Defence
INVAR Missile – Anti‑Tank Guided Weapon
Why in news? The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract worth over ₹2,095 crore with Bharat Dynamics Limited to procure INVAR anti‑tank guided ...
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Why in news? The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract worth over ₹2,095 crore with Bharat Dynamics Limited to procure INVAR anti‑tank guided ...
Why in news? A report on post‑blast forensic investigations highlighted how experts use Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to analyse ch...
Why in news? Rescue teams recently saved four women and three children who were stranded in flood waters while crossing the Penganga River near Sahast...
Why in news? The Indian Railways plans to deploy a new system called DRISHTI (Dynamic Real‑time Intelligent Surveillance for High‑value Transport ...
Why in news? A wave of recent exoplanet research has reignited interest in the Rare Earth Hypothesis. Astronomers have discovered that many planets pr...
Why in news? At the 43rd session of UNESCO’s General Conference held in Samarkand, the Sultanate of Oman was elected to the Man and the Biosphere (M...
Why in news? Wildlife officials in India’s Himalayan states have reported that Himalayan black bears are becoming unusually active and aggressive be...
Why in news? A tragic incident in November 2025 brought the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh into focus when a local farmer was killed by a tig...
Why in news? On 11 November 2025, India’s National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) inaugurated the country’s first megawatt‑hour‑scale Vanadi...
Why in news? A clinical trial known as TARGET‑D reported in 2025 that adults who had previously experienced a heart attack and took personalised dos...
Why in news? The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPV&FRA) marked its 21st Foundation Day on 11 November 2025. During th...
Why in news? The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, approved the Export Promotion Mission (EPM) in November 2025. Announced in the Union Bu...
Why in news? Scientists from the University of Wollongong announced in November 2025 that they have engineered a designer molecule that clears misfold...
Why in news? At the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Germany and Spain jointly pledged about US$100 million to launch the Climate Investment Funds’ n...
Why in news? On the second day of COP30, the African Group of Negotiators chose Ethiopia to host the 32nd UN climate conference in 2027, preferring it...
Why in news? Chilean scientists have sounded the alarm over the rapid decline of Humboldt penguins along South America’s Pacific coast. Chile’s en...
Why in news? Researchers have identified a new species of water‑penny beetle in the Kurangani stream of the Bodi hills in Tamil Nadu. The species, n...
Why in news? At the National Conference on Environment‑2025, Supreme Court Justice P. S. Narasimha highlighted India’s move from an anthropocentri...
Why in news? On 10 November 2025, India and Vietnam convened their 15th Defence Policy Dialogue in New Delhi. The meeting reviewed ongoing defence coo...
Why in news? Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) has announced plans to increase production of the rare earth element neodymium to about 500 tonnes by F...