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Machu Picchu
Why in news? The Peruvian government introduced new visitor caps and booking systems to preserve Machu Picchu, one of the world’s most iconic archae...
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Why in news? The Peruvian government introduced new visitor caps and booking systems to preserve Machu Picchu, one of the world’s most iconic archae...
Sarnath Why in news? Archaeological excavations and conservation efforts at Sarnath, near Varanasi, were recently in the news. It is where the Buddha ...
Why in news? The Indian Army’s Counter‑Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School (CIJWS) at Vairengte, Mizoram, came into focus after it conducted join...
Why in news? Catastrophic floods and landslides in the Himalayas during the 2025 monsoon underscored the need for modern disaster management. In respo...
Why in news? More than a thousand large dams in India will be over 50 years old by 2025, and several hundred are already beyond their design life. Age...
Why in news? India recently condemned attacks in Doha at the United Nations Human Rights Council, calling them a violation of Qatar’s sovereignty. N...
Why in news? The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), India’s premier anti‑smuggling agency under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Cu...
Why in news? The World Health Organization updated its Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) in September 2025. Notably, the update includes glucago...
Why in news? In 2025 the United States conducted multiple joint exercises with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, underlining its growing strategic engagement ...
Why in news? The Chief Information Commissioner’s tenure ended recently, leaving the Central Information Commission without a head. This vacancy has...
Why in news? The Ministry of Civil Aviation released a draft “Civil Drone (Promotion and Regulation) Bill 2025” to replace the Drone Rules 2021. T...
Why in news? Researchers from the University of Tasmania, in collaboration with the company Aquamonitrix, have developed a compact ion chromatograph c...
