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Cornea: Function and New Rules for Transplantation Centres

Cornea: Function and New Rules for Transplantation Centres

Why in news? The Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has amended the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Rules 2014. The change, noti...

Rift Valley Fever Outbreak in Mauritania and Senegal

Rift Valley Fever Outbreak in Mauritania and Senegal

Why in news? The World Health Organisation has reported an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in Mauritania and Senegal between late September and Oc...

Coronary Artery Disease and the Gut Microbiome

Coronary Artery Disease and the Gut Microbiome

Why in news? A new study by researchers in Seoul examined the gut bacteria of people with coronary artery disease (CAD) and compared them with the mic...

Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC)

Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC)

Why in news? Scientists from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) and NASA have used the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) aboard India�...

Crassicaulis middletonii

Crassicaulis middletonii

Why in news? Botanists from the Botanical Survey of India announced the discovery of a new species of flowering plant, Crassicaulis middletonii, in th...

Scintillometer

Scintillometer

Why in news? A scintillometer was recently installed at the Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute's Critical Zone Observatory in Aduthurai. This instrume...

Melanin – The Pigment that Colours and Protects

Melanin – The Pigment that Colours and Protects

Why in news? Several recent studies have highlighted the role of melanin in protecting our skin against ultraviolet (UV) radiation and its potential a...

Batten Disease – A Rare Neurodegenerative Disorder

Batten Disease – A Rare Neurodegenerative Disorder

Why in news? Researchers are developing gene therapy trials for Batten disease, offering hope for affected families. A handful of children in India ha...

Minuteman III Missile – America’s Long‑Serving Nuclear Deterrent

Minuteman III Missile – America’s Long‑Serving Nuclear Deterrent

Why in news? The United States Air Force test‑fired an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base in ...

GPS Spoofing – Protecting Aircraft from Fake Navigation Signals

GPS Spoofing – Protecting Aircraft from Fake Navigation Signals

Why in news? Flights landing at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport experienced disruptions when aircraft received misleading Global Positio...

Alprazolam – Operation White Cauldron and the NDPS Act

Alprazolam – Operation White Cauldron and the NDPS Act

Why in news? The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) recently busted a clandestine factory producing alprazolam in Valsad district of Gujarat un...

Google’s Project Suncatcher

Google’s Project Suncatcher

Why in news? Google Research has unveiled Project Suncatcher, an experimental initiative that explores the idea of powering artificial‑intelligence ...

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS – Water detected on a cosmic visitor

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS – Water detected on a cosmic visitor

Why in news? NASA’s Swift observatory detected hydroxyl gas around the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, signalling the presence of water molecules. At t...

Scrub Typhus – Rare case detected in traveller from Gulf

Scrub Typhus – Rare case detected in traveller from Gulf

Why in news? A Gulf expatriate returning to Kerala was diagnosed with scrub typhus, a mite‑borne bacterial infection usually confined to Southeast A...

Melatonin Supplements and Heart Health Concerns

Melatonin Supplements and Heart Health Concerns

Why in news? A study presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2025 has found that adults with chronic insomnia who regularl...

New Amphipod Species Discovered

New Amphipod Species Discovered

Why in news? Marine biologists from Berhampur University in Odisha and Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University have uncovered two tiny crustaceans n...

Pilia malenadu – A Rediscovered Jumping Spider

Pilia malenadu – A Rediscovered Jumping Spider

Why in news? Researchers documenting spiders in the Western Ghats have described a new species of jumping spider named Pilia malenadu. The genus Pilia...

Encephalomyocarditis Virus Claims an African Elephant

Encephalomyocarditis Virus Claims an African Elephant

Why in news? Shankar, the lone African elephant at Delhi’s National Zoological Park, died suddenly after contracting the Encephalomyocarditis virus ...

Understanding “Enshittification”

Understanding “Enshittification”

Why in news? The slang term “enshittification” was selected as one of the words of the year in 2024 and continues to be widely used to describe th...

Stabilimenta: Unraveling the Purpose of Silk Decorations in Spider Webs

Stabilimenta: Unraveling the Purpose of Silk Decorations in Spider Webs

Why in News? A study published in October 2025 examined how the distinctive silk decorations known as stabilimenta influence vibrations in the webs of...

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