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

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.