Measles Outbreak: MMR Vaccine, Viral Disease & Immunisation Coverage
Why in news? A measles outbreak in Bangladesh has claimed more than 100 lives, mostly children, and prompted a largeβscale immunisation campaign. Th...
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Why in news? A measles outbreak in Bangladesh has claimed more than 100 lives, mostly children, and prompted a largeβscale immunisation campaign. Th...
Why in news? A recent study using electronic health records of nearly three million individuals found that people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) f...
Why in news? India has dispatched relief materials including kitchen sets, hygiene kits, plastic sheets, tarpaulins and sleeping bags to Afghanistan a...
Why in news? Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated a new BioNEST incubation centre at the Council of Scientific and Industr...
Why in news? Wildlife officers in Uttar Pradesh intercepted a vehicle in Greater Noida and rescued 16 Indian softshell turtles that were being smuggle...
Why in news? Researchers from Rajiv Gandhi University in Arunachal Pradesh and the University of TΓΌbingen in Germany have identified three previously...
Why in news? The Election Commission of India (ECI) recently unveiled ECINet, a comprehensive digital portal that integrates more than forty existing ...
Why in news? On 5 April 2026 India celebrated National Maritime Day with the theme βMaritime India β Empowering Progress.β The Prime Minister an...
Why in news? The administration of Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu recently travelled deep into the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve to check on remote tribal ...
Why in news? A census conducted in April 2025 (results reported in 2026) at Assamβs Manas National Park recorded around 76 Bengal Floricans, offerin...
Why in news? Between 30 March and 1 April 2026, volunteers, researchers and villagers embarked on the Aghanashini Appemidi Tree Diversity Survey, a 35...
Why in news? In April 2026 the Union Cabinet approved an βΉ8,500 crore incentive scheme to accelerate coal and lignite gasification projects across I...