Norovirus – the “winter vomiting disease” spreading in the US
Why in news? Health authorities in the United States have reported a spike in norovirus infections, with more than 14 % of tests turning positive in r...
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Why in news? Health authorities in the United States have reported a spike in norovirus infections, with more than 14 % of tests turning positive in r...
Why in news? On 29 November 2025, former US President Donald Trump declared on social media that his administration would “close the airspace above ...
Why in news? The Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan has acquired drones to monitor its increasing tiger population and to curb illegal activities such...
Why in news? Conservation scientists, using satellite imagery under the Walrus from Space project, have identified a previously unknown walrus haul‑...
Why in news? A team of researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, has rediscov...
Why in news? The Election Commission of India (ECI) has been carrying out a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in nine states and thr...
Why in news? The Darjeeling Mandarin orange, a citrus variety grown on the hills of West Bengal, was granted a Geographical Indication tag on 24 Novem...
Why in news? In the same Mann Ki Baat episode, the Prime Minister mentioned the Khiamniungan (also spelled Khiamniungan or Khiamni‑Yangan) tribe of ...
Why in news? During the 128th episode of his radio programme Mann Ki Baat on 30 November 2025, the Prime Minister highlighted Ramban Sulai Honey and o...
Why in news? Researchers conducting biodiversity surveys in the Western Ghats have reported the discovery of a new species of damselfly. The insect, n...
Why in news? A woman from the Sahariya tribe in Madhya Pradesh died after waiting in a long queue to obtain subsidised urea fertiliser, drawing attent...
Why in news? NASA’s Perseverance rover has recorded electrical discharges in Mars’s atmosphere, confirming that the planet experiences “mini lig...