Current Affairs - Technology

Razorpay partnered with OpenAI to integrate payment capabilities directly into the Codex AI coding platform, enabling developers to embed payment gateways into applications in under five minutes. This innovation simplifies the process of monetisation by removing complex infrastructure requirements. The collaboration also supports AI-driven financial operations through ChatGPT, including tracking settlements and managing refunds. Additionally, Razorpay worked with NPCI to develop agentic payment systems, allowing AI to complete transactions on behalf of users, leveraging India’s robust digital payment ecosystem, handling billions of UPI transactions monthly.

The Second Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-02) conducted by ISRO on April 10, 2026, involved a simulated Crew Module designed for the Gaganyaan mission. The module weighed approximately 5.7 tonnes, which closely matches the mass of the G1 uncrewed mission module. This test was crucial for validating the parachute-based deceleration system, ensuring safe landing during future missions. The module was lifted to an altitude of 3 km using an Indian Air Force Chinook helicopter before being dropped. The successful test confirmed the readiness of critical systems required for India’s first human spaceflight mission.

Muse Spark is the latest artificial intelligence model launched by Meta as part of its new Superintelligence Labs initiative. It is designed to power the Meta AI assistant and assist users with a variety of everyday tasks, such as estimating calories from food images, visualising objects in different settings, and answering questions across multiple subjects. Despite being a compact and fast model, it demonstrates the ability to handle complex queries. While it has received mixed feedback from experts regarding performance benchmarks, Meta continues to improve its capabilities and plans to expand its usage across platforms like WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook.

NASA conducted the Artemis II mission, which set a new record for the farthest distance travelled by humans from Earth, surpassing the Apollo 13 mission’s record from 1970. The mission used the Orion spacecraft and carried a four-member crew on a lunar flyby, reaching a peak distance of 252,752 miles. This achievement marks a significant milestone in space exploration and is part of the broader Artemis program, which aims to establish a sustainable human presence on the Moon and eventually enable missions to Mars.

Dhruva Space, a Hyderabad-based aerospace company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) to collaborate on space-grade solar panels. This partnership focuses on the design, manufacturing, testing, and supply of solar panels for satellite applications. Dhruva Space will benefit from NSIL’s expertise in program management and quality assurance, which are crucial for global space missions. The collaboration aims to strengthen India’s position in the international space market, especially as global demand for satellite components continues to grow, and to support the expansion of India’s space technology capabilities.