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Why in news?Researchers described a new stingless bee species named Tetragonula nagalandensis from Nagaland. Its colonies were found in underground ca...
Why in news?The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation announced three recipients for 2026. They are diplomat Tommy Koh, humanitarian Runa Khan and rights a...
Why in news?AstroSat detected the high-energy signal from gamma-ray burst GRB 260829A on 29 August. Its Cadmium Zinc Telluride Imager recorded the eve...
Why in news?New 2026 assessments show mixed conditions after the fourth global coral bleaching event. Global heat stress probably fell below event thr...
Why in news?United States forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island on 30 August. The island lies inside the strategically important ...
Why in news?An Indo-German research collaboration documented fifteen Stenus beetle species new to science. The specimens came from waterfalls and fore...
Why in news?The Department of Fertilizers announced a new phase for its Integrated Fertilizer Management System. The platform now combines transaction...
Why in news?A basin-scale study identified 219 hanging glaciers in Uttarakhand’s Alaknanda basin. Researchers mapped their form and estimated the ic...
Why in news?Scientists studied unusually strong X-ray polarisation from magnetar 1E 1547.0−5408. Coordinated space and radio observations tracked th...
Why in news?The Union Health Ministry reviewed India’s malaria elimination programme on 28 August. Official data show cases and deaths fell nearly e...
Why in news?Frontline staff at Kamlang Tiger Reserve received new field and patrol equipment. Wildlife Trust of India and Serenity Trust supported the...
Why in news?Indian and Chilean officials reviewed their trade negotiations in Santiago on 26 August. Both sides are pursuing a Comprehensive Economic ...
