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Spina Bifida

Spina Bifida

Why in news? Around the world, governments have adopted programmes to fortify foods with folic acid and encourage supplementation before and during pr...

Taimoor Missile

Taimoor Missile

Why in news? In early January 2026 Pakistan’s Air Force test‑fired the indigenously developed Taimoor air‑launched cruise missile from a Mirage ...

Hydrokinetic Turbine Technology

Hydrokinetic Turbine Technology

Why in news? Tripura’s power minister Ratan Lal Nath announced that the state has identified ten sites along rivers such as the Gomati, Manu and Fen...

Typhoid

Typhoid

Why in news? The city of Gandhinagar in Gujarat has recorded a spike in typhoid cases during late December 2025 and early January 2026. Leaks in recen...

Re‑circulatory Aquaculture System (RAS)

Re‑circulatory Aquaculture System (RAS)

Why in news? The Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is scheduled to inaugurate India’s first commercial‑scale tropical re...

RQ‑170 Sentinel

RQ‑170 Sentinel

Why in news? Observers spotted a rare U.S. Air Force RQ‑170 “Sentinel” stealth drone returning to Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Puerto Rico a...

Battery Pack Aadhaar System

Battery Pack Aadhaar System

Why in news? The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has released draft guidelines proposing a Battery Pack Aadhaar system. This framework would a...

Cetacean Morbillivirus

Cetacean Morbillivirus

Why in news? Scientists sampling the exhaled breath of whales with drones have detected cetacean morbillivirus circulating among humpback and sperm wh...

Thadou Tribe

Thadou Tribe

Why in news? India’s public broadcaster, Prasar Bharati, has sought inputs from its regional station in Imphal about recruiting staff to restart liv...

Microlensing

Microlensing

Why in news? Astronomers recently weighed a rogue planet — one that does not orbit any star — by observing a gravitational microlensing event. By ...

Rani Velu Nachiyar

Rani Velu Nachiyar

Why in news? The Prime Minister recently paid homage to Rani Velu Nachiyar on her birth anniversary, calling attention to her role as one of India’s...

Sri Govindaraja Swamy Temple

Sri Govindaraja Swamy Temple

Why in news? A man recently climbed the main gopuram (ornamental tower) of the Sri Govindaraja Swamy Temple in Tirupati while under the influence of a...

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