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PowerBank-50: Indian Satellite Battery Gains Flight Heritage

PowerBank-50: Indian Satellite Battery Gains Flight Heritage

Why in news? Hyderabad company TakeMe2Space announced flight heritage for PowerBank-50. The battery powered its Cosmoserve Space experimental payload....

Leptospirosis: Kerala's Monsoon Bacterial Disease Threat

Leptospirosis: Kerala's Monsoon Bacterial Disease Threat

Why in news? Kerala reported continued concern over deaths linked with leptospirosis. Cases commonly rise during heavy rain and flooding. Delayed reco...

Magellanic Bridge: New Be/X-ray Binary Pulsar Confirmed

Magellanic Bridge: New Be/X-ray Binary Pulsar Confirmed

Why in news? Astronomers confirmed a Be/X-ray binary pulsar within the Magellanic Bridge. The source is named eRASSU J012422.9βˆ’724248 and lies near ...

Cholera: Causes, Treatment & Global Burden of the Disease

Cholera: Causes, Treatment & Global Burden of the Disease

Why in news? The 1 August archive highlighted cholera's continuing burden where safe water remains unavailable. The disease can cause fatal dehydratio...

Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT): Liver Injury Marker Explained

Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT): Liver Injury Marker Explained

Why in news? The 31 July archive highlighted advice from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Alanine aminotransferase is mainly stored in...

ALT Blood Test: Interpretation, Related Markers & Limits

ALT Blood Test: Interpretation, Related Markers & Limits

Why in news? The uploaded archive contains a second card about alanine aminotransferase and the same health advice. This duplicate entry does not repr...

Vitamin A: Asthma Lung Function Study, Sources & Deficiency

Vitamin A: Asthma Lung Function Study, Sources & Deficiency

Why in news? A 2026 study examined vitamin levels and lung function within two asthma cohorts. Higher vitamin A levels were associated with several be...

Himalayan Chandra Telescope: Hanle Observatory at 25 Years

Himalayan Chandra Telescope: Hanle Observatory at 25 Years

Why in news? The Indian Institute of Astrophysics organised a silver-jubilee meeting for the Himalayan Chandra Telescope. Scientists met in Bengaluru ...

Andromeda Galaxy: Hubble Maps Star Formation Slowdown

Andromeda Galaxy: Hubble Maps Star Formation Slowdown

Why in news? The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released a Hubble-based study of star formation across Andromeda. The measured r...

SHetA2: ICMR Licences New Therapy for HPV & Cervical Lesions

SHetA2: ICMR Licences New Therapy for HPV & Cervical Lesions

Why in news? India’s biomedical research council licensed SHetA2 to Emcure Pharmaceuticals for further development. The investigational candidate ta...

Blue Straggler Star: Stellar Rejuvenation in Collinder 261

Blue Straggler Star: Stellar Rejuvenation in Collinder 261

Why in news? Astronomers reported a blue straggler star that is still actively forming. The star belongs to a binary system inside open cluster Collin...

PRAXIS Concept: NASA Mission for Planetary Ring Sampling

PRAXIS Concept: NASA Mission for Planetary Ring Sampling

Why in news? The National Aeronautics and Space Administration selected a planetary ring-sampling concept for study. The concept would briefly touch m...

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