Weekly Current Affairs (25th January to 31st January 2026)

Weekly Current Affairs (25th January to 31st January 2026)

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: February 01 2026

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  • Digital India BHASHINI Division signed an MoU with Survey of India on 20 January 2026 to digitise and standardise geographical names using AI technology.
  • Researchers discovered a new flowering plant, Strobilanthes riteshii, in the biodiversity-rich East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.
  • Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy inaugurated SIAT 2026 in Pune, focusing on safe, sustainable mobility and India’s EV and net-zero goals.
  • Bose Institute study finds desert dust from western India carries disease-causing pathogens to the Himalayas, impacting air quality and health.
  • Indian Railways has introduced its first AI-powered humanoid robot, ASC ARJUN, at Visakhapatnam station for crowd monitoring, surveillance, and passenger assistance.
  • NASA’s James Webb captures galaxy cluster MACS J1149, showcasing gravitational lensing and distant galaxies.
  • Microsoft unveiled its second-generation AI chip Maia 200 to reduce dependence on Nvidia.
  • Google DeepMind launched AlphaGenome, an AI tool to analyse DNA mutations and gene regulation.
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