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Why in news? World Lupus Day is observed every year on 10 May to raise awareness about lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease. The 2026 campaign urged go...
Why in news? NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, en route to the metal‑rich asteroid 16 Psyche, photographed Mars as a thin crescent in early May 2026. The ...
Why in news? India recently hosted the 35th plenary and working‑group meetings of the International Organisation for Standardisation’s (ISO) Sub�...
Why in news? A road section built by the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) using geocell reinforc...
Why in news? A new study published in Nature reported evidence of genome‑wide selective sweeps among bacteria in the human gut. The research suggest...
Why in news? A mushroom exploration team from the Central Agriculture University in Pasighat reported in May 2026 that they had found a rare Cordyceps...
Why in news? On 6 May 2026 the Union Health Minister launched the Swasth Bharat Portal at the tenth National Summit on Good, Replicable Practices and ...
Why in news? Scientists reported that a specially cultivated form of Spirulina, a nutrient‑rich blue‑green algae, can produce biologically active ...
Why in news? Aviation authorities recently upgraded the NOTAM system to make critical flight information easier for pilots to understand. The Federal ...
Why in news? Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR‑NCL...
Why in news? On 3 May 2026, start‑up GalaxEye successfully launched Mission Drishti – the world’s first OptoSAR satellite – aboard a Falcon 9 ...
Why in news? Recent reports of deaths aboard a cruise ship raised concerns about hantavirus. It is a rare but serious illness caused by viruses carrie...
