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Skilling for AI Readiness (SOAR) Programme

Skilling for AI Readiness (SOAR) Programme

Why in news? The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has launched the Skilling for AI Readiness (SOAR) programme. Announced during the ...

Doctrine of Lis Pendens

Doctrine of Lis Pendens

Why in news? The Delhi High Court has ruled that courts may, in suitable circumstances, exempt a property from the doctrine of lis pendens to protect ...

INS Vikrant: India's Home-Built Aircraft Carrier

INS Vikrant: India's Home-Built Aircraft Carrier

Why in news? India's Prime Minister celebrated the festival of Diwali aboard the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant and praised the unity of the armed force...

Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and State-Sponsored Terrorism

Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and State-Sponsored Terrorism

Why in news? The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) held its plenary meetings in Paris from 22 to 24 October 2025. Among the topics discussed was the ...

New Plant Species: Tetrataenium manilalianum

New Plant Species: Tetrataenium manilalianum

Why in news? Botanists in Kerala have described a new species of plant from the carrot family named Tetrataenium manilalianum. The discovery adds to t...

Sinapic Acid and Diabetic Wound Healing

Sinapic Acid and Diabetic Wound Healing

Why in news? Researchers from Nagaland University have discovered that sinapic acid, a plant-derived phenolic compound, can accelerate wound healing i...

Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Programme

Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Programme

Why in news? The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently praised India's liberalised Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) programme for boosting the par...

Konark-Balukhand Wildlife Sanctuary

Konark-Balukhand Wildlife Sanctuary

Why in news? Residents and wildlife enthusiasts have raised alarm over the dwindling population of spotted deer in the Konark-Balukhand Wildlife Sanct...

Carabid Beetle: Bioindicators of Soil Microplastics

Carabid Beetle: Bioindicators of Soil Microplastics

Why in news? Researchers conducting a pilot study in Europe found that ground beetles from the family Carabidae can act as natural "bio-indicators" of...

Malabar Gliding Frog

Malabar Gliding Frog

Why in news? A local naturalist recently reported sighting a rare Malabar gliding frog near Hirebagewadi in Karnataka's Belagavi district. Such sighti...

MAM01 Monoclonal Antibody

MAM01 Monoclonal Antibody

Why in news? Scientists in the United States recently reported promising results from a Phase 1 trial of a new malaria-preventing antibody known as MA...

Rare Waxcap Fungus Found in Kawal Tiger Reserve

Rare Waxcap Fungus Found in Kawal Tiger Reserve

Why in news? Researchers recently discovered the waxcap fungus Hygrocybe pellucida in Telangana’s Kawal Tiger Reserve. This marks the first time the...

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