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Test your   UPSC CSE 2026  preparation with today’s Science & Technology (Every wednesday)  Quiz — covering three stage nuclear power programme, Nipah virus, planetary nebula, stick-slip, HTV‑X1 cargo spacecraft and more. Previous UPSC Science & Technology Quiz 04 March 2026 Click Here 25 Feb 2026 Click Here 18 Feb 2026 Click Here 11 Feb 2026 Click Here 04 Feb 2026 Click Here 28 Jan 2026 Click Here 21 Jan 2026 Click Here 14 Jan 2026 Click Here 07 Jan 2026 Click Here

Test your UPSC CSE 2026 preparation with today’s Science & Tech.  Quiz — covering   Sentinel-6B satellite, Naegleria fowleri infection, Tiangong space station, NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars, the Svalbard fossil discovery and more. If you missed Monthly Current Affairs Pointers  (CAP)  |  Sept - Oct 2025, read it here. Click for Daily Current Affairs Summary   Click  for Daily UPSC Mains Question

This UPSC GS Paper 3 model answer examines the strategic significance of India’s participation in the Axiom-4 mission, focusing on its contributions to astronaut training, human spaceflight capability, and long-term space policy. It evaluates how real-time space exposure and international collaboration enhance ISRO’s readiness for the Gaganyaan mission and beyond.