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Why in news? On 29 March 2026 the Union Cabinet approved the Namo Drone Didi scheme with an outlay of ₹1,261 crore for 2023‑24 to 2025‑26. The p...
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Why in news? On 29 March 2026 the Union Cabinet approved the Namo Drone Didi scheme with an outlay of ₹1,261 crore for 2023‑24 to 2025‑26. The p...
Why in news? Europe has been grappling with a series of Newcastle disease outbreaks since early 2026. In March Germany reported its first outbreak in ...
Why in news? During the academic year 2025‑26, no university or college in India received fresh accreditation from the National Assessment and Accre...
Why in news? In late March 2026 health officials in Kerala reported an outbreak of shigellosis in the Kuttikkattoor area of Kozhikode district. A thre...
Why in news? In a recent reply to the Rajya Sabha, the Minister of State for Rural Development highlighted the achievements of Rural Self Employment T...
Why in news? A new ethnobotanical study published in March 2026 recorded 39 medicinal plants used by the Sonowal Kachari community of Assam to treat a...
Why in news? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 were released recently, and Indian institutions recorded their best performance to date....
Why in news? On 22 March 2026 the world observed World Water Day, an annual United Nations event highlighting the importance of freshwater. The theme ...
Why in news? The World Happiness Report 2026 has been released by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network in partnership with ...
Why in news? In the village of Kunnapattu in Tamil Nadu, Irula families who have lived on community land for generations have been served eviction not...
Why in news? Outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in parts of Europe in early 2026 and ongoing vaccination campaigns in India have drawn attention to t...
Why in news? On 16 March 2026 the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) issued a series of nationwide directions aimed at improving adoption proc...
Why in news? On 14 March 2026 the Union Minister of Communications, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, inaugurated the first Samriddhi Kendra in Umri village, G...
Why in news? An outbreak of the Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) at the Jalpaiguri Central Correctional Home in West Bengal infected 92 inmates between Augu...
Why in news? During a recent session of the Rajya Sabha, the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare provided an update on India’s efforts t...
Why in news? The Forest Survey of India (FSI) has paused its AI‑based Anavaran‑Deforestation Alert System, which had been sending fortnightly aler...
Why in news? The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has launched a nationwide athletics league under the ASMITA programme to celebrate International...
Why in news? The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) announced that it had dismantled a pan‑India drug distribution network operating under the code name...
Why in News? The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced the first‑ever Khelo India Tribal Games to be held from 26 March to 6 April 2026. Th...
Why in news? The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) celebrated the seventh anniversary of its SWAYATT initiative in March 2026. SWAYATT stands for “Star...