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Zero Waste Initiative: UN-Habitat, UNEP & Circular Economy
Why in news? On 27 March 2026 the UN Secretary‑General’s Advisory Board on Zero Waste announced its inaugural “20 Cities Towards Zero Waste” l...
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Why in news? On 27 March 2026 the UN Secretary‑General’s Advisory Board on Zero Waste announced its inaugural “20 Cities Towards Zero Waste” l...
Why in news? On 30 March 2026 the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change designated the “Bhavasagara” Referral Centre in Kochi as Indi...
Why in news? On 30 March 2026 the Indian Navy received Agray, the fourth vessel in a series of eight Anti‑Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (AS...
Why in news? The jungle cat has featured in wildlife discussions because of renewed conservation assessments highlighting its wide distribution across...
Why in news? A study published on 28 March 2026 in the journal npj Clean Water reported that extracellular RNA (exRNA) from bacteria can persist even ...
Why in news? The Indian Navy hosted the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Maritime Exercise (IMEX) Table‑Top Exercise 2026 at the Maritime Warfare...
Why in news? The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has begun a new round of excavations at Balirajgarh, a fortified mound in the Madhubani district...
Why in news? The World Trade Organization’s long‑standing moratorium on customs duties for electronic transmissions is set to expire at the 14th M...
Why in news? Indonesia’s government has announced that, beginning 28 March 2026, social‑media accounts operated by children under 16 on high‑ris...
Why in news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Shyamji Krishna Varma on his death anniversary on 30 March 2026. In a tribute message, the Pr...
Why in news? The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal recently upheld an order of the National Company Law Tribunal regarding the distribution of f...
Why in news? An intense solar flare erupted from the Sun’s surface on 29–30 March 2026. Classified by NASA as an X1.4‑class flare, the event pro...
Why in news? The Bab el‑Mandeb Strait has been in the headlines due to renewed threats from militant groups to close the waterway and a warning from...
Why in news? Researchers announced the discovery of Nyctibatrachus kali, a cryptic species of night frog, from the Castlerock region of the Kali Tiger...
Why in news? In late March 2026 the Indian Air Force issued a request for proposals to equip its MiG‑29 UPG fighters with the European‑designed Ad...
Why in news? On 28 March 2026 the government opened nominations for the next edition of the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar. Scientists, innovators and team...
Why in news? On 28 March 2026 a massive avalanche struck the Zojila Pass near Zero Point on the Srinagar–Leh highway. The avalanche buried several v...
Why in news? The critically endangered red‑crowned roofed turtle (Batagur kachuga) has been in the news as conservationists warn of its dwindling po...
Why in news? On 28 March 2026, India joined the world in observing the 20th anniversary of Earth Hour. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate...
Why in news? The inaugural meeting of the Research Advisory Board of the Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC) took place on 27–28 Ma...