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Watch: Lung cancer breakthroughs, Nipah alert & women’s health challenges | The Hindu Health Wrap
A new Nipah virus (NiV) case has been reported in Kerala, triggering fresh concern about India's preparedness for periodic Henipavirus outbreaks; Kerala has ...
The world must electrify rapidly to meet climate goals. The challenge is bigger than you think
Analyses from global energy bodies show that the world must accelerate electrification of end-uses (transport, heating, industry) at an unprecedented pace to...
Zero cervical cancer deaths in vaccinated young women
A landmark long-term study from Scotland found zero cervical cancer deaths among women who received the HPV vaccine in childhood (ages 12–13), since the nati...
NEET-UG 2026: Over 6,000 observers to ensure ‘fair, secure’ retest on June 21, NTA says
Over 6,000 observers were deployed nationwide for the NEET-UG 2026 re-test (held on 21 June 2026), accompanied by AI-monitored CCTV surveillance and a centra...
Odisha coal gasification project to meet 35% of India's ammonium nitrate needs by 2030: Industry
A coal-to-ammonium-nitrate project at Lakhanpur, Odisha, developed through a joint venture between Coal India Limited (CIL) subsidiaries and Bharat Heavy Ele...
PM Modi to commission 3 indigenously built naval ships in Kolkata on June 21
Three indigenously built naval warships — INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak, and INS Agray — were commissioned into the Indian Navy at a ceremony in Kolkata on Ju...
PLI, duty incentives soon for Lithium, Nickel processing units in India
The Ministry of Mines is close to finalising a scheme offering Production-Linked Incentives (PLI) and import duty waivers on capital goods for establishing l...
Rs 19,700-crore carbon capture scheme gets nod
A Rs 19,700-crore Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) scheme has received approval and is awaiting Union Cabinet ratification. The scheme is proje...
Amit Shah urges tech-led criminal justice system, stronger fingerprint database
The 26th All India Fingerprint Conference was held in New Delhi on June 19, 2026, with a focus on leveraging technology across the criminal justice chain. Th...
History of Iran’s nuclear program: Timeline
An interim accord signed on 17 June 2026 (the "Islamabad Memorandum") between the US and Iran aims to end the West Asia war that began on 28 February 2026 an...
What is downblending, the process at the heart of Trump’s Iran agreement?
The US–Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on 17 June 2026 (the "Islamabad Memorandum") placed downblending at the centre of a proposed resolution ...
Prime Minister to Lay Foundation Stone of India’s First Commercial-Scale Coal-to-Ammonium Nitrate Project in Odisha
India's first commercial-scale Coal-to-Ammonium Nitrate plant was launched at Lakhanpur in Jharsuguda district, Odisha, with an estimated project outlay of ₹...
NHAI goes AI way: In-house system deployed to flag faults in highway project reports, track road defects
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has deployed an in-house Artificial Intelligence system to automatically flag faults in highway project repor...
1 in 3 lawyers fake, Supreme Court to look at digital registry
A bench of the Chief Justice of India and Justice V. Mohan issued notices to the Union Government, the Bar Council of India (BCI), State Bar Councils, and th...
India-UK FTA to kick in on 15 July. What gets cheaper & how Indian exporters stand to benefit
The India-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed on 24 July 2025 in London, is scheduled to enter into force on 15 July 2026 — along with a Double...
IRDAI forms working group on AI
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has constituted a seven-member working group tasked with studying the impact of artificia...
Kerala’s health machinery goes all out to keep Nipah in check
A 43-year-old man from Ramanattukara Municipality (Division 5), Kozhikode district, Kerala, tested positive for Nipah virus — confirmed by the National Insti...
Mann attacks SAD, Cong during public interaction€™ in Phagwara
State governments conduct regular public interaction events — variously termed Jan Sabhas, Jan Sangrah programmes, or constituency outreach camps — where ele...
Union minister Joshi launches green hydrogen certification portal, urges states to boost mission
The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) launched the Green Hydrogen Certification Portal of India (GHCI) on June 17, 2026, during the National ...
India’s reservoirs can host 102 GW of floating solar, says first national assessment
The National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), released the first comprehensive national assessment of...