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Why in news? Tetanus cases have surfaced recently in parts of the United States. Public health experts worry that waning vaccination and booster cover...
Why in news? The Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre at IIT Madras released a digital atlas called ANCHOR. The atlas maps the human brainstem in three d...
Why in news? Scientists studying the chocolate chip sea star (Protoreaster nodosus) discovered a unique light‑guiding structure in its skeletal plat...
Why in news? China’s Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) began collecting data in August 2025. The 20‑kiloton detector will help dete...
Why in news? Avataar.ai, a Bengaluru‑based startup, launched a video‑generation model named Varya on 12 June 2026. It is supported by the governme...
Why in news? Astronomers around the world continue to study supernovae, the colossal explosions of dying stars. These events help us understand how el...
Why in news? The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has placed its first dedicated space‑weather satellite, SOLAR�...
Why in news? A recent observational study involving older adults in Japan found that higher plasma levels of vitamin C were associated with greater gr...
Why in news? The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has deployed Network Survey Vehicles across India’s National Highways to monitor road condi...
Why in news? Public health authorities have warned about rising cases of shigellosis, a highly contagious bacterial diarrhoeal disease. Understanding ...
Why in news? The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has launched “Oilseeds Kisaan Mitra,” a WhatsApp‑based chatbot that delivers 24�...
Why in news? The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued new rules for the manufacture of tea bags. The standards prohibit the use of epichlorohyd...
Why in news? A team of international researchers recently reported that a self‑reinforcing loop between certain immune cells lies at the heart of Sj...
Why in news? Astronomers analysing five years of data from the Atacama Large Millimetre/Sub‑millimetre Array (ALMA) announced in 2026 that they had ...
Why in news? Scottish authorities confirmed an outbreak of American Foulbrood (AFB) in an apiary in Kincardineshire in June 2026. The disease is fatal...
Why in news? A strong geomagnetic storm in early June 2026 produced spectacular auroras that were visible at higher latitudes and, for brief moments, ...
Why in news? India’s Department of Atomic Energy continues to explore advanced technologies for closing the nuclear fuel cycle. One such technique, ...
Why in news? Researchers from Punjabi University (Patiala) and the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh have de...
Why in news? The Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD) recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Kathmandu University’s Centre for Digital...
Why in news? On 5 June 2026 STPI, an autonomous society under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, organised Tech Summit 2026 to ma...
