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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...
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Why in news? Researchers at the University of Oxford recently announced the discovery of a razor‑thin cosmic filament about fifty million light yea...
Why in news? The World Health Organisation has warned that measles killed about ninety‑five thousand people worldwide in 2024, mostly unvaccinated c...
Why in news? Niger has been officially recognised as the first African country to halt the transmission of onchocerciasis, also known as river blindne...
Why in news? A large international study has found that older adults who receive a shingles vaccine have a lower risk of dying from dementia. Research...
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 Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) recently celebrated a decade of successful operation of the UltraViolet Imaging Telescope (UVI...
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? 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? 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? 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? 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? The fifth edition of the India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF) concluded in New Delhi on 28 November 2025. Over two days, policymakers, ...