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Star – HOPS‑315 and the Origin of Rocky Planets

Why in news? Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) reported th...

AI‑Driven Dynamic Targeting for Earth‑Observing Satellites

Why in news? NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) demonstrated a new artificial‑intelligence system called “Dynamic Targeting” on ...

Human‑Rated Launch Vehicle (HLVM3)

Why in news? The government informed Parliament that India has completed the development and ground testing of the Human‑Rated Launch Vehi...

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 vari...

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 G...

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 collaborat...

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 Declar...

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 ...

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 ...

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 a...

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 ...

GM Maize Field Trials

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

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 high...

Silicon‑Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells

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

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 â€...

Phase 3 Trials of India’s First Indigenous Dengue Vaccine

Why in news? India has started Phase 3 trials for its first home‑grown dengue vaccine, involving over 8,000 participants across 20 centre...

Quantum Noise

Why in news? Researchers at the Raman Research Institute in India reported that quantum noise—traditionally viewed as a destructive distur...

MeitY’s Whitepaper on Quantum Cyber Readiness (CME)

Why in news? The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) released a whitepaper outlining a roadmap to transition India’s digital infrastruc...

Sanchar Mitra Scheme

Why in news? The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) launched the Sanchar Mitra programme to boost digital literacy and cyber awareness ...

HTBt Cotton

Why in news? An expert committee under India’s Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) delivered a favourable biosafety report on H...