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Large language models – opportunities and risks

Large language models – opportunities and risks

Why in news? Generative artificial intelligence exploded in popularity through tools like ChatGPT and Gemini. By late 2025 researchers and regulators ...

Key facts about Brunei

Key facts about Brunei

Why in news? Brunei Darussalam often appears in discussions on Southeast Asian geopolitics and economic development. Many people know little about thi...

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and the Legacy of Vande Mataram

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and the Legacy of Vande Mataram

Why in news? The 150th anniversary of the patriotic song Vande Mataram was celebrated in Parliament and across the country. Members of Bankim Chandra ...

The Monroe Doctrine and Its Modern Revival

The Monroe Doctrine and Its Modern Revival

Why in news? The United States’ 2025 National Security Strategy, released under President Donald Trump, calls for a revival of the Monroe Doctrine. ...

United Nations Environment Assembly – Seventh Session (UNEA‑7)

United Nations Environment Assembly – Seventh Session (UNEA‑7)

Why in news? The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA‑7) opened on 8 December 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. It brought togethe...

Sudden Stratospheric Warming – Unravelling the Polar Vortex

Sudden Stratospheric Warming – Unravelling the Polar Vortex

Why in news? Meteorologists have warned of a potential sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) event that could disrupt winter weather patterns in the Nort...

INS Gharial & Operation Sagar Bandhu

INS Gharial & Operation Sagar Bandhu

Why in news? India launched “Operation Sagar Bandhu” to assist Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah caused widespread damage in late November 2025. The ...

Key Facts about Japan

Key Facts about Japan

Why in news? Japan has been in the spotlight due to a recent earthquake on the Noto Peninsula and ongoing discussions about its disaster preparedness....

India International Science Festival (IISF) 2025

India International Science Festival (IISF) 2025

Why in news? The eleventh edition of the India International Science Festival (IISF) took place from 6 to 9 December 2025 in Panchkula, Haryana. With ...

National Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm and Oilseeds

National Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm and Oilseeds

Why in news? In November 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture reported progress under the National Mission on Edible Oils. Additional area was brought un...

C‑130J Super Hercules and the New MRO Facility in Bengaluru

C‑130J Super Hercules and the New MRO Facility in Bengaluru

Why in news? Tata Advanced Systems and Lockheed Martin broke ground on a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility for C‑130J aircraft in Beng...

Bluetongue Virus – A Threat to Ruminants

Bluetongue Virus – A Threat to Ruminants

Why in news? Veterinary authorities reported outbreaks of Bluetongue disease in parts of Europe and Asia, sparking concern among livestock farmers. Un...

Cosmic Filament

Cosmic Filament

Why in news? Researchers at the University of Oxford recently announced the discovery of a razor‑thin cosmic filament about fifty million light yea...

Haemorrhagic Septicaemia

Haemorrhagic Septicaemia

Why in news? Ten blackbucks at the Tata Steel Zoological Park in Jamshedpur died suddenly this week. Veterinarians suspect haemorrhagic septicaemia, a...

Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Why in news? India is hosting the twentieth session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage fro...

Benin – Coup Attempt

Benin – Coup Attempt

Why in news? On 7 December 2025 a small group of soldiers took over Benin’s state television and announced that they had removed President Patrice T...

Measles

Measles

Why in news? The World Health Organisation has warned that measles killed about ninety‑five thousand people worldwide in 2024, mostly unvaccinated c...

Hoolock Gibbon

Hoolock Gibbon

Why in news? Wildlife officials and volunteers in Arunachal Pradesh recently rescued a family of hoolock gibbons that had been trapped on a lone tree ...

National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID)

National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID)

Why in news? Officials recently urged state police forces to make greater use of the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) after data showed a rapid in...

Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA)

Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA)

Why in news? The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India jointly organised a Niveshak ...

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