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Digital Connectivity Rating: TRAI Portal Star-Rates Buildings

Digital Connectivity Rating: TRAI Portal Star-Rates Buildings

Why in news?The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) launched its Digital Connectivity Rating platform and mobile application on 25 September....

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Three Studies Probe the Hypermobile Type

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Three Studies Probe the Hypermobile Type

Why in news?Researchers at the University of Illinois have highlighted three studies seeking to explain hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Their Sept...

TeV Blazars: Accretion-Disc X-Ray Hints in Markarian 421 and 501

TeV Blazars: Accretion-Disc X-Ray Hints in Markarian 421 and 501

Why in news?An Indian research study has found evidence that radiation from an accretion disc may contribute to the X-rays of two blazars. Highlighted...

NISAR: 17 Radar Frames Track Lava at Kamchatka's Krasheninnikov

NISAR: 17 Radar Frames Track Lava at Kamchatka's Krasheninnikov

Why in news?The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released new satellite observations of Russia's Krasheninnikov volcano on 24 Sept...

Marfan Syndrome in Cats: FBN1 Variant Linked to Feline Disease

Marfan Syndrome in Cats: FBN1 Variant Linked to Feline Disease

Why in news?Researchers have identified a genetic change associated with Marfan syndrome in two domestic cats from the same litter. Cornell University...

Dilution Refrigerator: DRDO Backs a 20 mK Cooler for Quantum Work

Dilution Refrigerator: DRDO Backs a 20 mK Cooler for Quantum Work

Why in news?The Defence Research and Development Organisation, or DRDO, has signed an agreement to develop a refrigerator capable of reaching 20 milli...

IMEI: Why Tampering With a Handset's Identity Is an Offence

IMEI: Why Tampering With a Handset's Identity Is an Offence

Why in news?A government explainer issued on 23 September highlighted handset identification and the risks of tampering with an International Mobile E...

Dermatophytes: Ringworm and the Rise of Antifungal Resistance

Dermatophytes: Ringworm and the Rise of Antifungal Resistance

Why in news?A science report in The Hindu examines why fungal infections can become increasingly difficult to treat. It begins with dermatophytes, the...

Scrub Typhus: A Mite-Borne Fever That Needs Early Treatment

Scrub Typhus: A Mite-Borne Fever That Needs Early Treatment

Why in news?An Anna University student died of scrub typhus at Chennai's Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital on 18 September 2026. The Hindu r...

NdFeB Magnets: India's Missing Map of Magnet-Making Capacity

NdFeB Magnets: India's Missing Map of Magnet-Making Capacity

Why in news?A policy analysis in The Hindu on 21 September questioned how well India measures its permanent-magnet industrial capabilities. The author...

Kavach 4.0: Over 600 Route Km Approved in Lucknow Division

Kavach 4.0: Over 600 Route Km Approved in Lucknow Division

Why in news?Indian Railways has approved Kavach Version 4.0 for more than 600 route kilometres in North Eastern Railway's Lucknow Division. Akashvani ...

Naegleria fowleri: Why the Amoeba Seeks Out Narrow Channels

Naegleria fowleri: Why the Amoeba Seeks Out Narrow Channels

Why in news?A September research paper offers a possible explanation for how an amoeba's ordinary feeding-related behaviour could help a dangerous rel...

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