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Svalbard – Norway’s Arctic archipelago and new walrus haul‑out

Svalbard – Norway’s Arctic archipelago and new walrus haul‑out

Why in news? Conservation scientists, using satellite imagery under the Walrus from Space project, have identified a previously unknown walrus haul‑...

Bamboo Shrimp rediscovered in India after seven decades

Bamboo Shrimp rediscovered in India after seven decades

Why in news? A team of researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, has rediscov...

Booth Level Officers (BLOs) – custodians of the electoral roll

Booth Level Officers (BLOs) – custodians of the electoral roll

Why in news? The Election Commission of India (ECI) has been carrying out a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in nine states and thr...

Darjeeling Mandarin Orange receives GI status

Darjeeling Mandarin Orange receives GI status

Why in news? The Darjeeling Mandarin orange, a citrus variety grown on the hills of West Bengal, was granted a Geographical Indication tag on 24 Novem...

Khiamniungan Tribe of Nagaland

Khiamniungan Tribe of Nagaland

Why in news? In the same Mann Ki Baat episode, the Prime Minister mentioned the Khiamniungan (also spelled Khiamniungan or Khiamni‑Yangan) tribe of ...

Ramban Sulai Honey – wild basil nectar from Jammu and Kashmir

Ramban Sulai Honey – wild basil nectar from Jammu and Kashmir

Why in news? During the 128th episode of his radio programme Mann Ki Baat on 30 November 2025, the Prime Minister highlighted Ramban Sulai Honey and o...

Protosticta sooryaprakashi – the new Kodagu Shadowdamsel

Protosticta sooryaprakashi – the new Kodagu Shadowdamsel

Why in news? Researchers conducting biodiversity surveys in the Western Ghats have reported the discovery of a new species of damselfly. The insect, n...

Death in a Fertiliser Queue: Spotlight on the Sahariya Tribe

Death in a Fertiliser Queue: Spotlight on the Sahariya Tribe

Why in news? A woman from the Sahariya tribe in Madhya Pradesh died after waiting in a long queue to obtain subsidised urea fertiliser, drawing attent...

Perseverance Rover Detects Electric Discharges on Mars

Perseverance Rover Detects Electric Discharges on Mars

Why in news? NASA’s Perseverance rover has recorded electrical discharges in Mars’s atmosphere, confirming that the planet experiences “mini lig...

India Ranks Third in the 2025 Asia Power Index

India Ranks Third in the 2025 Asia Power Index

Why in news? The Lowy Institute’s Asia Power Index 2025 ranks India as the third most powerful country in Asia, after the United States and China. T...

Ellora Caves: Highlighting Hidden Heritage Around a UNESCO Site

Ellora Caves: Highlighting Hidden Heritage Around a UNESCO Site

Why in news? Scottish historian William Dalrymple has urged the Maharashtra government to showcase lesser‑known historic monuments located near the ...

Recovery of Short‑neck Clams in Kerala’s Ashtamudi Lake

Recovery of Short‑neck Clams in Kerala’s Ashtamudi Lake

Why in news? The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR‑CMFRI) has reported encouraging signs of recovery for the short‑neck clam popul...

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