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Why in news? Researchers studying flatfishes in the Bahuda estuary on the Odisha–Andhra Pradesh border have identified a new species of flounder nam...
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Why in news? Researchers studying flatfishes in the Bahuda estuary on the Odisha–Andhra Pradesh border have identified a new species of flounder nam...
Why in news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the celebrations of National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) at the Statue of Unity in Gujarat’...
Why in news? The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) reserving airspace along the India–Pakistan border for ...
Why in news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim that he would join the 47th Association of Southeast Asian...
Why in news? State Councils of Educational Research and Training released application forms in October 2025 for the National Means‑cum‑Merit Schol...
Why in news? Conservationists reported in October 2025 that around 190 blackbucks now roam Chhattisgarh’s Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary – a remar...
Why in news? South Korea’s defence minister announced in October 2025 that the country had begun mass‑producing the Hyunmoo‑5 ballistic missile ...
Why in news? The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) announced in late October 2025 that it is expanding its optical fibre‑based Intrusion Detection Sy...
Why in news? On 22 October 2025, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations Department of Economic and Social...
Why in news? Fibromyalgia has gained renewed attention in 2025 thanks to awareness campaigns and ongoing research into chronic pain conditions. As mor...
Why in news? During Diwali celebrations in Madhya Pradesh in October 2025, makeshift “carbide guns” caused a spate of serious injuries. Hospitals ...
Why in news? Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sahyadri, a Shivalik‑class stealth frigate, participated in the sea phase of JAIMEX 25 from 16–18 October 202...
Why in news? Jammu and Kashmir’s first chrysanthemum theme garden, also called Bagh Gul‑e‑Daudi, opened to visitors near Dal Lake on 25 October ...
Why in news? The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has launched the Skilling for AI Readiness (SOAR) programme. Announced during the ...
Why in news? President Droupadi Murmu made a historic pilgrimage to the Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple on 22 October 2025. She became the first ...
Why in news? Birdwatchers near Karnataka’s Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary recently recorded the first‑ever sighting of an Indian Scops‑Owl in the a...
Why in news? Two years after scientists released the parasitic wasp Anagyrus lopezi into tapioca fields of South India, farmers report that the once�...
Why in news? Researchers analysing two decades of seismic data beneath Mount Etna have found that changes in the ratio of small earthquakes to larger ...
Why in news? At a recent meeting in Uzbekistan, range states endorsed a new six‑year Programme of Work for the Central Asian Mammals Initiative. The...
Why in news? The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Fiji has become the 26th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem. The...