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Why in news? Archaeologists studying a limestone cave on Muna Island in southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, have identified a red hand stencil that is at l...
Why in news? A sightseeing helicopter carrying three people went missing during a 10‑minute tour over Mount Aso in Japan. Authorities later located ...
Why in news? The National Green Tribunal directed the Deputy Commissioner of Udupi and the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board to submit a...
Why in news? The Russian Far East’s Kamchatka Peninsula experienced its heaviest snowfall in decades. More than two metres of snow fell in the first...
Why in news? Two tourists from Kerala drowned after the frozen surface of Sela Lake in Arunachal Pradesh cracked beneath their feet. The incident, whi...
Why in news? In mid‑January 2026 wildfires swept across central and southern Chile, leaving at least 18 people dead, forcing 50,000 residents to fle...
Why in news? The President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is scheduled to visit India on 19 January 2026 at the invi...
Why in news? On 17 January 2026, Russian authorities deliberately triggered a controlled avalanche on Mount Elbrus to release built‑up snow after he...
Why in news? On 18 January 2026, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence reported that a Chinese surveillance drone briefly entered the airspace above...
Why in news? A vibrant swirl of blue‑green hues appeared in satellite images of the seas around the remote Chatham Islands, about 800 kilometres eas...
Why in news? On 16 January 2026 shipping agent Tribeca reported that southbound traffic in Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait would resume at 16:00 GMT aft...
Why in news? Scientific discussions about the age of the Finke River in Australia resurfaced recently after researchers suggested it could be up to 40...
