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A Fungus‑Fighting Pineapple

Why in news? Scientists at the Bose Institute in India announced in July 2025 that they have developed a genetically modified pineapple variety resist...

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NISAR Satellite

Why in news? The NASA–ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite is scheduled for launch on 30 July 2025 from Sriharikota using the GSLV‑F16 ...

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AdFalciVax: India’s Two‑Stage Malaria Vaccine

Why in news? The Indian government announced the rollout of AdFalciVax, the world’s first two‑stage malaria vaccine developed collaboratively by t...

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Kashi Declaration: A Spiritual Approach to Combating Drug Abuse

Why in news? Youth leaders and spiritual organisations convened at the Kashi Youth Spiritual Summit in Varanasi and adopted the Kashi Declaration, a d...

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Nuclear Medicine Using Radioactive Iodine

Why in news? Hospitals in India continue to rely on radioactive iodine therapy to treat thyroid disorders. Public health magazines in July 2025 highl...

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Gujarat’s Tribal Genome Sequencing Project

Why in news? The Gujarat state government approved a genetic research project in 2025 to sequence the genomes of tribal communities, aiming to improve...

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Kerala’s KITE AI initiative for teachers

Why in news? The Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) rolled out a programme to train around 80,000 teachers in using artificial ...

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Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)

Why in news? As of July 2025, the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) had trained more than 1.6 crore young people since its launch in 2015. T...

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GM Maize Field Trials

Why in news? The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) faced protests over confined field trials of genetically modified (GM) maize that combines herbi...

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ICAR’s 97th Foundation Day

Why in news? The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) marked its 97th Foundation Day on 16 July 2025. Celebrations and awards highlighted ag...

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Silicon‑Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells

Why in news? Indian researchers announced progress in developing tandem solar cells that pair traditional silicon with perovskite materials. The proto...

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Fuel Control Switches

Why in news? The investigation into the Air India Flight AI171 crash revealed that inadvertent movement of fuel control switches to the “cut‑off...

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