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Why in news? Scientists from the Central University of Rajasthan announced the discovery of a novel cyanobacterium from water samples collected in Pus...
Why in news? A multicentre trial in China examined whether adding the steroid prednisolone to the standard treatment for Kawasaki disease (intravenous...
Why in news? On 24 April 2026 the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) commissioned an X‑band dual‑polarisation Doppler Weather Radar a...
Why in news? On 23 April 2026, Jordan signed the Artemis Accords at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 63rd country to commit to a set of p...
Why in news? Ahead of World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on 24 April 2026 that it has prequalified the first antimalaria...
Why in news? Chinese scientists have identified a new lunar mineral named Cerium–Magnesium Changesite, also known as Magnesiochangesite‑(Ce). It w...
Why in news? Public health authorities in Australia have reported a surge in diphtheria cases after decades of near elimination. In 2025 and early 202...
Why in news? The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas amended the Aviation Turbine Fuel (Regulation of Marketing) Order, 2001 to include blends of su...
Why in news? The Department of Telecommunications has released revised guidelines for the Technology Development and Investment Promotion (TDIP) schem...
Why in news? The Gujarat Police have introduced NARIT‑AI (Narcotics Analysis & Retrieval Augmented Investigation Tool) to assist investigators in bu...
Why in news? NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected a suite of organic molecules in Martian soil, including a nitrogen‑bearing ring structure that ma...
Why in news? The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has received an indigenously developed, AI‑enabled satellite imaging system called Prajna. The...
