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New Plant Species: Tetrataenium manilalianum
Why in news? Botanists in Kerala have described a new species of plant from the carrot family named Tetrataenium manilalianum. The discovery adds to t...
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Why in news? Botanists in Kerala have described a new species of plant from the carrot family named Tetrataenium manilalianum. The discovery adds to t...
Why in news? The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) held its plenary meetings in Paris from 22 to 24 October 2025. Among the topics discussed was the ...
Why in news? India's Prime Minister celebrated the festival of Diwali aboard the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant and praised the unity of the armed force...
Why in news? The Delhi High Court has ruled that courts may, in suitable circumstances, exempt a property from the doctrine of lis pendens to protect ...
Why in news? Researchers from Nagaland University have discovered that sinapic acid, a plant-derived phenolic compound, can accelerate wound healing i...
Why in news? India’s biotechnology community recently celebrated the development of Nafithromycin, a new antibiotic discovered and developed within ...
Why in news? During an International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting in mid‑October 2025, delegates considered a proposal to levy a global fee o...
Why in news? At the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress held in late 2025, the Pacific island nation of ...
Why in news? On 18 October 2025, the forest department of Himachal Pradesh organised an international bird‑watching programme in the Rakchham–Chit...
Why in news? On 17 October 2025, Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met China’s Deputy Finance Minister Liao Min during the annual IMF...
Why in news? In October 2025, Florida wildlife officials confirmed the state’s second case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a white‑tailed deer...
Why in news? During World Food Day 2025 on 16 October, India and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) celebrated 80 years of partnership. India...
Why in news? On 17 October 2025, NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) and global logistics company DP World launched a new programme c...
Why in news? Researchers recently discovered the waxcap fungus Hygrocybe pellucida in Telangana’s Kawal Tiger Reserve. This marks the first time the...
Why in news? The Bodoland Territorial Region in Assam recently announced that Bathouism, the traditional faith of the Bodo community, would be listed ...
Why in news? International advocacy group GRAIN released a report in October 2025 highlighting how recent free‑trade agreements are being used to i...
Why in news? A multi‑centre study published in late 2025 assessed the real‑world impact of India’s indigenous rotavirus vaccine, Rotavac, on dia...
Why in news? On 15 October 2025 the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the pollution control boards of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana and the dep...
Why in news? In the early hours of 15 October 2025, Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki‑laki erupted dramatically, sending a column of ash roughly ...
Why in news? A new global assessment presented at a conservation congress in Abu Dhabi warns that the long‑term survival of dugongs in India’s Gu...