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2026 Medicine Nobel awarded for discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics

India, Oct. 5 -- The 2026 Nobel Prize for medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel "for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics," the... Read More


What are the three plague pandemics in human history?

India, Oct. 5 -- Nearly 200 people have been placed under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from suspected pneumonic plague in Siberia's Irkutsk region, according to a report by The M... Read More


Plague scare in Siberia's Irkutsk after lab worker dies, 200 placed under medical observation

India, Oct. 5 -- Nearly 200 people have been placed under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague in Siberia's Irkutsk region, according to a report by The Moscow Times. The ne... Read More


Recommendations for the week

India, Oct. 3 -- Even as Nepal reels from the ice-rock avalanche of August 26 in the country's Rasuwa district near the Tibetan border, a biographical film on the life of one of the country's and the ... Read More


Pakistan rights lawyer Jalila Haider wins Right Livelihood Award

India, Sept. 30 -- Pakistani human rights lawyer Jalila Haider has received the 2026 Right Livelihood Award. The award recognises her work defending persecuted and marginalised communities in Balochi... Read More


Cholera remains a challenge, deaths increased by 30% in 2025: WHO

India, Sept. 30 -- Cholera, an acute diarrhoeal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae bacteria, continues to be a challenge for today's world, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement on Se... Read More


Birth of two young Przewalski's horses after 200 years signals important milestone for Kazakhstan's steppe

India, Sept. 29 -- The birth of two foals belonging to one of the rarest equine species on Earth has triggered a wave of excitement and hope among scientists who seek to protect rangelands and grassla... Read More


UN Women launches AI hub to put gender equality at centre of digital transformation

India, Sept. 28 -- UN Women has launched a global Digital, Innovation and AI Hub to put gender equality at the heart of digital transformation. The hub will unite governments, tech firms, researchers... Read More


Why is Madhya Pradesh cutting 150,000+ trees?

India, Sept. 27 -- In September 2026, permission has been granted to fell over 150,000 lakh sal trees (Shorea robusta) in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district and the neighbouring Amarkantak region (Anup... Read More


Typhoon Dujuan: How 832 mm of rain flooded Japan in 48 hours

India, Sept. 25 -- Typhoon Dujuan brought record-breaking rainfall to parts of eastern Japan, dumping 832 millimetres of rain on Izu Oshima island in just 48 hours. Tokyo's Edogawa ward also recorded ... Read More