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Discovery of Rare Ant‑Fly Species: Metadon ghorpadei and Metadon reemeri

Discovery of Rare Ant‑Fly Species: Metadon ghorpadei and Metadon reemeri

Why in news? Entomologists have described two new species of ant flies from India’s forests, marking the first addition to this rare group in over a...

Metabolic Dysfunction‑Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)

Metabolic Dysfunction‑Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)

Why in news? Health journals and government advisories are highlighting the growing burden of Metabolic Dysfunction‑Associated Steatotic Liver Disea...

Darwin’s Bark Spider – Toughest Silk in Nature

Darwin’s Bark Spider – Toughest Silk in Nature

Why in news? Researchers studying the Darwin’s bark spider have discovered that only large adult females spin silk with extraordinary toughness, whi...

C‑DOT’s Cell Broadcast System Wins SKOCH Award

C‑DOT’s Cell Broadcast System Wins SKOCH Award

Why in news? The Centre for Development of Telematics (C‑DOT) has received the SKOCH Award 2025 for its indigenously developed Cell Broadcast Soluti...

Guillain–Barré Syndrome (GBS)

Guillain–Barré Syndrome (GBS)

Why in news? Guillain–Barré syndrome has featured in recent health discussions because of isolated cases reported after viral infections. Understan...

Discovery of Indiaphonte bijoyi

Discovery of Indiaphonte bijoyi

Why in news? Marine biologists from Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico have identifi...

Chips to Start‑Up (C2S) Programme

Chips to Start‑Up (C2S) Programme

Why in news? The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s Chips to Start‑Up (C2S) programme has been highlighted for its role in build...

Understanding Soft Matter

Understanding Soft Matter

Why in news? Soft matter physics has gained prominence because of its role in everyday products and emerging technologies. Materials such as gels, pol...

Chang’e‑6 Mission – Lunar Samples from the Far Side

Chang’e‑6 Mission – Lunar Samples from the Far Side

Why in news? The Chang’e‑6 mission returned the first soil and rock samples from the Moon’s far side in 2024. Recently, scientists announced tha...

Vitamin A – Dual Role in Immunity and Nutrition

Vitamin A – Dual Role in Immunity and Nutrition

Why in news? A study published in January 2026 revealed that all‑trans retinoic acid, a metabolite of vitamin A, can suppress anti‑tumour immune r...

CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative – Science for Employability

CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative – Science for Employability

Why in news? India’s Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) launched the third phase of its Integrated Skill Initiative in mid‑2025. B...

Intrinsically Disordered Proteins – Decoding Shape‑Shifting Interactions

Intrinsically Disordered Proteins – Decoding Shape‑Shifting Interactions

Why in news? Scientists at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bengaluru unveiled a deep‑learning tool called Disobind in January ...

Root Wilt Disease of Coconut – Understanding a Chronic Threat

Root Wilt Disease of Coconut – Understanding a Chronic Threat

Why in news? Coconut farmers in Kerala and Tamil Nadu have again raised concerns about declining yields due to root wilt disease. Agricultural advisor...

Voyager 1 Approaches a Light‑Day from Earth

Voyager 1 Approaches a Light‑Day from Earth

Why in news? N ASA announced that by November 2026, the Voyager 1 spacecraft will be so far from Earth that radio signals will take an entire day to t...

Vrindavani and Karan Fries – High‑Yielding Dairy Cattle

Vrindavani and Karan Fries – High‑Yielding Dairy Cattle

Why in news? The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) recently recognised Vrindavani and Karan Fries cattle as new high‑yielding breeds. T...

Havana Syndrome and Directed‑Energy Research

Havana Syndrome and Directed‑Energy Research

Why in news? In January 2026, reports emerged that the U.S. Department of Defense had acquired a backpack‑sized device capable of emitting pulsed ra...

Magnetic Fields and Star Formation in Molecular Clouds

Magnetic Fields and Star Formation in Molecular Clouds

Why in news? An observational study led by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, announced on 14 January 2026, traced magnetic fields from the scale o...

Huntington’s Disease and Gene Therapy Trials

Huntington’s Disease and Gene Therapy Trials

Why in news? Researchers reported encouraging results from a small clinical trial of a gene therapy called AMT‑130 for Huntington’s disease. In pa...

Artemis II: NASA’s First Crewed Mission Around the Moon

Artemis II: NASA’s First Crewed Mission Around the Moon

Why in news? NASA is preparing to roll the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launch pad for the Artemis II mission. The age...

Drosophila melanogaster Study Reveals Role of Support Cells in Ageing

Drosophila melanogaster Study Reveals Role of Support Cells in Ageing

Why in news? Scientists at India’s Agharkar Research Institute have used the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster to investigate how ageing affects ste...

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