T-Chip

♦ Hyderabad has become home to the country’s first-ever Semiconductor Innovation Museum, launched by T-Chip ((Technology Chip Innovation Programme) on 12 October 2025.

♦ The museum aims to showcase path-breaking research and technological advancements in chipmaking. 

♦ The museum, aims to position Hyderabad as a hub for semiconductor innovation by hosting monthly demo days, global showcases and investor networking events.

♦ It offers visitors a glimpse into the future of semiconductor-driven technology, with exhibits ranging from AI-powered humanoid robots and robotic pet companions to India’s first indigenous AI chip, a reusable rocket engine, and next-generation EV and display systems.

Erupted volcano in Andaman

♦ India’s only mud volcano at Baratang in Andaman and Nicobar Islands has again erupted on 2 October 2025.  

♦ Such a big eruption was last reported in 2005. Baratang is located in the North and Middle Andaman district, and it is nearly 150 km away from Port Blair.

♦ It is a very popular tourist spot because it is India’s only mud volcano.

♦ Mud volcanoes, also called ‘Mud Domes,’ are formed by the eruption of mud slurries, water, and gases involving series of geological processes.

♦ But unlike actual ingenious volcanoes, mud volcanoes don’t throw out lava when they erupt.

♦ The sizes of mud volcanoes lie between one and two meters to 700 meters high and between one and two meters to 10 kilometers wide.

♦ According to data available with Andaman and Nicobar administration's archive, the first eruption at Barren Island took place in 1787 followed by mild eruptions in 1991, 2005, 2017 and the most recent one was in November 2022.