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Why in news? Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered that a methane‑produ...
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Why in news? Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered that a methane‑produ...
Why in news? Astronomers recently weighed a rogue planet — one that does not orbit any star — by observing a gravitational microlensing event. By ...
Why in news? Scientists sampling the exhaled breath of whales with drones have detected cetacean morbillivirus circulating among humpback and sperm wh...
Why in news? The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has released draft guidelines proposing a Battery Pack Aadhaar system. This framework would a...
Why in news? The Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is scheduled to inaugurate India’s first commercial‑scale tropical re...
Why in news? State‑owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) announced on 1 January 2026 that it had rolled out Voice over WiFi ser...
Why in news? A recent observational study, published in late 2025, examined patterns of treatment and outcomes among patients with cellulitis. Althoug...
Why in news? President Droupadi Murmu attended a programme in early January 2026 to promote the Skilling for AI Readiness (SOAR) initiative. At the ev...
Why in news? Scientists at Kolkata’s S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences announced PathGennie, an open‑source algorithm that drastically ...
Why in news? Nimesulide, a popular pain‑relief medicine, returned to headlines when India’s health ministry ordered a ban on all oral formulations...
Why in news? The Department of Telecommunications unveiled the National Frequency Allocation Plan 2025, an updated spectrum allocation framework for t...
Why in news? Health authorities in the United States reported clusters of Legionnaires’ disease in late 2025. In central Florida, at least 14 people...
