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Why in news? On 1 April 2026 the Uttarakhand High Court stayed the felling of oak trees in Mussoorie after a public interest petition alleged that con...
Why in news? Researchers studying riverine life in Central Africa recently documented a remarkable behaviour: thousands of small shellear fish were se...
Why in news? The Production Linked Incentive Scheme for the Food Processing Industry has recorded investment and job creation figures that have exceed...
Why in news? India’s space agency ISRO and the Indian Air Force’s Institute of Aerospace Medicine completed a unique high‑altitude analogue miss...
Why in news? Farmers in Pampore, Jammu & Kashmir, reported that Indian crested porcupines have been digging up saffron corms, leading to a sharp drop ...
Why in news? Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) announced the discovery of two new species of free‑living marine nematodes off the...
Why in news? The Government e Marketplace (GeM) achieved a record gross merchandise value of over ₹5 lakh crore during the financial year 2025–26,...
Why in news? Researchers published the first complete mitochondrial genome of the Madras hedgehog (Paraechinus nudiventris), shedding light on its evo...
Why in news? The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change released draft Tar Balls Management Rules 2026 to address the frequent deposition ...
Why in news? A multi‑country study published in Nature Medicine analysed more than 500 brain scans from 267 people and found that psychedelic substa...
Why in news? Sikhs around the world celebrated Parkash Purab, the birth anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur, on 7 April 2026 (25 Chet in the Nanakshahi c...
Why in news? The National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation commenced the inaugural Annual Survey ...
Why in news? The European Parliament endorsed new legislation to reduce water pollution, updating lists of priority substances in rivers, lakes and gr...
Why in news? Researchers from Rajiv Gandhi University in Arunachal Pradesh and the University of Tübingen in Germany have identified three previously...
Why in news? The administration of Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu recently travelled deep into the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve to check on remote tribal ...
Why in news? On 5 April 2026 India celebrated National Maritime Day with the theme “Maritime India – Empowering Progress.” The Prime Minister an...
Why in news? The Election Commission of India (ECI) recently unveiled ECINet, a comprehensive digital portal that integrates more than forty existing ...
Why in news? Wildlife officers in Uttar Pradesh intercepted a vehicle in Greater Noida and rescued 16 Indian softshell turtles that were being smuggle...
Why in news? India has dispatched relief materials including kitchen sets, hygiene kits, plastic sheets, tarpaulins and sleeping bags to Afghanistan a...
Why in news? The Udanti‑Sitanadi Tiger Reserve (USTR) in Chhattisgarh has recorded the movement of three tigers through its forests in recent months...
