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Lake Michigan – Facts and Significance
Why in news? The recent discovery of a 150‑year‑old shipwreck in Lake Michigan has drawn attention to this vast freshwater lake. Lake Michigan is ...
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Why in news? The recent discovery of a 150‑year‑old shipwreck in Lake Michigan has drawn attention to this vast freshwater lake. Lake Michigan is ...
Why in news? India and South Korea recently held their sixth foreign policy and security dialogue in Seoul, underscoring the importance of understandi...
Why in news? The Supreme Court of India has recently urged the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to accelerate efforts to introduce...
Why in news? A long‑term study in Cabo Verde has found that female loggerhead turtles are breeding earlier but less frequently because warming ocean...
Why in news? Piton de la Fournaise, a highly active shield volcano on Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean, erupted again on 13 February 2026. This wa...
Why in news? The idea of the exposome—every environmental exposure a person experiences from conception onward—is gaining momentum. In 2025 a Glob...
Why in news? Indian marine biologists recently described a new species of squat lobster named Leiogalathea samudragiri. The species was collected in 2...
Why in news? With global concern over fossil‑fuel dependence, governments and industries are turning towards bio‑based chemicals. These are chemic...
Why in news? Scientists have identified a protein called Piezo1 in bone marrow stem cells that acts as a sensor for mechanical force. When activated, ...
Why in news? The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched “Yuva AI for All,” an initiative that brings artificial i...
Why in news? Futala Lake in Nagpur, Maharashtra, has been in the spotlight due to severe pollution. Unchecked sewage and plastic waste have degraded t...
Why in news? The African Union (AU) held its annual summit in 2026 with the theme of water and sanitation. However, much of the discussion centred aro...
Why in news? A recent survey recorded 17 active nests of the White‑bellied Sea Eagle in Kerala’s Kannur and Kasaragod districts. The finding indic...
Why in news? A nature photographer recently spotted and photographed a Spot‑bellied Eagle‑Owl in Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand. The rare sigh...
Why in news? The Union Cabinet recently approved the PM RAHAT scheme to provide immediate, cashless treatment for victims of road accidents across Ind...
Why in news? The Union Cabinet has launched Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0, a second phase of the government’s flagship venture capital programme. ...
Why in news? The government has approved a ₹1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund to spur transformative infrastructure projects in Indian cities. The f...
Why in news? Conservationists have highlighted the declining numbers of the cheer pheasant after recent surveys in the Himalayas recorded sparse popul...
Why in news? Entomologists have described two previously unknown species of army ants from the dry deciduous forests of Andhra Pradesh’s Eastern Gha...
Why in news? The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has highlighted progress under the PM‑DAKSH scheme, which provides free skill training t...