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Raw Jute Stock Limits and India’s Jute Crop
Why in news? India’s Union Ministry of Textiles instructed traders and balers to reduce their stocks of raw jute to zero by 5 May 2026. The order, i...
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Why in news? India’s Union Ministry of Textiles instructed traders and balers to reduce their stocks of raw jute to zero by 5 May 2026. The order, i...
Why in news? Environmental researchers and community groups have raised alarms about high levels of arsenic in the Salween River, which flows through ...
Why in news? Scientists analysing a 700‑year‑old mummy from the Andean highlands of Bolivia have recovered DNA from Streptococcus pyogenes, the ba...
Why in news? Russian defence authorities have cleared the sale of the long‑range R‑37M air‑to‑air missile to India. The order, reportedly wort...
Why in news? At the 61st Femina Miss India pageant held in Bhubaneswar, the Union Ministry of Textiles unveiled the Vishwa Sutra initiative. The progr...
Why in news? The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment recently highlighted progress under the Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihoo...
Why in news? The Meghalaya government has decided that Lumpongdeng Island in the Umiam Lake will not be included in a proposed luxury resort project. ...
Why in news? The Union Agriculture Minister recently approved several procurement proposals under the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) and the Price S...
Why in news? The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has published a comprehensive Global Feedstock Assessment on the potential for produci...
Why in news? Researchers at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR‑IIIM) in Srinagar h...
Why in news? China has completed an 11.18 kilometre underwater section of a high‑speed railway tunnel beneath the Yangtze River as part of the Chon...
Why in news? The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently quashed a state government notification that had designated panchayat lands around Col. Sher Jun...
Why in news? A senior police officer recently reviewed security arrangements at Mansar Lake in Jammu and Kashmir after intelligence agencies flagged p...
Why in news? The Rajasthan High Court recently issued notices to the state government and the Amber Development and Management Authority following a p...
Why in news? Archaeologists working at Tell el‑Farama in Egypt’s northern Sinai have completed the excavation of a unique circular temple dedicate...
Why in news? The Muthuvan community of Kerala came into the spotlight when elders and youth organised a convention to preserve their endangered langua...
Why in news? Bulgaria has been in the headlines due to general elections and its adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026. The country’s transition to...
Why in news? The Colorado River has been in the news due to prolonged droughts and record‑low snowpack in the Rocky Mountains that feed the river. I...
Why in news? Authorities recently increased patrolling and community awareness at Anamalai Tiger Reserve after reports of rising human–elephant conf...
Why in news? The Union Government recently approved the continuation of PMGSY‑III beyond March 2025 up to March 2028. The scheme’s third phase, wh...