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SACHET: India’s integrated alert system

SACHET: India’s integrated alert system

Why in news? The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) launched SACHET (System for Aid, Coordination and Holistic Early‑warning Tracking) in...

Naked Mole‑Rat DNA Repair: Four Tiny Mutations Linked to Longevity

Naked Mole‑Rat DNA Repair: Four Tiny Mutations Linked to Longevity

Why in news? Two independent studies published in October 2025 have uncovered how naked mole‑rats repair DNA damage more effectively than other mamm...

New Begonia Species in Arunachal Pradesh: ‘Chowna Buku Chulu’

New Begonia Species in Arunachal Pradesh: ‘Chowna Buku Chulu’

Why in news? Botanists from the State Horticulture Research and Development Institute in Arunachal Pradesh have discovered a striking new Begonia spec...

Keratoconus Study

Keratoconus Study

Why in news? A joint study by the LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad and the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne, reported on 12 Octob...

6,100‑Qubit Array Breakthrough

6,100‑Qubit Array Breakthrough

Why in news? Caltech scientists announced on 9 October 2025 that they had built a record‑breaking array of 6,100 neutral‑atom qubits. This milesto...

Palau’s Underwater Interview

Palau’s Underwater Interview

Why in news? On 5 October 2025 Palau’s President Surangel Whipps Jr. conducted the world’s first live underwater interview. Using a special mask t...

Digital Exams: A Green, Efficient and Fair Way to Test

Digital Exams: A Green, Efficient and Fair Way to Test

Why in news? The University Grants Commission and several state boards announced their intent to conduct entrance and recruitment examinations online ...

Certified Quantum Randomness with a Single Qubit

Certified Quantum Randomness with a Single Qubit

Why in news? Researchers from India’s Raman Research Institute (RRI), the Indian Institute of Science and the University of Calgary announced a nove...

Nobel Prize in Physics 2025

Nobel Prize in Physics 2025

Why in news? The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded jointly to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John Martinis for showing that phenomena predic...

Indian Radio Software Architecture (IRSA) 1.0

Indian Radio Software Architecture (IRSA) 1.0

Why in news? The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) introduced IRSA 1.0, India’s first national software architecture standard for...

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India Mobile Congress 2025

Why in news? The India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2025 took place from 8 to 11 October at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. It is Asia’s largest event for di...

Safeguarding India’s Digital Economy

Safeguarding India’s Digital Economy

Why in news? On 4 October 2025 several newspapers reported a surge in cyber fraud cases such as “digital arrest” scams. Criminals impersonated law...

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