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AgriStack: Telangana's β‚Ή599 Crore Milestone Incentives

AgriStack: Telangana's β‚Ή599 Crore Milestone Incentives

Why in news?Telangana’s Agriculture Minister announced β‚Ή599 crore in sanctioned AgriStack-linked incentives. This total includes an earlier β‚Ή424...

BIO-NIVESH: Linking Biotech Start-ups With Private Capital

BIO-NIVESH: Linking Biotech Start-ups With Private Capital

Why in news?Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched BIO-NIVESH on 3 September 2026. The first roundtable connected twenty biotechnology and deep-techno...

Northern Goshawk: Punjab's State Bird and the Baaj Debate

Northern Goshawk: Punjab's State Bird and the Baaj Debate

Why in news?Punjab politicians recently invoked the baaj during rival campaign speeches. One claim linked a circling bird with protection after an Aug...

Limiting Overshoot: UNEP on Crossing and Returning from 1.5Β°C

Limiting Overshoot: UNEP on Crossing and Returning from 1.5Β°C

Why in news?The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released its Limiting Overshoot report on 2 September 2026. It says long-term warming will...

Reverse Vaccinology: Broad Pneumococcal Vaccine Targets

Reverse Vaccinology: Broad Pneumococcal Vaccine Targets

Why in news?Scientists have developed a faster method for finding vaccine targets in Streptococcus pneumoniae. This bacterium can cause pneumonia, men...

Ophiorrhiza assamensis: New Medicinal Herb Found in Assam

Ophiorrhiza assamensis: New Medicinal Herb Found in Assam

Why in news?Researchers have described a new flowering plant called Ophiorrhiza assamensis. They found it beside the Sajjanpara-Satargaon Road in Assa...

Osbeckia ulotricha: New Woolly Species of Agasthyamala Shola

Osbeckia ulotricha: New Woolly Species of Agasthyamala Shola

Why in news?Botanists have formally described a flowering plant named Osbeckia ulotricha. The finding came from shola grasslands inside the Agasthyama...

Sepsis and AMR: Rising Child Antibiotic Resistance

Sepsis and AMR: Rising Child Antibiotic Resistance

Why in news?Recent coverage of a global childhood resistance study has renewed concern about treating severe infections, including sepsis. The study e...

Cold Allodynia: Brain Pathway Behind Chemotherapy Pain

Cold Allodynia: Brain Pathway Behind Chemotherapy Pain

Why in news?Research involving the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru has identified a brain pathway linked to cold-related pain. The findings c...

Fulvous Whistling Duck: Rare Malappuram Wetland Record

Fulvous Whistling Duck: Rare Malappuram Wetland Record

Why in news?A flock of fulvous whistling ducks was recorded at Cherumukku’s Ambalpadam wetlands in Malappuram, Kerala. The sighting drew attention b...

Districts as Export Hubs: District Plans and Phase One

Districts as Export Hubs: District Plans and Phase One

Why in news?A government explainer on 2 September 2026 reviewed the Districts as Export Hubs initiative. It described district-level planning and a fo...

Ponnaniyar Dam: Solar Pumping for Cauvery Water Transfer

Ponnaniyar Dam: Solar Pumping for Cauvery Water Transfer

Why in news?Tamil Nadu is examining solar-powered pumping for a proposed transfer of surplus Cauvery water. The proposal would connect Mayanur Barrage...

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