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Artificial Intelligence and India’s Global Race

Artificial Intelligence and India’s Global Race

Why in news? The Union Cabinet approved a multi‑year IndiaAI Mission in September 2025 with a budget of over ₹10,000 crore. The mission ...

India’s Fusion Energy Roadmap

India’s Fusion Energy Roadmap

Why in news? Researchers at the Institute for Plasma Research in Gujarat unveiled plans in September 2025 to develop the Steady‑State Supe...

Paracetamol (Tylenol)

Why in news? With the onset of flu season in September 2025, doctors cautioned the public to use paracetamol responsibly. The drug is widely...

Phytosaur Fossil Discovery

Phytosaur Fossil Discovery

Why in news? Villagers near Megha village in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district stumbled upon fossilised bones in September 2025. Early analys...

Protecting India’s Satellites

Protecting India’s Satellites

Why in news? India plans to launch dozens of satellites over the next decade for communications, navigation, weather forecasting and defence...

India-AI Impact Summit 2026

Why in news? The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) unveiled the logo and key initiatives for the India‑AI Impact ...

WHO Model List of Essential Medicines

Why in news? The World Health Organization updated its Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) in September 2025. Notably, the update includ...

Aquamonitrix – Portable Ion Chromatograph

Why in news? Researchers from the University of Tasmania, in collaboration with the company Aquamonitrix, have developed a compact ion chrom...

NITI Aayog’s “AI for Viksit Bharat” Roadmap

Why in news? NITI Aayog, India’s policy think‑tank, released a report titled “AI for Viksit Bharat – The Opportunity for Accelerated...

Eustoma Blooms in Odisha

Eustoma Blooms in Odisha

Why in news? Eustoma, commonly known as lisianthus or prairie gentian, flowered for the first time in India at a polyhouse in Sanatanpali, S...

Amritsari Kulcha: A Culinary Heritage Seeks Protection

Why in news? The Punjab Food Processing Department has applied for a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the iconic Amritsari Kulcha. Secur...

Red Ivy Plant: A Traditional Herb Meets Nanotechnology

Why in news? Researchers at Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute in Kerala developed a multifunctional wound‑he...

AI Weather Forecasting for Farmers

Why in news? The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare launched an artificial intelligence‑powered monsoon forecasting system tha...

Light‑based Computers (Optical Computers)

Why in news? Researchers at Tampere University in Finland and UniversitĂŠ Marie et Louis Pasteur in France demonstrated that intense light p...

NASA Discovers Potential Biosignatures on Mars: Sapphire Canyon & Cheyava Falls

Why in news? NASA’s Perseverance rover reported its strongest evidence yet of ancient life on Mars. In July 2024 it collected a rock sampl...

India Targets 2028 for Swadeshi Solar Cells

Why in news? Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy R.K. Singh announced that India plans to establish a fully indigenous solar manufac...

ISRO’s 100th Technology Transfer for SSLV Production

Why in news? The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed its 100th technology‑transfer agreement with Hindustan Aeronautics Limit...

First Overseas Atal Innovation Centre

Why in news? India inaugurated its first overseas Atal Innovation Centre (AIC) at the IIT Delhi – Abu Dhabi campus during the Education Mi...

Multi‑Stage Malaria Vaccine AdFalciVax

Why in news? The Indian government licensed five domestic firms to manufacture and commercialise AdFalciVax, the country’s first indigenou...

China vs India in Rare Earth Elements (REEs)

Why in news? China recently tightened controls on rare earth mining and processing, reinforcing its global dominance. This development has s...