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Why in news? On 22 December 2025 the National Commission for Women (NCW) launched the SHAKTI Scholars Young Research Fellowship. The programme invit...
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Why in news? On 22 December 2025 the National Commission for Women (NCW) launched the SHAKTI Scholars Young Research Fellowship. The programme invit...
Why in news? The Chinese spacecraft Shenzhou‑20 was recently delayed when a tiny piece of space debris less than a millimetre wide struck its window...
Why in news? The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi unveiled an AI agent called AILA that can design and conduct real laboratory experiments o...
Why in news? The Indian Navy took delivery of Anjadip on 22 December 2025 in Chennai. It is the third in a series of eight Anti‑Submarine Warfare Sh...
Why in news? Recent soil testing in Kerala’s Kuttanad region showed that aluminium levels in paddy fields are far above safe limits, threatening cro...
Why in news? India’s cyber security agency CERT‑In issued an advisory about a new scam called GhostPairing. Fraudsters exploit WhatsApp’s device...
Why in news? NASA reported on 9 December 2025 that contact was lost with the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission. Telemetry before ...
Why in news? The Supreme Court of India recently approved a new definition of the Aravalli hills — peaks and ridges above 100 metres elevation. Foll...
Why in news? A petition was filed in the Supreme Court of India seeking to restrain the Prime Minister from sending a ceremonial velvet covering (chad...
Why in news? The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on 19 December 2025 a disbursement of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) ...
Why in news? The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) reported that its Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) system has prevented an estimated ₹66...
Why in news? Conservationists and anthropologists have highlighted the need to preserve the culture and livelihoods of the Paliyar tribe in Tamil Nadu...
Why in news? Environmental groups are campaigning for the restoration of the Bhima River in Maharashtra. They warn that unchecked pollution from citie...
Why in news? Scientists have reported the spread of raccoon roundworm across multiple European countries. The parasite, originally from North America,...
Why in news? The United States conducted a major operation against Islamic State (IS) militants in north‑eastern Syria after American troops were at...
Why in news? The Kashmir Valley has entered the annual Chillai‑Kalan period, a forty‑day spell of intense winter that starts on 21 December and i...
Why in news? New research highlights the Southern Ocean’s crucial role in absorbing excess heat and carbon dioxide produced by human activities. Sci...
Why in news? India topped the World Anti‑Doping Agency’s list of doping offences for the third straight year, with 260 athletes testing positive i...
Why in news? Two recent studies shed light on how the body’s cellular cleaning process, known as autophagy, underpins immunity and metabolic health....
Why in news? Conservationists reported in December 2025 that the Udanti‑Sitanadi Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh has become a haven for species usua...