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Why in news? Disruptions to shipping in the Bab al‑Mandab Strait due to armed attacks on merchant vessels in early 2026 caused crude‑oil flows thr...
Why in news? A new climate modelling study warns that a complete collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation could release large amoun...
Why in news? A bus carrying British tourists plunged into a ravine on the island of La Gomera in Spain’s Canary Islands, killing one person and inju...
Why in news? Indonesia’s Mount Semeru, the tallest volcano on the island of Java, erupted multiple times on 6 April 2026, sending ash plumes high in...
Why in news? Birdwatchers on Narcondam Island in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago reported spotting a tagged Sanderling that had flown over 7,400 k...
Why in news? Geopolitical tensions in West Asia have highlighted the vulnerability of India’s energy imports. In response, Indian oil and gas compan...
Why in news? India has dispatched relief materials including kitchen sets, hygiene kits, plastic sheets, tarpaulins and sleeping bags to Afghanistan a...
Why in news? Between 30 March and 1 April 2026, volunteers, researchers and villagers embarked on the Aghanashini Appemidi Tree Diversity Survey, a 35...
Why in news? India and Algeria recently held their seventh round of Foreign Office Consultations in Algiers. The meeting highlights growing cooperatio...
Why in news? On 30 March 2026 Zimbabwe announced plans to install a 500 MW floating solar plant on Lake Kariba. The project, led by Green Hybrid Power...
Why in news? Indonesia’s government has announced that, beginning 28 March 2026, social‑media accounts operated by children under 16 on high‑ris...
Why in news? On 28 March 2026 a massive avalanche struck the Zojila Pass near Zero Point on the Srinagar–Leh highway. The avalanche buried several v...
