International Relations
High‑Speed Maglev Train
Why in news? China unveiled a new high‑speed magnetic levitation (maglev) train capable of covering the 1,200 km distance between Beijing and Shangh...
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Why in news? China unveiled a new high‑speed magnetic levitation (maglev) train capable of covering the 1,200 km distance between Beijing and Shangh...
Why in news? Researchers at the Raman Research Institute in India reported that quantum noise—traditionally viewed as a destructive disturbance—ca...
Why in news? Tiwai Island and the adjoining Gola Rainforest in Sierra Leone were recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in July 2025. This mile...
Why in news? In July 2025, the Environment Ministry exempted nearly three‑quarters of India’s coal‑powered thermal plants from installing flue g...
Why in news? The Supreme Court of India heard two cases involving inflammatory posts and cartoons on social media. The judges warned that the growing ...
Why in news? The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) cleared the Durgapur Open‑cast Coal Mine project in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district, located...
Why in news? More than 4,000 refugees from Myanmar’s Chin State crossed into Mizoram’s Champhai district in July 2025 following clashes between r...
Why in news? Three Indian fertiliser companies—Indian Potash Limited (IPL), Krishak Bharati Cooperative (KRIBHCO) and Coromandel International—sig...
Why in news? India has started Phase 3 trials for its first home‑grown dengue vaccine, involving over 8,000 participants across 20 centres. The vac...
Why in news? The investigation into the Air India Flight AI171 crash revealed that inadvertent movement of fuel control switches to the “cut‑off...
Why in news? The ICMR–National Institute of Epidemiology launched a three‑year intervention in Punjab and Telangana after finding that Indians are...
Why in news? Astronomers confirmed that a comet designated 3I/Atlas is only the third interstellar object ever observed passing through our solar syst...
