from the reference shelf
Previous-year questions 12
- 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.
- 2025 · GS3 · 10 marks How can India achieve energy independence through clean technology by 2047? How can biotechnology play a crucial role in this endeavour?
- 2025 · GS3 · 15 marks India aims to become a semiconductor manufacturing hub. What are the challenges faced by the semiconductor industry in India? Mention the salient features of the India Semiconductor Mission.
- 2024 · GS3 · 15 marks India has a long and troubled border with China and Pakistan fraught with contentious issues. Examine the conflicting issues and security challenges along the border. Also give out the development…
- 2024 · GS3 · 10 marks What is the present world scenario of intellectual property rights with respect to life materials? Although, India is second in the world to file patents, still only a few have been commercialized…
- 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?
- 2022 · GS3 · 15 marks Do you think India will meet 50 percent of its energy needs from renewable energy by 2030? Justify your answer. How will the shift of subsidies from fossil fuels to renewables help achieve the above…
- 2019 · GS3 · 10 marks What is India's plan to have its own space station and how will it benefit our space programme?
- 2017 · GS3 · 10 marks India has achieved remarkable successes in unmanned space missions including the Chandrayaan and Mars Orbiter Mission, but has not ventured into manned space mission, both in terms of technology and…
- 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?
- 2015 · GS3 · 12.5 marks 'Success of 'Make in India' programme depends on the success of 'Skill India' programme and radical labour reforms.' Discuss with logical arguments.
- 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…