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Molasses: Export Duty Removal and Its Many Uses

Molasses: Export Duty Removal and Its Many Uses

Why in news? The Government of India has allowed the export of 1.5 million tonnes of sugar during the 2025‑26 season and removed a 50 percent duty o...

Rift Valley Fever Outbreak in Mauritania and Senegal

Rift Valley Fever Outbreak in Mauritania and Senegal

Why in news? The World Health Organisation has reported an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in Mauritania and Senegal between late September and Oc...

Lake Turkana: Falling Water Levels Triggering Rift Valley Earthquakes

Lake Turkana: Falling Water Levels Triggering Rift Valley Earthquakes

Why in news? Geologists have discovered that long‑term drops in Lake Turkana’s water level have increased the frequency of earthquakes and volcani...

Coronary Artery Disease and the Gut Microbiome

Coronary Artery Disease and the Gut Microbiome

Why in news? A new study by researchers in Seoul examined the gut bacteria of people with coronary artery disease (CAD) and compared them with the mic...

Sal Tree (Shorea robusta)

Sal Tree (Shorea robusta)

Why in news? A new study by researchers from the Environment Department of Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) in Shimla has identified the Sal tree as ...

Exercise Malabar

Exercise Malabar

Why in news? The 2025 edition of Exercise Malabar began on 10 November 2025 near Guam in the Northern Pacific. Hosted by the United States, the exerci...

Konark Sun Temple

Konark Sun Temple

Why in news? The Archaeological Survey of India has restricted visitors from entering the Nata Mandap (dance hall) of the Konark Sun Temple in Odisha ...

Canary Islands

Canary Islands

Why in news? In early November 2025, large waves generated by a powerful storm slammed into Tenerife in the Canary Islands, sweeping people off rocks ...

Angola

Angola

Why in news? President Droupadi Murmu recently became the first Indian head of state to visit Angola. She addressed the Angolan Parliament and met Pre...

National Board for Wildlife (NBWL)

National Board for Wildlife (NBWL)

Why in news? The National Board for Wildlife has recently approved several infrastructure projects near protected areas, prompting discussions about i...

Ricin

Ricin

Why in news? The Gujarat Anti‑Terrorism Squad recently arrested three men, including a doctor, for allegedly trying to extract the deadly toxin rici...

Financial Sector Assessment (FSA) Report

Financial Sector Assessment (FSA) Report

Why in news? The World Bank recently released its Financial Sector Assessment (FSA) report on India under the joint IMF–World Bank Financial Sector ...

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