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Phytosaur Fossil Discovery

Phytosaur Fossil Discovery

Why in news? Villagers near Megha village in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district stumbled upon fossilised bones in September 2025. Early analysis suggest...

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India-AI Impact Summit 2026

Why in news? The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) unveiled the logo and key initiatives for the India‑AI Impact Summit 202...

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Aquamonitrix – Portable Ion Chromatograph

Why in news? Researchers from the University of Tasmania, in collaboration with the company Aquamonitrix, have developed a compact ion chromatograph c...

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WHO Model List of Essential Medicines

Why in news? The World Health Organization updated its Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) in September 2025. Notably, the update includes glucago...

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NITI Aayog’s “AI for Viksit Bharat” Roadmap

Why in news? NITI Aayog, India’s policy think‑tank, released a report titled “AI for Viksit Bharat – The Opportunity for Accelerated Economic ...

Eustoma Blooms in Odisha

Eustoma Blooms in Odisha

Why in news? Eustoma, commonly known as lisianthus or prairie gentian, flowered for the first time in India at a polyhouse in Sanatanpali, Sambalpur d...

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Red Ivy Plant: A Traditional Herb Meets Nanotechnology

Why in news? Researchers at Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute in Kerala developed a multifunctional wound‑healing pad ...

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Amritsari Kulcha: A Culinary Heritage Seeks Protection

Why in news? The Punjab Food Processing Department has applied for a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the iconic Amritsari Kulcha. Securing the ta...

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AI Weather Forecasting for Farmers

Why in news? The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare launched an artificial intelligence‑powered monsoon forecasting system that sends pe...

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India Targets 2028 for Swadeshi Solar Cells

Why in news? Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy R.K. Singh announced that India plans to establish a fully indigenous solar manufacturing eco...

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NASA Discovers Potential Biosignatures on Mars: Sapphire Canyon & Cheyava Falls

Why in news? NASA’s Perseverance rover reported its strongest evidence yet of ancient life on Mars. In July 2024 it collected a rock sample nickname...

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Light‑based Computers (Optical Computers)

Why in news? Researchers at Tampere University in Finland and Université Marie et Louis Pasteur in France demonstrated that intense light pulses trav...

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