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Legionnaires’ Disease and recent outbreaks
Why in news? Health authorities in the United States reported clusters of Legionnaires’ disease in late 2025. In central Florida, at least 14 people...
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Why in news? Health authorities in the United States reported clusters of Legionnaires’ disease in late 2025. In central Florida, at least 14 people...
Why in news? A video shared by Indian Forest Service officer Parveen Kaswan in late December 2025 went viral on social media. While on night patrol, t...
Why in news? Photographs of China’s advanced Type 055 destroyers surfaced in December 2025 showing what analysts believe to be the YJ‑20 hypersoni...
Why in news? A newly built ropeway near Bihar’s historic Rohtasgarh Fort collapsed during a load test on 26 December 2025. A tower and four cabins w...
Why in news? A captive‑bred long‑billed vulture tagged J132, released from the Pench Tiger Reserve on 11 December 2025, astonished researchers by ...
Why in news? Researchers at China’s National University of Defence Technology announced on 27 December 2025 that they had accelerated a one‑tonne ...
Why in news? The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted the maiden flight test of the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR‑...
Why in news? On 28 December 2025, doctors at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi administered Itvisma — the brand name for onasemnogene abeparv...
Why in news? On 29 December 2025, President Droupadi Murmu attended the 22nd Santali “Parsi Maha” (language day) in Jamshedpur and celebrated 100 ...
Why in news? Kolleru Lake, a vast freshwater lake in Andhra Pradesh, has recently been highlighted for the revival of its traditional dried fish delic...
Why in news? The Ministry of Civil Aviation has set up a round‑the‑clock Passenger Assistance Control Room in New Delhi to resolve airline travell...
Why in news? The Himachal Pradesh government has unveiled a policy to legalise and regulate the cultivation of industrial hemp. Chief Minister Sukhvin...
Why in news? The Ministry of Ayush recently informed Parliament about a central sector scheme aimed at taking India’s traditional medicine systems �...
Why in news? Frequency combs have recently been spotlighted for their role in advancing optical clocks and exoplanet detection. A new laboratory demon...
Why in news? The Government of India has declared the Parvati‑Arga Bird Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh as an Eco‑Sensitive Zone (ESZ). The decision ai...
Why in news? Researchers surveying bamboo forests near Mawsynram in Meghalaya have discovered a previously unknown fungus. The species, named Parasynn...
Why in news? President Droupadi Murmu became only the second Indian head of state to undertake a submarine sortie when she boarded INS Vagsheer at the...
Why in news? During his December 2025 Mann Ki Baat radio address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the crocheted lace products made by self‑help...
Why in news? The results of the third edition of the Prime Minister’s Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors (PM‑YUVA 3.0) were announced on 24 Decemb...
Why in news? On 23 December 2025, the Alipurduar Division of North‑east Frontier Railway set a record by renewing 1,033 metres of track in a single ...