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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...

Asiatic Wild Water Buffalo: Kaziranga to Kanha Translocation

Asiatic Wild Water Buffalo: Kaziranga to Kanha Translocation

Why in news? Authorities have launched a plan to relocate Asiatic wild water buffaloes from the Kaziranga National Park in Assam to the Kanha Tiger Re...

Sahitya Akademi Awards: Indian Literature, 24 Languages & Jnanpith

Sahitya Akademi Awards: Indian Literature, 24 Languages & Jnanpith

Why in news? The Sahitya Akademi announced its 2024 literary awards on 18 December 2024. The awards recognise outstanding books published in various I...

Force Majeure: Indian Contract Act 1872 & Doctrine of Frustration

Force Majeure: Indian Contract Act 1872 & Doctrine of Frustration

Why in news? Recent disruptions in global trade and energy supplies, including the temporary declaration of force majeure on some Gulf oil shipments a...

Ancient Petroglyphs Telangana: Manchirevula Rock Art & Deccan History

Ancient Petroglyphs Telangana: Manchirevula Rock Art & Deccan History

Why in news? Researchers from the group Kotha Telangana Charitra Brundam (KTCB) and Climate Front Telangana recently discovered two ancient rock carvi...

Butis bargabhimae: New Fish Species, Rupnarayan River & West Bengal

Butis bargabhimae: New Fish Species, Rupnarayan River & West Bengal

Why in news? Scientists from Tamralipta Mahavidyalaya and Vidyasagar University have described a new species of estuarine fish from the Rupnarayan Riv...

Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome: Progerinin Drug & LMNA Gene

Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome: Progerinin Drug & LMNA Gene

Why in news? A biotechnology company, PRG S&T, recently signed a licensing agreement with Sentynl Therapeutics (a Zydus Group company) to develop and ...

Iran Sejjil Missile: Solid-Fuel MRBM, Israel Strike & Middle East

Iran Sejjil Missile: Solid-Fuel MRBM, Israel Strike & Middle East

Why in news? On 16 March 2026, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that it had used Sejjil missiles during retaliatory strikes agains...

Henckelia monophylla: Rare Plant Rediscovery & Arunachal Biodiversity

Henckelia monophylla: Rare Plant Rediscovery & Arunachal Biodiversity

Why in news? Botanists from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have rediscovered Henckelia monophylla, a rare flowering plant, in the forests of Arun...

Dimethyl Ether: DME Fuel, CSIR-NCL Technology & Clean Energy

Dimethyl Ether: DME Fuel, CSIR-NCL Technology & Clean Energy

Why in news? The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR‑NCL) has announced that it is ready to scale u...

Great Indian Bustard: Captive Breeding, Project GIB & Rajasthan

Great Indian Bustard: Captive Breeding, Project GIB & Rajasthan

Why in news? The Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change announced that two new chicks of the Great Indian Bustard have hatched at th...

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...

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