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HbA1c test and its limitations in detecting diabetes

HbA1c test and its limitations in detecting diabetes

Why in news? A recent study published in The Lancet has raised concerns about relying solely on the HbA1c blood test to diagnose diabetes in India. Re...

Ethylene Glycol in medicines: lessons from past poisonings

Ethylene Glycol in medicines: lessons from past poisonings

Why in news? Health authorities in Tamil Nadu recently warned drug manufacturers after detecting contamination of a medicinal syrup with ethylene glyc...

Mons Mouton: Proposed landing site for Chandrayaan‑4

Mons Mouton: Proposed landing site for Chandrayaan‑4

Why in news? The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has selected the MM‑4 site on Mons Mouton, a mountain near the Moon’s south pole, as th...

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) Launches New Services

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) Launches New Services

Why in news? During its foundation day celebrations, the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) announced three new ocean‑re...

Copernicus Sentinel‑2 Mission and its Latest Image of Winter Olympic Venues

Copernicus Sentinel‑2 Mission and its Latest Image of Winter Olympic Venues

Why in news? The European Space Agency (ESA) recently published a high‑resolution satellite image showing the sites of the 2026 Winter Olympics in n...

Bailey Bridge – Portable Engineering for Emergencies

Bailey Bridge – Portable Engineering for Emergencies

Why in news? India shipped 10 sets of Bailey bridge components to Sri Lanka to help restore road connectivity after Cyclone Ditwah. These modular brid...

Bharat GenAI – India’s Sovereign AI Initiative

Bharat GenAI – India’s Sovereign AI Initiative

Why in news? During a Rajya Sabha session, the Minister of State for Science and Technology announced that the Bharat GenAI initiative will complete t...

Model Context Protocol (MCP) on eSankhyiki Portal

Model Context Protocol (MCP) on eSankhyiki Portal

Why in news? The National Statistics Office (NSO) has launched a beta version of its Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the eSankhyiki portal. Th...

Discovery of New Marine Worm Species

Discovery of New Marine Worm Species

Why in news? Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) announced the discovery of two new polychaete worms from the northern Bay of Bengal...

SPHEREx Mission Observes Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

SPHEREx Mission Observes Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Why in news? NASA announced that its SPHEREx spacecraft recently observed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which passed through the inner Solar System...

India’s AI Stack – Powering Intelligence at Scale

India’s AI Stack – Powering Intelligence at Scale

Why in news? The Indian government has outlined plans for a comprehensive “AI stack” to democratise artificial intelligence and make it accessible...

SAMRIDH Programme Accelerates Hundreds of Startups

SAMRIDH Programme Accelerates Hundreds of Startups

Why in news? The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has announced that its Startup Accelerator of MeitY for Product Innovation...

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