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Tetrachloroethylene – dry‑cleaning solvent linked to liver fibrosis

Tetrachloroethylene – dry‑cleaning solvent linked to liver fibrosis

Why in news? A recent study by researchers at Keck Medicine of USC reported that exposure to tetrachloroethylene (also called perchloroethylene or PCE...

Antiphospholipid Syndrome – an autoimmune clotting disorder

Antiphospholipid Syndrome – an autoimmune clotting disorder

Why in news? Recurrent miscarriages and unexplained blood clots in otherwise healthy individuals have drawn attention to Antiphospholipid Syndrome (AP...

African Swine Fever – a deadly pig disease reaches Mizoram

African Swine Fever – a deadly pig disease reaches Mizoram

Why in news? Mizoram has been battling a severe outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF), with thousands of pigs dying in 2025. The state government has ...

Sentinel‑6B – Next‑Generation Sea‑Level Sentinel

Sentinel‑6B – Next‑Generation Sea‑Level Sentinel

Why in news? On 16–17 November 2025, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California carrying Sentinel‑6B, an ocean‑...

Vitamin K – Beyond Blood Clotting

Vitamin K – Beyond Blood Clotting

Why in news? An article published on 18 November 2025 in Business Standard drew renewed attention to Vitamin K, highlighting its roles beyond blood cl...

Ammonium Nitrate

Ammonium Nitrate

Why in news? On 15 November 2025, a powerful car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort killed a doctor and injured several others. Investigators suspect that ...

Foraminifera

Foraminifera

Why in news? Scientists recently completed a large genetic and morphological review of sea‑floor life, revealing 57 new species of foraminifera. The...

RuTAG Initiative Review Meeting

RuTAG Initiative Review Meeting

Why in news? The second annual review meeting of the Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) 2.0 was held at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gu...

Sickle Cell Disease – Stem Cell Transplant Breakthrough

Sickle Cell Disease – Stem Cell Transplant Breakthrough

Why in news? A decade‑long study at a private hospital in Gurugram reported remarkable success in curing children with sickle cell disease using ste...

Hepatitis A Outbreak and Calls for Vaccination

Hepatitis A Outbreak and Calls for Vaccination

Why in news? Kerala recorded a surge of over 3,000 hepatitis A cases and more than a dozen deaths by mid‑April 2025, prompting health experts to urg...

National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM)

National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM)

Why in news? The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has directed that all detailed project reports for highway projects include analyses using th...

Metformin – Diabetes Drug and Exercise Study

Metformin – Diabetes Drug and Exercise Study

Why in news? A recent clinical study reported that metformin, a widely prescribed diabetes drug, may blunt some of the cardiovascular benefits of exer...

ESCAPEDE Mission – Twin Spacecraft to Mars

ESCAPEDE Mission – Twin Spacecraft to Mars

Why in news? Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket has successfully launched NASA’s Escapade mission, sending two small spacecraft on a long journey to M...

Hydrogen Valley Innovation Clusters

Hydrogen Valley Innovation Clusters

Why in news? At the 3rd International Conference on Green Hydrogen, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh announced that four Hydrogen Valleys will be cre...

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)

Why in news? A report on post‑blast forensic investigations highlighted how experts use Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to analyse ch...

DRISHTI System – AI Monitoring for Freight Wagons

DRISHTI System – AI Monitoring for Freight Wagons

Why in news? The Indian Railways plans to deploy a new system called DRISHTI (Dynamic Real‑time Intelligent Surveillance for High‑value Transport ...

Rare Earth Hypothesis – Is Complex Life Uncommon?

Rare Earth Hypothesis – Is Complex Life Uncommon?

Why in news? A wave of recent exoplanet research has reignited interest in the Rare Earth Hypothesis. Astronomers have discovered that many planets pr...

Vanadium and India’s First Redox Flow Battery

Vanadium and India’s First Redox Flow Battery

Why in news? On 11 November 2025, India’s National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) inaugurated the country’s first megawatt‑hour‑scale Vanadi...

Vitamin D – New Evidence for Heart Health

Vitamin D – New Evidence for Heart Health

Why in news? A clinical trial known as TARGET‑D reported in 2025 that adults who had previously experienced a heart attack and took personalised dos...

Motor Neuron Disease – Understanding and New Therapy

Motor Neuron Disease – Understanding and New Therapy

Why in news? Scientists from the University of Wollongong announced in November 2025 that they have engineered a designer molecule that clears misfold...

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