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Why in news? Indian entomologists described a new coastal Karnataka thrips named Trachynotothrips vyaghravahini. They collected it from flowers at Pil...
Why in news? Scientists identified a new fungal genus from Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary and named it Hyalokamalomyces. The fungus was found on dis...
Why in news? Researchers confirmed Parrot bornavirus 4 in captive Indian birds for the first time. They tested 83 parrots across three states, and 44 ...
Why in news? Scientists described a new freshwater red alga and named it Sheathia meghalayensis after Meghalaya. Only one very small population is pre...
Why in news? West Bengal began a preventive drug campaign against lymphatic filariasis in ten districts. Starting in Howrah during June 2026, health w...
Why in news? A tourist speedboat capsized near Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island on 11 July 2026. Fifteen Indian tourists died, and Vietnamese police later ...
Why in news? Heavy rain caused the Khawthlangtuipui River to overflow in southern Mizoram. Authorities evacuated over 80 families, while landslides bl...
Why in news? The National Green Tribunal sought a report on waste disposal beside the Saryu River. An inspection found scattered municipal waste near ...
Why in news? China’s commerce ministry and customs authority temporarily stopped helium exports on 10 July 2026. They initially gave no detailed pub...
Why in news? Financial Intelligence Unit–India became runner-up for the Best Egmont Case Award 2026. Its case traced about ₹868 crore in alleged c...
Why in news? Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati researchers developed a biological material for removing lead from water. The material comes from...
Why in news? A Union environment ministry expert committee opposed the proposed Sharavathi pumped-storage project. It warned about habitat fragmentati...
