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Futala Lake: Pollution Challenges and Restoration Efforts

Futala Lake: Pollution Challenges and Restoration Efforts

Why in news? Futala Lake in Nagpur, Maharashtra, has been in the spotlight due to severe pollution. Unchecked sewage and plastic waste have degraded t...

Yuva AI for All: Mobile Lab Takes Artificial Intelligence to Schools

Yuva AI for All: Mobile Lab Takes Artificial Intelligence to Schools

Why in news? The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched “Yuva AI for All,” an initiative that brings artificial i...

Exercise Sensor Discovery Offers Hope Against Osteoporosis

Exercise Sensor Discovery Offers Hope Against Osteoporosis

Why in news? Scientists have identified a protein called Piezo1 in bone marrow stem cells that acts as a sensor for mechanical force. When activated, ...

Bio‑Based Chemicals: India’s Push Towards Sustainable Chemistry

Bio‑Based Chemicals: India’s Push Towards Sustainable Chemistry

Why in news? With global concern over fossil‑fuel dependence, governments and industries are turning towards bio‑based chemicals. These are chemic...

Discovery of Leiogalathea samudragiri: A New Deep‑Sea Squat Lobster

Discovery of Leiogalathea samudragiri: A New Deep‑Sea Squat Lobster

Why in news? Indian marine biologists recently described a new species of squat lobster named Leiogalathea samudragiri. The species was collected in 2...

Global Exposome Moonshot: Mapping Environmental Exposures

Global Exposome Moonshot: Mapping Environmental Exposures

Why in news? The idea of the exposome—every environmental exposure a person experiences from conception onward—is gaining momentum. In 2025 a Glob...

Piton de la Fournaise Volcano Eruptions

Piton de la Fournaise Volcano Eruptions

Why in news? Piton de la Fournaise, a highly active shield volcano on Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean, erupted again on 13 February 2026. This wa...

Semaglutide – GLP‑1 Therapy for Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Health

Semaglutide – GLP‑1 Therapy for Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Health

Why in news? Semaglutide, a glucagon‑like peptide‑1 (GLP‑1) receptor agonist originally developed for type 2 diabetes, has gained attention afte...

Chincha Kingdom – Guano and Maritime Power in Pre‑Inca Peru

Chincha Kingdom – Guano and Maritime Power in Pre‑Inca Peru

Why in news? New research has confirmed that seabird guano played a vital role in the rise of the Chincha Kingdom, a powerful coastal civilisation in ...

White‑rumped Vulture – Nature’s Clean‑up Crew in Crisis

White‑rumped Vulture – Nature’s Clean‑up Crew in Crisis

Why in news? Ornithologists have warned of the precarious status of the white‑rumped vulture after recent counts suggested fewer than 6,000 mature i...

Papikonda National Park – Tiger Returns to the Eastern Ghats

Papikonda National Park – Tiger Returns to the Eastern Ghats

Why in news? A male tiger nicknamed “Explorer” was recently reintroduced into Papikonda National Park in Andhra Pradesh after travelling over 650 ...

PM‑DAKSH – Skilling the Marginalised

PM‑DAKSH – Skilling the Marginalised

Why in news? The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has highlighted progress under the PM‑DAKSH scheme, which provides free skill training t...

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