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Poshan Pakhwada 2026: Mission Poshan 2.0, Early Childhood Development & Malnutrition

Poshan Pakhwada 2026: Mission Poshan 2.0, Early Childhood Development & Malnutrition

Poshan Pakhwada 2026: Focus on Early Brain Development Why in news? The Ministry of Women and Child Development announced that the eighth edition of P...

Jiyo Parsi Scheme: Minority Affairs, Parsi Population & Demographic Decline

Jiyo Parsi Scheme: Minority Affairs, Parsi Population & Demographic Decline

Why in news? In early April 2026, the Ministry of Minority Affairs organised a Universal Parsi Registration Drive and awareness camp in Mumbai to prom...

Yuva Sangam Exchange: Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, National Integration & NEP 2020

Yuva Sangam Exchange: Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, National Integration & NEP 2020

Why in news? Yuva Sangam Phase VI opened registrations from 2 March 2026 to 25 March 2026. This youth exchange programme pairs states and union territ...

Namo Drone Didi Scheme: Women SHGs, Precision Agriculture & Rural Entrepreneurship

Namo Drone Didi Scheme: Women SHGs, Precision Agriculture & Rural Entrepreneurship

Why in news? On 29 March 2026 the Union Cabinet approved the Namo Drone Didi scheme with an outlay of β‚Ή1,261 crore for 2023‑24 to 2025‑26. The p...

Juang Tribe PVTG: Odisha, OPELIP & Austro-Asiatic Munda

Juang Tribe PVTG: Odisha, OPELIP & Austro-Asiatic Munda

Why in news? The welfare of the Juang tribe came into focus in April 2026 as the Odisha government rolled out new projects under the PVTG Empowerment ...

Newcastle Disease: Avian Paramyxovirus, Poultry Biosecurity & Zoonotic Risk

Newcastle Disease: Avian Paramyxovirus, Poultry Biosecurity & Zoonotic Risk

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 ...

NAAC Transition: Higher Education Commission, Accreditation & UGC

NAAC Transition: Higher Education Commission, Accreditation & UGC

Why in news? During the academic year 2025‑26, no university or college in India received fresh accreditation from the National Assessment and Accre...

Shigellosis Outbreak Kerala: Shigella Bacteria, Public Health & Sanitation

Shigellosis Outbreak Kerala: Shigella Bacteria, Public Health & Sanitation

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...

RSETI Scheme: Rural Youth Skilling, Self-Employment & Credit Linkage

RSETI Scheme: Rural Youth Skilling, Self-Employment & Credit Linkage

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...

Sonowal Kacharis: Assam Indigenous Tribe, Traditional Medicine & Ethnobotany

Sonowal Kacharis: Assam Indigenous Tribe, Traditional Medicine & Ethnobotany

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...

QS World University Rankings 2026: Indian Institutions, Higher Education & IIM Kozhikode

QS World University Rankings 2026: Indian Institutions, Higher Education & IIM Kozhikode

Why in news? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 were released recently, and Indian institutions recorded their best performance to date....

World Water Day 2026: Water and Gender Theme, SDG 6 & Water Governance

World Water Day 2026: Water and Gender Theme, SDG 6 & Water Governance

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 ...

Irula Tribe: Tamil Nadu PVTG, Land Rights & Snake Catchers

Irula Tribe: Tamil Nadu PVTG, Land Rights & Snake Catchers

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...

World Happiness Report 2026: India Ranking, Finland & Social Media

World Happiness Report 2026: India Ranking, Finland & Social Media

Why in news? The World Happiness Report 2026 has been released by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network in partnership with ...

Foot and Mouth Disease: FMD Virus, Livestock & NADCP India

Foot and Mouth Disease: FMD Virus, Livestock & NADCP India

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...

CARA Guidelines: Adoption Procedures, Child Welfare & Juvenile Justice Act

CARA Guidelines: Adoption Procedures, Child Welfare & Juvenile Justice Act

Why in news? On 16 March 2026 the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) issued a series of nationwide directions aimed at improving adoption proc...

Samriddh Gram Project: BharatNet, Phygital Services & Rural Development

Samriddh Gram Project: BharatNet, Phygital Services & Rural Development

Why in news? On 14 March 2026 the Union Minister of Communications, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, inaugurated the first Samriddhi Kendra in Umri village, G...

Herpes Simplex Virus: HSV Outbreak, Prison Health & Virology

Herpes Simplex Virus: HSV Outbreak, Prison Health & Virology

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...

Leprosy Eradication Programme: NLEP, Sparsh & Public Health

Leprosy Eradication Programme: NLEP, Sparsh & Public Health

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...

Anavaran Portal: Deforestation Alerts, FSI & Forest Survey

Anavaran Portal: Deforestation Alerts, FSI & Forest Survey

Why in news? The Forest Survey of India (FSI) has paused its AI‑based Anavaran‑Deforestation Alert System, which had been sending fortnightly aler...

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