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India’s Largest Circular Stone Labyrinth

India’s Largest Circular Stone Labyrinth

Why in news? Archaeologists in Maharashtra discovered a 50‑foot‑wide circular stone labyrinth consisting of 15 concentric rings in the Boramani gr...

Directed Energy Weapons

Directed Energy Weapons

Why in news? Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) approved the transfer of technology for a multi‑channel 10 kW laser‑based direc...

SHAKTI Scholars Young Research Fellowship

SHAKTI Scholars Young Research Fellowship

Why in news? On 22 December 2025 the National Commission for Women (NCW) launched the SHAKTI Scholars Young Research Fellowship. The programme invit...

Micrometeoroids and Orbital Debris (MMOD)

Micrometeoroids and Orbital Debris (MMOD)

Why in news? The Chinese spacecraft Shenzhou‑20 was recently delayed when a tiny piece of space debris less than a millimetre wide struck its window...

AILA – Artificially Intelligent Lab Assistant

AILA – Artificially Intelligent Lab Assistant

Why in news? The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi unveiled an AI agent called AILA that can design and conduct real laboratory experiments o...

Bhima River

Bhima River

Why in news? Environmental groups are campaigning for the restoration of the Bhima River in Maharashtra. They warn that unchecked pollution from citie...

Paliyar Tribe

Paliyar Tribe

Why in news? Conservationists and anthropologists have highlighted the need to preserve the culture and livelihoods of the Paliyar tribe in Tamil Nadu...

IMF’s Rapid Financing Instrument for Sri Lanka

IMF’s Rapid Financing Instrument for Sri Lanka

Why in news? The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on 19 December 2025 a disbursement of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) ...

Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti and Supreme Court plea

Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti and Supreme Court plea

Why in news? A petition was filed in the Supreme Court of India seeking to restrain the Prime Minister from sending a ceremonial velvet covering (chad...

Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI)

Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI)

Why in news? The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) reported that its Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) system has prevented an estimated ₹66...

ICFRE to prepare sustainable mining plan for the Aravalli Hills

ICFRE to prepare sustainable mining plan for the Aravalli Hills

Why in news? The Supreme Court of India recently approved a new definition of the Aravalli hills — peaks and ridges above 100 metres elevation. Foll...

NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft loses contact

NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft loses contact

Why in news? NASA reported on 9 December 2025 that contact was lost with the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission. Telemetry before ...

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