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Why in news? In May 2025 severe storms spawned multiple tornadoes across the United States, particularly in Kentucky and Missouri. At least 21 people ...
Why in news? The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu continues to highlight its existential battle against climate change. Rising sea levels threaten to s...
Why in news? The Santiaguito lava dome complex on the southwest flank of Guatemala’s Santa María volcano has been in the spotlight due to continuin...
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? 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? 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? The Ministry of Jal Shakti has proposed continuing the River Basin Management (RBM) scheme for the next Finance Commission cycle from 202...
Why in news? A committee of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha has advised the state government to oppose Haryana’s plans to build new dams on the Ghaggar Rive...
Why in news? The conservation group American Rivers has named the Potomac River the United States’ most endangered river for 2026. The designation h...
Why in news? In early April 2026, a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi migrants en route to Malaysia capsized in the Andaman Sea. The Uni...
Why in news? United Nations agencies reported in mid‑April 2026 that conflict‑related sexual violence and other human rights abuses in Sudan had e...
