Context: Unauthorised GM cotton → An industry-commissioned study found that over one-fourth of India’s cultivated cotton area may contain unauthorised genetically modified (GM) hybrids carrying herbicide-tolerant (HT) and next-generation Bacillu...

Context: The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.Their work explains how chemical reactions can produce a strong preferen...

Context: India is witnessing a significant rise in influenza cases, with different regions reporting 2–10 times more cases than the previous year. The surge provides an opportunity to test and strengthen India’s preparedness before the next major pan...

Context: A major Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study covering 159,336 hospitalised patients across 20 tertiary-care hospitals found that carbapenem-resistant bacterial infections are associated with higher mortality, longer hospitalisatio...

Context: Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) is a bacterium normally present in the nose and throat and is generally harmless.It has 100+ serotypes. When immunity is weakened, it can invade the lungs, brain/spinal cord or bloodstream, causing pn...