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Why in news? The Indian Army’s Counter‑Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School (CIJWS) at Vairengte, Mizoram, came into focus after it conducted join...
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Why in news? The Indian Army’s Counter‑Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School (CIJWS) at Vairengte, Mizoram, came into focus after it conducted join...
Sarnath Why in news? Archaeological excavations and conservation efforts at Sarnath, near Varanasi, were recently in the news. It is where the Buddha ...
Why in news? The Peruvian government introduced new visitor caps and booking systems to preserve Machu Picchu, one of the world’s most iconic archae...
Why in news? In September 2025 the Supreme Court endorsed directions of the Allahabad High Court to introduce a two‑month “cooling off” period a...
Why in news? An Assam Civil Service officer was arrested for allegedly amassing assets hundreds of times her known sources of income. The case has ign...
Why in news? Leela Jose, a 70‑year‑old farmer from Konnathady in Kerala’s Idukki district, fulfilled her lifelong dream of skydiving from 13,000...
Why in news? Researchers from the University of Tasmania, in collaboration with the company Aquamonitrix, have developed a compact ion chromatograph c...
Why in news? The Ministry of Civil Aviation released a draft “Civil Drone (Promotion and Regulation) Bill 2025” to replace the Drone Rules 2021. T...
Why in news? The Chief Information Commissioner’s tenure ended recently, leaving the Central Information Commission without a head. This vacancy has...
Why in news? In 2025 the United States conducted multiple joint exercises with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, underlining its growing strategic engagement ...
Why in news? The World Health Organization updated its Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) in September 2025. Notably, the update includes glucago...
Why in news? The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), India’s premier anti‑smuggling agency under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Cu...
Why in news? India recently condemned attacks in Doha at the United Nations Human Rights Council, calling them a violation of Qatar’s sovereignty. N...
Why in news? NITI Aayog, India’s policy think‑tank, released a report titled “AI for Viksit Bharat – The Opportunity for Accelerated Economic ...
Why in news? Debate has arisen over whether India should liberalise dairy imports as part of free trade negotiations. Farmers’ organisations argue t...
Why in news? Recent data show that a large share of India’s outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) is routed through a handful of low‑tax jurisd...
Why in news? The ministries of Health & Family Welfare and Women & Child Development launched a nationwide campaign called “Swasth Nari, Sashakt Par...
Why in news? India will host the 5th Coast Guard Global Summit in Chennai in 2027 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Indian Coast Guard. An Internati...
Why in news? NITI Aayog launched the “Frontier 50 Initiative” to deploy cutting‑edge technologies across 50 aspirational districts and blocks. T...
Why in news? The term “involution” has been used to describe recent price wars in China’s electric vehicle (EV) industry, where intense competit...