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Magnesium Hydridomethylzincate: Hydrogen and Methane at 80-110 C

Magnesium Hydridomethylzincate: Hydrogen and Methane at 80-110 C

Why in news? Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram have made a solid compound that releases two fue...

Central Electricity Authority: AI Conference on 14-15 October

Central Electricity Authority: AI Conference on 14-15 October

Why in news?The Central Electricity Authority has scheduled a conference and exhibition on making India's power sector artificial-intelligence-enabled...

TRISHNA: Thermal Satellite Launch Projected Within 12-16 Months

TRISHNA: Thermal Satellite Launch Projected Within 12-16 Months

Why in news?India's joint Earth-observation satellite with France, TRISHNA, is in an advanced stage of development, an Indian space official said on 1...

Coronary Thrombosis: How a Clot Can Cause a Heart Attack

Coronary Thrombosis: How a Clot Can Cause a Heart Attack

Why in news?A medical explainer published by The Hindu on 12 October examined coronary thrombosis following a reported fatal blockage of a coronary ar...

RDI Fund: Rs 7,131 Crore Commitment for First 19 Fund Managers

RDI Fund: Rs 7,131 Crore Commitment for First 19 Fund Managers

Why in news?The government has approved the first 19 second-level managers for its Research, Development and Innovation Fund, with commitments totalli...

Agricultural AI: Global Initiative's Second Meeting in New Delhi

Agricultural AI: Global Initiative's Second Meeting in New Delhi

Why in news? The second meeting of the Global Initiative on Artificial Intelligence for Agri-Food Systems took place in New Delhi on 10 October. India...

Epstein-Barr Virus: Group 1 Carcinogen That Infects Most People

Epstein-Barr Virus: Group 1 Carcinogen That Infects Most People

Why in news? A recent global cancer assessment has renewed attention to infections that can contribute to cancer, including Epstein–Barr virus. The ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS: Hubble Image of the Third Interstellar Object

Comet 3I/ATLAS: Hubble Image of the Third Interstellar Object

Why in news? Images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS have given astronomers a way to study material arriving from outside our solar system. The Hubb...

Bubonic Plague: Oregon's 2024 Case Likely Caught From a Pet Cat

Bubonic Plague: Oregon's 2024 Case Likely Caught From a Pet Cat

Why in news?A human plague case in Oregon illustrates why an ancient disease still requires modern public-health attention. The case was announced in ...

UCIL Diamond Jubilee: Uranium Miner Marks 59 Years at Jaduguda

UCIL Diamond Jubilee: Uranium Miner Marks 59 Years at Jaduguda

Why in news? Uranium Corporation of India Limited marked the beginning of its diamond-jubilee year at Jaduguda, Jharkhand, on 4 October 2026. The gove...

Jumping Genes: 163 Ant Genomes Link Bursts to Ant Diversification

Jumping Genes: 163 Ant Genomes Link Bursts to Ant Diversification

Why in news? Research in Science Advances has linked bursts of mobile genetic activity with the evolutionary expansion of major ant groups. The Septem...

Plague: Irkutsk Worker's Death Probed, No Outbreak Confirmed

Plague: Irkutsk Worker's Death Probed, No Outbreak Confirmed

Why in news? The death of an anti-plague institute employee in Russia's Irkutsk region has prompted investigation and renewed discussion of plague. In...

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