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Why in news? A recent study from the Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC) received attention because it estimated, for the first time in India, h...
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Why in news? A recent study from the Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC) received attention because it estimated, for the first time in India, h...
Why in news? The Department of Posts has unveiled a policy framework called DHRUVA (Digital Hub for Reference and Unique Virtual Address) to create a ...
Why in news? With the rapid growth of artificial‑intelligence applications in 2025, specialised chips known as Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) have g...
Why in news? NASA and space weather agencies reported that a huge sunspot cluster more than ten times the size of Earth rotated into view at the start...
Why in news? Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered a remarkably mature spiral galaxy nicknamed Alaknanda. The galaxy...
Why in news? The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has decided to roll out a Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) service that will display a caller�...
Why in news? The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) celebrated its silver jubilee in November 2025. To mark the occasion, India issu...
Why in news? Medications based on glucagon‑like peptide 1 (GLP‑1), such as semaglutide and tirzepatide, gained widespread attention in 2025 for th...
Why in news? With increasing awareness about sustainable waste management, scientists and policymakers are exploring bioremediation as an eco‑friend...
Why in news? On 28 November 2025, India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) privately directed smartphone manufacturers to pre‑install the ...
Why in news? Health authorities in the United States have reported a spike in norovirus infections, with more than 14 % of tests turning positive in r...
Why in news? Researchers in France have reported promising results from a gene‑editing therapy that corrects the root cause of β‑thalassemia, a h...
Why in news? The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR‑NAL) has unveiled the production‑ready ve...
Why in news? NASA’s Perseverance rover has recorded electrical discharges in Mars’s atmosphere, confirming that the planet experiences “mini lig...
Why in news? Syntactic foam has gained attention in recent months due to new applications in marine research and aerospace engineering. Engineers have...
Why in news? The fifth edition of the India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF) concluded in New Delhi on 28 November 2025. Over two days, policymakers, ...
Why in news? On 28 November 2025 the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) signed memoranda of understanding with the Nagaland Medical Council, the St...
Why in news? Health experts have been warning that subtle changes in our skin can signal a deficiency of vitamin B12 long before serious neurological ...
Why in news? Scientists have reported that certain compounds found in Aloe vera could help treat Alzheimer’s disease. Using computer‑based screeni...
Why in news? An international team of scientists recently discovered that the milk of Atlantic grey seals contains an astonishing 332 different oligos...