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Why in news? Ophthalmologists have sounded the alarm about rising rates of myopia among children and young adults. Globally, nearly half the world’s...
Why in news? In May 2026 the Government of India announced that over 100 crore health records had been digitally linked with Ayushman Bharat Health Ac...
Why in news? India has stepped up efforts to eliminate sickle cell disease (SCD) by 2047. In late 2025 the government launched BIRSA‑101, the countr...
Why in news? On 21 May 2026 Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Science and Technology, formally dedicated the UMMID (Unique Methods of Managemen...
Why in news? Astronomers analysing data from the Hubble Space Telescope released a comprehensive catalogue of blue straggler stars in May 2026. Their ...
Why in news? NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft recently detected the Zwan‑Wolf effect in the Martian ionosphere. Th...
Why in News? On 19 May 2026 the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) spacecraft launched aboard a Vega‑C rocket from Europe’s...
Why in News? The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN‑SPACe) led a delegation of Indian space‑technology companies to the ...
Why in News? The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and neighbouring Uga...
Why in News? At the fifth meeting of the Scientific Steering Committee of India’s National One Health Mission, officials emphasised strengthening in...
Why in news? The National Test House (NTH), a premier testing institution under the Department of Consumer Affairs, has partnered with the Standardisa...
Why in news? Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda released the 10th edition of the Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP 2026) in January 2026. This updated volume in...
