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Obstructive Sleep Apnea – New study warns of increased heart risk

Obstructive Sleep Apnea – New study warns of increased heart risk

Why in news? A recent study using electronic health records of nearly three million individuals found that people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) f...

Multi‑Hazard Early Warning Decision Support System (MHEW‑DSS)

Multi‑Hazard Early Warning Decision Support System (MHEW‑DSS)

Why in news? India’s weather agency is implementing a new digital forecasting platform called the Multi‑Hazard Early Warning Decision Support Syst...

Earthquake Lights: Mysterious Glows During Seismic Activity

Earthquake Lights: Mysterious Glows During Seismic Activity

Why in news? After a moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.2 struck the Aegean region between Turkey and Greece on 2 April 2026, residents filmed glowing...

YUVIKA Programme – ISRO’s Science Camp for School Students

YUVIKA Programme – ISRO’s Science Camp for School Students

Why in news? The Minister of State for Science and Technology recently highlighted ISRO’s efforts to foster a scientific temper among young students...

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) – Understanding the Disease and New Findings

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) – Understanding the Disease and New Findings

Why in news? A multi‑institutional study published in 2025 found that about 10 percent of adults with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia carry mutations ...

Ammonium Nitrate – Uses, Properties and Regulation

Ammonium Nitrate – Uses, Properties and Regulation

Why in news? Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Limited (BCGCL) and Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) recently signed a lease agreement for a Coal...

Antariksh Venture Capital Fund – Boosting India’s Spacetech Start‑ups

Antariksh Venture Capital Fund – Boosting India’s Spacetech Start‑ups

Why in news? The Union Minister for Science and Technology recently informed Parliament that the Antariksh Venture Capital Fund is progressing steadil...

Bio‑Bitumen – Using Agricultural Waste for Roads

Bio‑Bitumen – Using Agricultural Waste for Roads

Why in news? India is set to become the first country to commercially produce bio‑bitumen by converting agricultural residue into a binder for road ...

Extracellular RNA

Extracellular RNA

Why in news? A study published on 28 March 2026 in the journal npj Clean Water reported that extracellular RNA (exRNA) from bacteria can persist even ...

Solar Radio Burst

Solar Radio Burst

Why in news? An intense solar flare erupted from the Sun’s surface on 29–30 March 2026. Classified by NASA as an X1.4‑class flare, the event pro...

Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC)

Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC)

Why in news? The inaugural meeting of the Research Advisory Board of the Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC) took place on 27–28 Ma...

Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar (RVP) – national science awards

Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar (RVP) – national science awards

Why in news? On 28 March 2026 the government opened nominations for the next edition of the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar. Scientists, innovators and team...

Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Satellite Produces Detailed Seafloor Map

Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Satellite Produces Detailed Seafloor Map

Why in news? NASA recently released a high‑resolution map of the global ocean floor derived from data collected by the Surface Water and Ocean Topog...

Recycling Waste Foundry Sand for Road Construction

Recycling Waste Foundry Sand for Road Construction

Why in news? On 26 March 2026 the CSIR‑Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) signed a collaboration with the Institute of Indian Foundrymen and a p...

CALM‑Brain – India’s First Open Digital Repository for Psychiatric Research

CALM‑Brain – India’s First Open Digital Repository for Psychiatric Research

Why in news? On 26 March 2026, the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) and the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NC...

Neoloboptera peninsularis Newly Discovered Cockroach in the Deccan Peninsula

Neoloboptera peninsularis Newly Discovered Cockroach in the Deccan Peninsula

Why in news? Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and Prof. Ramkrishna More College, Pune, announced the discovery of a new cockroach...

PRISM‑SG Portal – Digitising Approvals for Rail‑Road Bridges

PRISM‑SG Portal – Digitising Approvals for Rail‑Road Bridges

Why in news? On 25 March 2026 the Union Ministers for Road Transport and Highways and Railways jointly launched the Portal for Rail‑Road Inspection ...

Helium Supply Disruptions

Helium Supply Disruptions

Why in news? India’s semiconductor and printed circuit board industries have sounded the alarm over potential shortages of helium gas after attacks ...

National AI Skilling Initiative – Building a Future‑Ready Workforce

National AI Skilling Initiative – Building a Future‑Ready Workforce

Why in news? The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, in collaboration with Google and YouTube, recently launched a National AI Skilling Initiative...

Minor Planet Center – Cataloguing New Moons Around Jupiter and Saturn

Minor Planet Center – Cataloguing New Moons Around Jupiter and Saturn

Why in news? On 16 March 2026, the Minor Planet Center (MPC) announced the confirmation of 15 new moons: 11 orbiting Saturn and 4 orbiting Jupiter. Wi...

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