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Hard Corals – Guardians of the Reef
Why in news? A report by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network highlights a sharp decline in hard corals across the Caribbean. Average hard‑coral...
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Why in news? A report by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network highlights a sharp decline in hard corals across the Caribbean. Average hard‑coral...
Why in news? The Tamil Nadu government recently told the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court that the traditional Karthigai Deepam lamp at Thiruppa...
Why in news? A long gamma‑ray burst detected on 14 March 2025 has led astronomers to a remarkably distant supernova, whose light began its journey w...
Why in news? In a pioneering study, researchers fitted a bar‑headed goose named “Gagan” with a GSM‑GPS transmitter to trace its migratory path...
Why in news? Record‑breaking rainfall during autumn 2025 filled parts of California’s Death Valley with water, causing the temporary reappearance ...
Why in news? The National Sanskrit University recently hosted a symposium and exhibition celebrating the Chenchu tribe’s special privileges at the A...
Why in news? Forest officials recently seized deer heads, horns and animal flesh and arrested a poacher during a raid in Bihar’s Kaimur Wildlife San...
Why in news? Conservationists report that India’s Western Tragopan population has stabilised thanks to captive‑breeding efforts, but human disturb...
Why in news? The boreendo (also spelled bhorindo) has been added to UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding. Th...
Why in news? A Pallas’s Gull – the world’s largest black‑headed gull – was recently sighted at Jharkhand’s Udhwa Bird Sanctuary after almo...
Why in news? The government recently informed the Lok Sabha that 1,469 film titles – representing around 4.3 lakh minutes of footage – have been d...
Why in news? The Indian Navy will soon commission Diving Support Craft A20 at its base in Kochi under the Southern Naval Command. This vessel is the f...
Why in news? The recently held Italy–India Business Forum 2025 underscored growing ties between the two countries, prompting a renewed look at Italy...
Why in news? Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu’s Department of Environment, Climate Change and Forests, has been awarded the Un...
Why in news? In a recent reply to the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Communications noted that 222 educational institutions across India are par...
Why in news? At a recent meeting, the National Steering Committee for the PM Vishwakarma Scheme approved several measures to expedite loan sanctions a...
Why in news? Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella recently noted that India is witnessing “strong momentum” in the deployment of AI applications, inclu...
Why in news? The Controller General of Communication Accounts announced on 10 December 2025 that nearly 46,000 pensioners of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam...
Why in news? On 10 December 2025 UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, meeting in New Delhi, in...
Why in news? The Union government has been running a national campaign called “Your Money, Your Right” since 4 October 2025 to help citizens recla...