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265 stories for “Current” · May 2026
Clear filtersTwo notable medical launches have taken place in India. Donanemab, sold under the brand name Lormalzi, has been introduced as the country’s first disease-modifying therapy for Alzheimer’s disease, a treatment that target...
A new plant species, Cyphostemma annamalaii, has been discovered on Sanjeevi hill in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu, a part of the southern Eastern Ghats. The plant belongs to the Vitaceae family, the grape family tha...
Global Epidemiological Alert: Bundibugyo Virus Strain Triggers High-Level Containment Actions Across Central AfricaResponding to a sharp escalation in hemorrhagic viral transmissions across transboundary lines, the World...
Two firsts in clean urban transport have been announced. India’s first hydrogen-powered shuttle bus service has begun in the Central Vista area of New Delhi. Hydrogen fuel cell buses produce electricity by combining hydr...
Rajasthan has inaugurated its first semiconductor Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging (ATMP) / Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility at Bhiwadi in Alwar district. Such units handle the back-end...
Indian scientist Kuljeet Kaur Marhas has been elected a Fellow of The Meteoritical Society for 2026, making her the first Indian woman to receive this honour. The fellowship recognises her contribution to meteoritics and...
Deep Space and Clean Energy Integration: Deploying Advanced Core Technologies for Sovereign Resource SecurityMapping strategic expansions across complex astronomical and thermodynamic physical frontiers, Indian scientifi...
Global Mobility Assessment: Tracing the Geopolitical Strength of the Indian Travel DocumentAccording to the newly released annual update of the authoritative Henley Passport Index 2026, the Indian passport has shown a si...
Renewable Grid Pressures: Meteorological Shifts Disrupted Walker Circulation Across Coastal CorridorsEnergy resource analysts and grid engineers have cautioned that wind energy generation in Tamil Nadu is projected to be...
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...
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, th...
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”. T...
