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Mission Divyastra: DRDO Successfully Test-Fires Agni-5 Missile Equipped with MIRV Technology

Strategic Nuclear Deterrence: India Enters Elite Club of Nations with Multiple Warhead Capability In a historic milestone for India's strategic defense posture, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully executed the maiden flight test of the indigenously developed Agni-5 missile under the code name “Mission Divyastra”.

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Photoreforming: Scientists Use Sunlight to Convert Plastic Waste into Hydrogen Fuel

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the University of Adelaide have built systems that turn plastic waste into hydrogen fuel with the help of sunlight. The method, called photoreforming, is a photocatalytic process in which solar energy and safe catalysts break plastics down into hydrogen and useful industrial chemicals.

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Economy

SEBI Proposes ‘GARUDA’ Green-Channel to Cut AIF Scheme Launch Time to 10 Working Days

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed GARUDA, short for Green-Channel: AIF Rollout Upon Document Acknowledgement, as a fast-track route for Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs). Under the plan, the time taken to launch an AIF scheme would fall from 30 days to 10 working days after the Placement Memorandum (PPM) is filed.

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International

Mental Health Awareness Week (11–17 May) and International Day of Families (15 May): 2026 Themes

Two awareness observances fell in mid-May 2026. Mental Health Awareness Week is marked every year from 11 May to 17 May to promote understanding of mental wellbeing and emotional health; its theme for 2026 is “Action”. The International Day of Families is observed on 15 May each year to draw attention to issues that affect families around the world.

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India Activates 165-Lab Viral Research Network for Hantavirus Surveillance After Cruise Ship Outbreak

India has switched on a nationwide Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratory network of 165 laboratories to keep watch for Hantavirus. The surveillance effort works together with ICMR, the National Institute of Virology (NIV) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). The step follows a suspected outbreak on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius near Cape Verde in Africa.

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World Hypertension Day 2026 Observed on May 17 with Global Focus on Collective Blood Pressure Monitoring

Public Health Informatics: World Hypertension League Deploys Global Screening Campaigns Targeting Non-Communicable Diseases Observed internationally to counter the rising global epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), World Hypertension Day 2026 was officially marked on May 17.

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Environment

Ecological Alert: Report Warns Yavarí-Tapiche Territorial Corridor Threatened by Logging and Oil Expansion

Crisis in the Deep Amazon: World's Largest Population of Uncontacted Tribes Faces Existential Displacement A critical monitoring report compiled by global environmental coalitions has issued an urgent warnings red alert, stating that the pristine Yavarí-Tapiche Territorial Corridor is facing severe ecological collapse.

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Environment

IUCN Approves 48 New International Members, Expanding Mesoamerica and Caribbean Footprint

Global Conservation Network Scales Up: Civil Society and Indigenous Groups Inducted into Alliance The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has officially approved the induction of 48 new member organizations globally, boosting international baseline cooperation on environmental monitoring.

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