Geography
Cloud Iridescence: Diffraction, Formation & Rainbows
Why in news? Social media users recently shared videos of pastel‑coloured “rainbow clouds” seen in the skies over Indonesia. The spectacle spark...
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Why in news? Social media users recently shared videos of pastel‑coloured “rainbow clouds” seen in the skies over Indonesia. The spectacle spark...
Why in news? India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, visited Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago as part of a three‑nation Caribbean to...
Why in news? A wooden dhow carrying 18 Indian crew members caught fire near the Strait of Hormuz in early May 2026. The blaze, which injured four peop...
Why in news? India recently hosted the 35th plenary and working‑group meetings of the International Organisation for Standardisation’s (ISO) Sub�...
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? 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? The Chhattisgarh government recently recognised habitat rights for 19 Baiga villages covering more than 6,400 people. These rights, grant...
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? Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that he would attend the 75th anniversary celebrations of the reconstruction of the Somnath Temple...
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? Conservationists reported the first camera‑trap photograph of a tiger in the Daying Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary after nearly 20 y...
Why in news? The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances released its March 2026 report on the Centralised Public Grievance Redress...
