Legionnaire’s Disease: Legionnaires’ disease cases reported in London and New York has raised global alarm, with public health experts warning that densely populated cities, including those in India, could face similar risks if preventive measures are not strengthened. It is a severe form of a lung infection (pneumonia) caused by a bacterium known as legionella. […]
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South Shetland Island
South Shetland Island: According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. The South Shetland Islands are a remote archipelago located about 120 kilometers (75 miles) north of the Antarctic Peninsula. The South Shetland Islands are often called the jewel in Antarctica’s crown. It […]
Hypercapnic Hypoxia in Mangroves
Hypercapnic Hypoxia in Mangroves: A new study revealed that most mangrove sites already experiencing mild or severe hypercapnic Hypoxia. Hypercapnic Hypoxia is a high CO₂ and low oxygen state. It pushes estuaries into a stressful chemical state. It mostly occurs during low tide, at low-salinity sites and in warm tropical regions. Causes: Rising Co2 level […]
World Happiness report 2026
World Happiness report 2026: According to a U.N.-backed World Happiness report 2026, heavy social media use is harming young people’s well-being in many countries. Top 5 Happiest Countries: Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Costa Rica, Sweden. Unhappy Countries: Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Zimbabwe India improved its ranking from 126th in 2024 to 118th in 2025. World Happiness […]
Floating LiDAR Buoy System
Floating LiDAR Buoy System: The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has successfully tested an indigenous Floating LiDAR Buoy System off the Muttom coast in Tamil Nadu.The Floating LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) Buoy is a sophisticated oceanic platform designed to provide high-resolution vertical wind profiles and meteorological data from the sea surface.Developed By the […]
Forced Labour
Forced Labour: The US has launched a trade investigation against India and 59 other economies under Section 301 of the Trade Act, 1974 to examine whether their supply chains include goods produced using forced labour. The probe aims to address unfair trade advantages arising from lower production costs, which the US Trade Representative (USTR) argues […]
Economic Stabilisation Fund
Economic Stabilisation Fund: The Lok Sabha approved the 2nd batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants (2025-26), and the Finance Minister introduced the Economic Stabilisation Fund (ESF), a Rs 1 lakh crore fiscal buffer aimed at boosting macroeconomic stability and economic resilience. Under Article 115, Supplementary Demands for Grants are required when funds authorised by the […]
60th Jnanpith Award
60th Jnanpith Award: Eminent Tamil lyricist and author R. Vairamuthu has been selected for the 60th Jnanpith Award, becoming only the 3rd Tamil writer to receive the prize and the 1st to be recognised for Tamil poetry. He also won the Sahitya Akademi Award (2003) for his novel Kallikattu Ithikasam. He was also awarded the […]
Kharg Island–Fujairah Attacks
Kharg Island–Fujairah Attacks: Geopolitical escalation in West Asia has intensified after the US reportedly carried out bombing strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island, a crucial oil export hub, while Iran retaliated by striking oil facilities in Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Both locations are critical nodes in the global oil supply chain, and attacks […]
India’s 1st Manuscript Mapping Drive
India’s 1st Manuscript Mapping Drive: The Ministry of Culture has launched a first-of-its-kind three-month nationwide survey to map India’s manuscript heritage. The exercise aims to curb intellectual piracy by digitising India’s vast manuscript heritage, which includes the world’s largest collection of about 1 crore manuscripts. The survey will be conducted from the district level upwards […]
