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YUVA AI for ALL – Free AI Course for Millions of Indians

YUVA AI for ALL – Free AI Course for Millions of Indians

Why in news? The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched YUVA AI for ALL, a free, self‑paced course designed to intr...

Tetrachloroethylene – dry‑cleaning solvent linked to liver fibrosis

Tetrachloroethylene – dry‑cleaning solvent linked to liver fibrosis

Why in news? A recent study by researchers at Keck Medicine of USC reported that exposure to tetrachloroethylene (also called perchloroethylene or PCE...

Antiphospholipid Syndrome – an autoimmune clotting disorder

Antiphospholipid Syndrome – an autoimmune clotting disorder

Why in news? Recurrent miscarriages and unexplained blood clots in otherwise healthy individuals have drawn attention to Antiphospholipid Syndrome (AP...

African Swine Fever – a deadly pig disease reaches Mizoram

African Swine Fever – a deadly pig disease reaches Mizoram

Why in news? Mizoram has been battling a severe outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF), with thousands of pigs dying in 2025. The state government has ...

Sentinel‑6B – Next‑Generation Sea‑Level Sentinel

Sentinel‑6B – Next‑Generation Sea‑Level Sentinel

Why in news? On 16–17 November 2025, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California carrying Sentinel‑6B, an ocean‑...

Vitamin K – Beyond Blood Clotting

Vitamin K – Beyond Blood Clotting

Why in news? An article published on 18 November 2025 in Business Standard drew renewed attention to Vitamin K, highlighting its roles beyond blood cl...

Ammonium Nitrate

Ammonium Nitrate

Why in news? On 15 November 2025, a powerful car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort killed a doctor and injured several others. Investigators suspect that ...

Foraminifera

Foraminifera

Why in news? Scientists recently completed a large genetic and morphological review of sea‑floor life, revealing 57 new species of foraminifera. The...

RuTAG Initiative Review Meeting

RuTAG Initiative Review Meeting

Why in news? The second annual review meeting of the Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) 2.0 was held at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gu...

Sickle Cell Disease – Stem Cell Transplant Breakthrough

Sickle Cell Disease – Stem Cell Transplant Breakthrough

Why in news? A decade‑long study at a private hospital in Gurugram reported remarkable success in curing children with sickle cell disease using ste...

Hepatitis A Outbreak and Calls for Vaccination

Hepatitis A Outbreak and Calls for Vaccination

Why in news? Kerala recorded a surge of over 3,000 hepatitis A cases and more than a dozen deaths by mid‑April 2025, prompting health experts to urg...

National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM)

National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM)

Why in news? The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has directed that all detailed project reports for highway projects include analyses using th...

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