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Western Disturbances
Why in news? Weather agencies reported that a new western disturbance would approach northern India between 11 and 13 May, bringing clouds and possibl...
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Why in news? Weather agencies reported that a new western disturbance would approach northern India between 11 and 13 May, bringing clouds and possibl...
Why in news? A two‑year‑old male tiger, released into the buffer zone of Panna Tiger Reserve after being rescued from a village, was found dead on...
Why in news? The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances released its March 2026 report on the Centralised Public Grievance Redress...
Why in news? Conservationists reported the first camera‑trap photograph of a tiger in the Daying Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary after nearly 20 y...
Why in news? Reports from Ladakh suggest that an invasive moth species known as the buff‑tip has been damaging trees and crops in the region. The su...
Why in news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that he would attend the 75th anniversary celebrations of the reconstruction of the Somnath Temple...
Why in news? On 7 May 2026 the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force carried out the maiden flight trial of th...
Why in news? The Madhya Pradesh government recently recognised habitat rights for 19 Baiga villages covering more than 6,400 people. These rights, gra...
Why in news? The Indian Navy’s research vessel INS Sagardhwani visited Cam Ranh port in Vietnam on its way back from the Sagar Maitri expedition. Du...
Why in news? Bangladesh’s interim government has expressed a desire to restart negotiations with India over sharing the waters of the Teesta River. ...
Why in news? Turkey unveiled a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) concept, called Yıldırımhan, at the SAHA defence expo in early May 202...
Why in news? Authorities in Bengaluru have drained Ulsoor Lake for a full desilting and cleanup – the first such operation in nearly two decades. Th...
Why in news? A new study published in Nature reported evidence of genome‑wide selective sweeps among bacteria in the human gut. The research suggest...
Why in news? A recent release from the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) announced that the Prime Minister’s Employment Generat...
Why in news? Parliament members and environmental groups have debated the government’s plans to develop Great Nicobar Island, including a transshipm...
Why in news? The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has sought responses from the Maharashtra government and forest department on allegations that ...
Why in news? A road section built by the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) using geocell reinforc...
Why in news? The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently introduced the JANANI platform (Joint Action for Nutritional Assessment and Newborn In...
Why in news? Botanists from Tamil Nadu have described a new species of the grape family, Cyphostemma annamalaii, from the sacred forest of Sanjeevi Hi...
Why in news? Conservationists report that Bhutan now hosts around 31 white‑bellied herons, roughly half of the global population of this critically ...