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Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission: 10th Edition & Drug Standards

Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission: 10th Edition & Drug Standards

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...

Semaglutide: GLP-1, Type 2 Diabetes & Weight Loss Drug

Semaglutide: GLP-1, Type 2 Diabetes & Weight Loss Drug

Why in News? Indian pharmaceutical company Dr Reddy’s Laboratories has launched a generic version of semaglutide injection in Canada. Semaglutide is...

Captagon: Operation Ragepill, NCB & Synthetic Drugs

Captagon: Operation Ragepill, NCB & Synthetic Drugs

Why in News? The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) recently announced that it had uncovered an international drug‑trafficking syndicate, seizing more t...

ABHAY System: CBI AI Bot for Notice Verification & Fraud

ABHAY System: CBI AI Bot for Notice Verification & Fraud

Why in News? The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) launched ABHAY, an artificial‑intelligence powered helpbot designed to verify notices issued ...

Ebola Outbreak 2026: Bundibugyo Virus, DRC & Transmission

Ebola Outbreak 2026: Bundibugyo Virus, DRC & Transmission

Why in News? On 15 May 2026 the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Ituri province. By 16 May, the World...

CCDB: India Chairs Common Criteria Development Board

CCDB: India Chairs Common Criteria Development Board

Why in News? At the April 2026 meeting of the Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement (CCRA) in Tokyo, member states unanimously nominated India to ch...

Project Garud: Dhruva Space, Modular Satellite Platform & RDIF

Project Garud: Dhruva Space, Modular Satellite Platform & RDIF

Why in news? Dhruva Space, a private Indian space start‑up, received significant support from the Research, Development and Innovation Fund (RDIF) t...

Meningitis: Brain Inflammation, Symptoms, Causes & Vaccines

Meningitis: Brain Inflammation, Symptoms, Causes & Vaccines

Why in news? Health authorities in England reported a meningitis outbreak after one university student died and two others fell seriously ill around t...

IP Catalyst: MeitY Initiative, Patents & Technology Transfer

IP Catalyst: MeitY Initiative, Patents & Technology Transfer

Why in news? On 12 May 2026 the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched the “IP Catalyst” initiative. This digital pla...

Lake Tahoe: AI Data Centres, Energy Demand & Power Cut

Lake Tahoe: AI Data Centres, Energy Demand & Power Cut

Why in news? A Nevada utility has told Liberty Utilities, the company that supplies electricity to the California side of Lake Tahoe, that it will end...

Monsoon Forecasting: IMD, Block-Level AI Models & Rainfall

Monsoon Forecasting: IMD, Block-Level AI Models & Rainfall

Why in news? On 12 May 2026 the India Meteorological Department (IMD) unveiled two artificial‑intelligence (AI)‑enabled weather models: a block‑...

National Technology Day: Pokhran-II, Operation Shakti & Hansa-3

National Technology Day: Pokhran-II, Operation Shakti & Hansa-3

Why in news? Every year on 11 May India observes National Technology Day to celebrate scientific and technological achievements. In 2026 the theme was...

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