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Mission Drishti: OptoSAR Satellite, GalaxEye
Why in news? On 3 May 2026, start‑up GalaxEye successfully launched Mission Drishti – the world’s first OptoSAR satellite – aboard a Falcon 9 ...
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Why in news? On 3 May 2026, start‑up GalaxEye successfully launched Mission Drishti – the world’s first OptoSAR satellite – aboard a Falcon 9 ...
Why in news? Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) frequently appears in medical news and civil services examinations due to its genetic nature and recent adv...
Why in news? The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) recently featured in discussions about nuclear safety and regulatory reforms. Concerns have bee...
Why in news? Genetics research and discussions about inherited diseases often use the term “allele.” UPSC aspirants are expected to understand the...
Why in news? The World Health Organization (WHO) released its Global Hepatitis Report 2026 in April, revealing that viral hepatitis caused about 1.3 m...
Why in news? Scientists involved in China’s Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) mission announced in April 2026 that high‑precision measurements...
Why in news? The Delhi government announced in May 2026 that it would add leprosy to the list of diseases that doctors and hospitals must report under...
Why in news? Palaeontologists in Australia unearthed fossils of a toothed platypus species called Obdurodon insignis from a site near Lake Pinpa in So...
Why in news? Doctors have highlighted that routine mammograms can detect breast arterial calcifications (BAC) — tiny deposits of calcium in the brea...
Why in news? A clinical trial in China reported that daily supplementation of vitamin E improved liver tissue in adults suffering from metabolic assoc...
Why in news? A team of engineers and biologists has been exploring how to integrate living plants with electronic circuits. By turning plants into sen...
Why in news? Researchers from the University of California, Irvine reported that low dopamine levels in a key brain region directly impair memory form...
Why in news? A multicentre trial in China examined whether adding the steroid prednisolone to the standard treatment for Kawasaki disease (intravenous...
Why in news? On 24 April 2026 the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) commissioned an X‑band dual‑polarisation Doppler Weather Radar a...
Why in news? Scientists from the Central University of Rajasthan announced the discovery of a novel cyanobacterium from water samples collected in Pus...
Why in news? On 23 April 2026, Jordan signed the Artemis Accords at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 63rd country to commit to a set of p...
Why in news? Ahead of World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on 24 April 2026 that it has prequalified the first antimalaria...
Why in news? Public health authorities in Australia have reported a surge in diphtheria cases after decades of near elimination. In 2025 and early 202...
Why in news? Chinese scientists have identified a new lunar mineral named Cerium–Magnesium Changesite, also known as Magnesiochangesite‑(Ce). It w...
Why in news? The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas amended the Aviation Turbine Fuel (Regulation of Marketing) Order, 2001 to include blends of su...