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Blackbuck revival in Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary

Blackbuck revival in Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary

Why in news? Conservationists reported in October 2025 that around 190 blackbucks now roam Chhattisgarh’s Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary – a remar...

National Means‑cum‑Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS)

National Means‑cum‑Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS)

Why in news? State Councils of Educational Research and Training released application forms in October 2025 for the National Means‑cum‑Merit Schol...

ASEAN Summit 2025

ASEAN Summit 2025

Why in news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim that he would join the 47th Association of Southeast Asian...

Kali Tiger Reserve

Kali Tiger Reserve

Why in news? Foresters at the Kali Tiger Reserve in Karnataka recently sighted and photographed a striped hyena in the park’s safari zone. The anima...

Storm Shadow Missile

Storm Shadow Missile

Why in news? During the ongoing conflict in Eastern Europe, Ukraine reportedly used UK‑supplied Storm Shadow cruise missiles to strike a Russian che...

Ningol Chakouba Festival

Ningol Chakouba Festival

Why in news? The Manipur Fisheries Department organised its annual Fish Fair and Fish Crop Competition on the eve of the Ningol Chakouba festival, ens...

Fiji eliminates trachoma as a public health problem

Fiji eliminates trachoma as a public health problem

Why in news? The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Fiji has become the 26th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem. The...

Central Asian Mammals Initiative (CAMI)

Central Asian Mammals Initiative (CAMI)

Why in news? At a recent meeting in Uzbekistan, range states endorsed a new six‑year Programme of Work for the Central Asian Mammals Initiative. The...

Mount Etna – forecasting eruptions with earthquake ratios

Mount Etna – forecasting eruptions with earthquake ratios

Why in news? Researchers analysing two decades of seismic data beneath Mount Etna have found that changes in the ratio of small earthquakes to larger ...

Anagyrus lopezi – a tiny wasp saves tapioca crops

Anagyrus lopezi – a tiny wasp saves tapioca crops

Why in news? Two years after scientists released the parasitic wasp Anagyrus lopezi into tapioca fields of South India, farmers report that the once�...

Indian Scops‑Owl

Indian Scops‑Owl

Why in news? Birdwatchers near Karnataka’s Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary recently recorded the first‑ever sighting of an Indian Scops‑Owl in the a...

Sabarimala Temple

Sabarimala Temple

Why in news? President Droupadi Murmu made a historic pilgrimage to the Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple on 22 October 2025. She became the first ...

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