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Team Kalki Drug Bust: NCB, Dark Web & Synthetic Drugs

Team Kalki Drug Bust: NCB, Dark Web & Synthetic Drugs

Why in news? The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) announced that it had dismantled a pan‑India drug distribution network operating under the code name...

Human Metapneumovirus: HMPV Symptoms, Respiratory Illness

Human Metapneumovirus: HMPV Symptoms, Respiratory Illness

Why in news? Hospitals across the United States West Coast and parts of Northern California have reported a surge in infections caused by human metapn...

White Phosphorus: HRW Report, Israel & Chemical Weapons

White Phosphorus: HRW Report, Israel & Chemical Weapons

Why in news? Human Rights Watch recently accused the Israeli military of using white‑phosphorus artillery shells in the Lebanese town of Yohmor on 3...

Kheybar Shekan Missile: Iran Ballistic Missile & IRGC

Kheybar Shekan Missile: Iran Ballistic Missile & IRGC

Why in news? During recent escalations in the Middle East, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to have used its Kheybar Shekan m...

Stenothoe lowryi: Rare Marine Amphipod & Odisha Coast

Stenothoe lowryi: Rare Marine Amphipod & Odisha Coast

Why in news? Marine scientists from Berhampur University in Odisha have reported the first record of Stenothoe lowryi, a tiny shrimp‑like amphipod, ...

Raisen Fort: Madhya Pradesh Heritage, ASI & History

Raisen Fort: Madhya Pradesh Heritage, ASI & History

Why in news? Authorities recently arrested a group of youths after they fired an old cannon and shouted slogans at the Archaeological Survey of India ...

THAAD System: US Missile Defence & Hit-to-Kill Tech

THAAD System: US Missile Defence & Hit-to-Kill Tech

Why in News? The ongoing conflicts in West Asia have increased reliance on missile defence systems. One key asset is the United States’ Terminal Hig...

Koala Conservation: Genetic Diversity Rebound & Inbreeding

Koala Conservation: Genetic Diversity Rebound & Inbreeding

Why in News? A new scientific study has found that a koala population in Victoria, Australia has regained much of its lost genetic variation thanks to...

Qeshm Island: Iran Desalination Plant Attack & Hormuz

Qeshm Island: Iran Desalination Plant Attack & Hormuz

Why in News? Iran’s foreign ministry claimed that a recent US military strike targeted a desalination plant on Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf. Acc...

Himachal Fruit Flies: Acidoxantha paratotoflava Discovery

Himachal Fruit Flies: Acidoxantha paratotoflava Discovery

Why in News? Indian entomologists have identified two new species of fruit flies—Acidoxantha paratotoflava and Hemilea suneriae—in the Solan regio...

Denmark HIV & Syphilis: Vertical Transmission Elimination

Denmark HIV & Syphilis: Vertical Transmission Elimination

Why in News? The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Denmark has become the first country in the European Union to eliminate vertical trans...

Blue Sparrow Missile: Israel Air Defence & Ballistic Missiles

Blue Sparrow Missile: Israel Air Defence & Ballistic Missiles

Why in News? During recent tensions in West Asia, Israel’s air force was reported to have used an air‑launched ballistic missile known as Blue Spa...

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