India has reported 7,192 suspected heatstroke cases and 14 confirmed deaths from March to June 2025. This follows a record-breaking 2024 with nearly 48,000 cases and 159 deaths...
1. Which organization has launched the global initiative ‘Global Specs 2030’ to provide affordable eye care for all by 2030? [A] European Union (EU)[B] United Nations Children’s Fund...
Recent advances at the California Institute of Technology have enabled real-time imaging of molecular motion at an unprecedented scale. Using a novel optical technique, scientists can now visualise...
The National Medical Commission (NMC) issued comprehensive guidelines to regulate the conduct and broadcast of live surgeries. These rules aim to protect patient safety, maintain ethical standards, and...
Scientists from Mizoram University and Manipur University announced the discovery of a new orchid species, *Chamaegastrodia reiekensis*, in the forests of Mizoram. This rare orchid belongs to the...
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has introduced a landmark directive requiring all public and private organisations managing digital systems to undergo comprehensive third-party cybersecurity audits annually....
Recent developments marked the formal retraction of a controversial 2010 NASA-funded study that claimed discovery of a microbe, GFAJ-1, capable of substituting arsenic for phosphorus in its DNA....
NASA’s TRACERS mission recently launched to study how Earth’s magnetic shield protects the planet from space weather effects. The twin satellites aim to understand magnetic reconnection, a key...
The 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP15) took place from 23 to 31 July 2025 in Victoria Falls,...
India’s gig economy has expanded rapidly in recent years. By FY 2024–25, gig workers numbered about 12 million, up from 7.7 million in 2020–21. This sector now comprises...
