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International Astronomical Union (IAU)

International Astronomical Union (IAU)

Why in news? The International Astronomical Union’s Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature approved a series of names proposed by Indian re...

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Why in news? A recent epidemiological study projected that global cases of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) will rise by nearly 70 per cent by 2040...

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Risk of Parkinson’s Disease

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Risk of Parkinson’s Disease

Why in news? A new analysis of health records from more than 11 million U.S. military veterans has found that untreated obstructive sleep apnea nearly...

Auramine O Dye in Food – Health Concerns over Bright Yellow Chana

Auramine O Dye in Food – Health Concerns over Bright Yellow Chana

Why in news? Viral videos have surfaced showing roasted chana (gram) being coated with an industrial dye known as Auramine O to make it appear brighte...

Information Security Education & Awareness Project – Building a Cyber‑Aware India

Information Security Education & Awareness Project – Building a Cyber‑Aware India

Why in news? The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has announced the Cyber Security Innovation Challenge 1.0 under the ongoin...

Moss Spores Survive Outside the ISS

Moss Spores Survive Outside the ISS

Why in news? Researchers have shown that spores of the common moss Physcomitrium patens can survive extended exposure to the harsh environment of spac...

Leptospirosis (rat fever) cases rise in Karnataka

Leptospirosis (rat fever) cases rise in Karnataka

Why in news? Health officials in Karnataka reported that by the second week of November 2025, 2,042 cases of leptospirosis were recorded across the st...

Interstellar Objects

Interstellar Objects

Why in news? NASA recently released detailed images of Comet 3I/Atlas, an interstellar visitor travelling through our Solar System. The photographs, c...

Pharmacogenomics

Pharmacogenomics

Why in news? With the rise of precision medicine, pharmacogenomics has attracted renewed attention from researchers and health‑care providers. Recen...

Enceladus – Saturn’s Hidden Ocean World

Enceladus – Saturn’s Hidden Ocean World

Why in news? A team of scientists analysing data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has detected previously unknown organic molecules in the ice grains ...

Acanthosis Nigricans

Acanthosis Nigricans

Why in news? The condition acanthosis nigricans has come back into focus because health experts note that recognising its signs early can help detect ...

BIRSA 101 – India’s First Indigenous CRISPR Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease

BIRSA 101 – India’s First Indigenous CRISPR Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease

Why in news? On 19 November 2025 India unveiled BIRSA 101, the country’s first indigenous gene therapy based on CRISPR technology to treat Sickle Ce...

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