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Asteroid 2024 YR4: Webb Telescope & Planetary Defence

Asteroid 2024 YR4: Webb Telescope & Planetary Defence

Why in news? An asteroid designated 2024 YR4 briefly made headlines when early calculations suggested a small chance of it hitting Earth or the Moon i...

Devon Island: Mars Analog, Arctic Desert & Space Exploration

Devon Island: Mars Analog, Arctic Desert & Space Exploration

Why in news? Scientists have once again turned their attention to Devon Island, an enormous and desolate landmass in the Canadian Arctic, because its ...

DART Mission: NASA Planetary Defence & Asteroid Dimorphos

DART Mission: NASA Planetary Defence & Asteroid Dimorphos

Why in news? Researchers analysing data from NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission have found that the mission not only altered the...

BharatNet Programme: Rural Broadband, 5G & Gram Panchayats

BharatNet Programme: Rural Broadband, 5G & Gram Panchayats

Why in news? India’s Ministry of Communications announced that the BharatNet programme has connected more than 2.15 lakh Gram Panchayats with high�...

Stenothoe lowryi: Rare Marine Amphipod & Odisha Coast

Stenothoe lowryi: Rare Marine Amphipod & Odisha Coast

Why in news? Marine scientists from Berhampur University in Odisha have reported the first record of Stenothoe lowryi, a tiny shrimp‑like amphipod, ...

Human Metapneumovirus: HMPV Symptoms, Respiratory Illness

Human Metapneumovirus: HMPV Symptoms, Respiratory Illness

Why in news? Hospitals across the United States West Coast and parts of Northern California have reported a surge in infections caused by human metapn...

Proba-3 Mission: ESA Solar Eclipse & Formation Flying

Proba-3 Mission: ESA Solar Eclipse & Formation Flying

Why in news? The European Space Agency (ESA) has reported difficulties with its Proba‑3 solar‑eclipse mission after contact was lost with one of t...

Deinococcus radiodurans: Asteroid Pressures & Panspermia

Deinococcus radiodurans: Asteroid Pressures & Panspermia

Why in News? Researchers reported that the bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans survived extreme pressures similar to those experienced when rocks are bl...

Denmark HIV & Syphilis: Vertical Transmission Elimination

Denmark HIV & Syphilis: Vertical Transmission Elimination

Why in News? The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Denmark has become the first country in the European Union to eliminate vertical trans...

BARC TV Ratings: Suspension, TRP & I&B Ministry

BARC TV Ratings: Suspension, TRP & I&B Ministry

Why in news? The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ordered the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) to stop releasing television viewersh...

G-SPIDER Robot: Swachh Bharat Mission & Manual Scavenging

G-SPIDER Robot: Swachh Bharat Mission & Manual Scavenging

Why in news? The Government of India’s Swachh Bharat Mission introduced an innovative robot called “G-SPIDER” to clean drains and canals without...

LTTD Technology: Lakshadweep Desalination & Water Security

LTTD Technology: Lakshadweep Desalination & Water Security

Why in news? India’s Ministry of Earth Sciences reviewed the performance of low-temperature thermal desalination (LTTD) plants installed in the Laks...

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