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NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)

NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)

Why in news? On 10 December 2025 the Press Information Bureau reported that NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of the Indian Space Rese...

Rhinophis siruvaniensis – New Shieldtail Snake

Rhinophis siruvaniensis – New Shieldtail Snake

Why in news? Researchers recently described a new species of burrowing shieldtail snake, Rhinophis siruvaniensis, from the Siruvani Hills of the Weste...

‘Your Money, Your Right’ Movement

‘Your Money, Your Right’ Movement

Why in news? The Union government has been running a national campaign called “Your Money, Your Right” since 4 October 2025 to help citizens recla...

Deepavali Inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage List

Deepavali Inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage List

Why in news? On 10 December 2025 UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, meeting in New Delhi, in...

SAMPANN Portal and MTNL Pensioners

SAMPANN Portal and MTNL Pensioners

Why in news? The Controller General of Communication Accounts announced on 10 December 2025 that nearly 46,000 pensioners of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam...

Swasthya Portal – Tribal Health Repository

Swasthya Portal – Tribal Health Repository

Why in news? The Ministry of Tribal Affairs informed Parliament that the Swasthya portal, an online repository on tribal health and nutrition, does no...

Deodar Trees Reveal Past Climate Patterns

Deodar Trees Reveal Past Climate Patterns

Why in news? Scientists from the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences used tree‑ring analysis of deodar trees from the Sangla valley in Himachal...

GlowCas9 Protein – Lighting Up Gene Editing

GlowCas9 Protein – Lighting Up Gene Editing

Why in news? Scientists at the Bose Institute in Kolkata, led by Dr Basudeb Maji, engineered a new CRISPR protein called GlowCas9 that emits light whi...

Goniopora Coral Crisis on the Great Barrier Reef

Goniopora Coral Crisis on the Great Barrier Reef

Why in news? Marine biologists from the University of Sydney reported that an unprecedented combination of marine heatwave conditions and a necrotic d...

Charaichung Royal Bird Sanctuary Revival

Charaichung Royal Bird Sanctuary Revival

Why in news? The Charaichung Festival was held on Majuli island in Assam from 7 to 10 December 2025 to rejuvenate the historic Charaichung Royal Bird ...

Asemonea dentis and Colyttus nongwar – new jumping spiders from Meghalaya

Asemonea dentis and Colyttus nongwar – new jumping spiders from Meghalaya

Why in news? Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) reported two new jumping spider species from the Khasi Hills in Meghalaya. The disc...

AviSpray‑10c – a compact agricultural spray drone

AviSpray‑10c – a compact agricultural spray drone

Why in news? AvironiX, a deep‑tech drone company based in Chennai, unveiled the AviSpray‑10c in December 2025. The backpack‑sized drone aims to ...

Solar storm research and India’s Aditya‑L1 mission

Solar storm research and India’s Aditya‑L1 mission

Why in news? Scientists analysing data from ISRO’s Aditya‑L1 spacecraft reported insights into an unusual solar storm that occurred in May 2024. T...

Sultanpur National Park – fewer migratory birds

Sultanpur National Park – fewer migratory birds

Why in news? The Asian Waterbird Census of January 2025 reported a significant drop in migratory birds visiting Sultanpur National Park, Haryana. Only...

Interpol’s Blue Corner Notice – what it means

Interpol’s Blue Corner Notice – what it means

Why in news? In December 2025 the Goa police sought Interpol’s help to track owners of a night club wanted in a human‑trafficking case. Media repo...

African penguin – on the brink of extinction

African penguin – on the brink of extinction

Why in news? Conservationists have warned that the African penguin population has continued to plummet and could disappear from the wild by mid‑cent...

Buxa Tiger Reserve – new camera‑trap survey

Buxa Tiger Reserve – new camera‑trap survey

Why in news? The West Bengal Forest Department launched a four‑month wildlife survey in the Buxa Tiger Reserve in late 2025. About 450 camera traps ...

International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA)

International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA)

Why in news? India hosted the third session of the council of the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (I...

Large language models – opportunities and risks

Large language models – opportunities and risks

Why in news? Generative artificial intelligence exploded in popularity through tools like ChatGPT and Gemini. By late 2025 researchers and regulators ...

Key facts about Brunei

Key facts about Brunei

Why in news? Brunei Darussalam often appears in discussions on Southeast Asian geopolitics and economic development. Many people know little about thi...

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