Shingles Vaccine Linked to Lower Dementia Risk
Why in news? A large international study has found that older adults who receive a shingles vaccine have a lower risk of dying from dementia. Research...
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Why in news? A large international study has found that older adults who receive a shingles vaccine have a lower risk of dying from dementia. Research...
Why in news? A recent study from the Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC) received attention because it estimated, for the first time in India, h...
Why in news? The Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) recently celebrated a decade of successful operation of the UltraViolet Imaging Telescope (UVI...
Why in news? With the rapid growth of artificial‑intelligence applications in 2025, specialised chips known as Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) have g...
Why in news? The Department of Posts has unveiled a policy framework called DHRUVA (Digital Hub for Reference and Unique Virtual Address) to create a ...
Why in news? Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered a remarkably mature spiral galaxy nicknamed Alaknanda. The galaxy...
Why in news? The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has decided to roll out a Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) service that will display a caller�...
Why in news? NASA and space weather agencies reported that a huge sunspot cluster more than ten times the size of Earth rotated into view at the start...
Why in news? The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) celebrated its silver jubilee in November 2025. To mark the occasion, India issu...
Why in news? Medications based on glucagon‑like peptide 1 (GLP‑1), such as semaglutide and tirzepatide, gained widespread attention in 2025 for th...
Why in news? With increasing awareness about sustainable waste management, scientists and policymakers are exploring bioremediation as an eco‑friend...
Why in news? On 28 November 2025, India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) privately directed smartphone manufacturers to pre‑install the ...