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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...

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...

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...

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�...

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...

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...

Dark Oxygen: Polymetallic Nodules & Deep-Sea Mining

Dark Oxygen: Polymetallic Nodules & Deep-Sea Mining

Why in news? Scientists studying the deep ocean discovered that certain rock formations, called polymetallic nodules, generate oxygen in total darknes...

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...

Mumps Outbreak: MMR Vaccine, Symptoms & Prevention

Mumps Outbreak: MMR Vaccine, Symptoms & Prevention

Why in news? Health officials in Maryland, U.S., reported an increase in mumps cases in late February and early March 2026. While mumps is rare in cou...

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