Geography
Betwa River in Spate: Flood Risk in Vidisha District
Why in news?Heavy rainfall and dam releases raised the Betwa River in Madhya Pradesh. Low-lying parts of Vidisha district faced flood-like conditions ...
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Why in news?Heavy rainfall and dam releases raised the Betwa River in Madhya Pradesh. Low-lying parts of Vidisha district faced flood-like conditions ...
Why in news?Kerala Postal Circle introduced a permanent pictorial cancellation for Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple. A premium special cover reportedly acc...
Why in news?A reported request sought Union approval for conserving and rejuvenating Kalaburagi Fort. No independent final sanction was found by the r...
Why in news?Reports described possible merchant fees on selected Unified Payments Interface transactions. No final change to the zero-fee framework wa...
Why in news?Researchers described Pteris madhusoodananii as a new fern species from Tamil Nadu. The paper appeared in the Nordic Journal of Botany. Ho...
Why in news?The International Centre for Theoretical Physics announced four recipients of its 2026 Dirac Medal. Indian physicist Deepak Dhar was among...
Why in news?Prakriti Gyan Dham was dedicated at Lucknow’s national botanical institute. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–National...
Why in news?A bilateral Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) exercise was reported in Kochi. The Indian and United States naval engagement was scheduled ...
Why in news?The southwest monsoon and tropical cyclones Luis and Maymay affected large parts of the Philippines. More than 2.27 million people were re...
Why in news?A reported Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) update removed routine physical challan copies from selected applications. Digital ...
Why in news? Researchers formally described Russula griseopurpurata on 5 August 2026 in the peer-reviewed journal Phytotaxa. Specimens came from sal f...
Why in news? The Cessna 172 returned to discussion amid renewed scrutiny of flying training at Baramati airfield. No new official investigation report...
