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Understanding fibromyalgia
Why in news? Fibromyalgia has gained renewed attention in 2025 thanks to awareness campaigns and ongoing research into chronic pain conditions. As mor...
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Why in news? Fibromyalgia has gained renewed attention in 2025 thanks to awareness campaigns and ongoing research into chronic pain conditions. As mor...
Why in news? Two years after scientists released the parasitic wasp Anagyrus lopezi into tapioca fields of South India, farmers report that the once�...
Why in news? The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has launched the Skilling for AI Readiness (SOAR) programme. Announced during the ...
Why in news? Botanists in Kerala have described a new species of plant from the carrot family named Tetrataenium manilalianum. The discovery adds to t...
Why in news? Researchers from Nagaland University have discovered that sinapic acid, a plant-derived phenolic compound, can accelerate wound healing i...
Why in news? Scientists in the United States recently reported promising results from a Phase 1 trial of a new malaria-preventing antibody known as MA...
Why in news? Researchers recently discovered the waxcap fungus Hygrocybe pellucida in Telangana’s Kawal Tiger Reserve. This marks the first time the...
Why in news? India’s biotechnology community recently celebrated the development of Nafithromycin, a new antibiotic discovered and developed within ...
Why in news? A multi‑centre study published in late 2025 assessed the real‑world impact of India’s indigenous rotavirus vaccine, Rotavac, on dia...
Why in news? Health officials in Nassau County, New York reported a locally acquired case of chikungunya virus infection in September 2025. It is the ...
Why in news? The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched the Scheme for Innovation and Technology Association with Aadhaar (SITA...
Why in news? Researchers analysing satellite radar data have detected an uplift of around 9 cm on the flanks of Taftan volcano in south‑eastern Iran...
Why in news? Researchers have discovered a tiny hairy snail in the Tilari forest of Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district and named it Lagocheilus hayaomi...
Why in news? Recent research suggests that people with Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) may have a higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Awaren...
Why in news? The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed a cost‑effective test vehicle to validate its Crew Escape System (CES), a c...
Why in news? Bengaluru‑based space‑tech start‑up GalaxEye plans to launch the world’s first multi‑sensor Earth observation satellite, Missio...
Why in news? Researchers at Bengaluru’s Raman Research Institute (RRI) have developed a simple technique using the “coffee‑stain effect” to de...
Why in news? October is internationally recognised as SIDS Awareness Month. Health agencies use this occasion to educate caregivers about Sudden Infan...
Why in news? The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) launched SACHET (System for Aid, Coordination and Holistic Early‑warning Tracking) in...
Why in news? Two independent studies published in October 2025 have uncovered how naked mole‑rats repair DNA damage more effectively than other mamm...