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BHARATI Programme: APEDA's Agri-Food Export Initiative

BHARATI Programme: APEDA's Agri-Food Export Initiative

Why in news? The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) announced the first cohort of its BHARATI programme in ...

Chital Hunting: Poaching in Udanti-Sitanadi Reserve

Chital Hunting: Poaching in Udanti-Sitanadi Reserve

Why in news? Forest officials in Chhattisgarh arrested two villagers in June 2026 for hunting a chital (spotted deer) inside the Udanti‑Sitanadi Tig...

Index of Services Production (ISP): MoSPI's New Metric

Index of Services Production (ISP): MoSPI's New Metric

Why in news? The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is set to release a new Index of Services Production (ISP) in July 2026. ...

Thewa Art: Rajasthan's GI Tag Craft & Making Process

Thewa Art: Rajasthan's GI Tag Craft & Making Process

Why in news? During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Slovakia in June 2026, he presented the Slovak President with cufflinks featuring ...

Mahadev Koli Tribe: Ecological Knowledge in Western Ghats

Mahadev Koli Tribe: Ecological Knowledge in Western Ghats

Why in news? A recent study by the Watershed Organisation Trust – Centre for Resilience Studies highlighted the ecological knowledge of the Mahadev ...

Walking Shark: New Species Hemiscyllium dudgeonae Found

Walking Shark: New Species Hemiscyllium dudgeonae Found

Why in news? Marine biologists announced a new species of walking shark, named Hemiscyllium dudgeonae, discovered in March 2025 in Milne Bay, Papua Ne...

Berijam Lake: Tiger Census PIL in Kodaikanal Sanctuary

Berijam Lake: Tiger Census PIL in Kodaikanal Sanctuary

Why in news? The Madras High Court heard a public interest petition in June 2026 seeking a scientific census of tigers around Berijam Lake inside Koda...

Constructive Res Judicata: SC Ruling & CPC Section 11

Constructive Res Judicata: SC Ruling & CPC Section 11

Why in news? The Supreme Court of India delivered a key judgment in the case of Makardhwaj Ram v. Jagdish Rai in June 2026. The Court clarified princi...

Sistan Sand Boa: First Sighting in India's Thar Desert

Sistan Sand Boa: First Sighting in India's Thar Desert

Why in news? Herpetologists recently reported the first confirmed sighting of the Sistan sand boa (Eryx sistanensis) in the northern Thar Desert of Ra...

Ranthambhore Reserve: Vulture Migration & Conservation Efforts

Ranthambhore Reserve: Vulture Migration & Conservation Efforts

Why in news? On 24 June 2026 a news report revealed that a captive‑bred long‑ billed vulture released in Maharashtra’s Melghat Tiger Reserve in ...

3I/ATLAS Comet: Interstellar Origin & High Deuterium Levels

3I/ATLAS Comet: Interstellar Origin & High Deuterium Levels

Why in news? Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope and ALMA have revealed that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS contains water with extremel...

INCOIS: Ocean Services, El Nino Bulletins & Early Warnings

INCOIS: Ocean Services, El Nino Bulletins & Early Warnings

Why in news? On 22 June 2026 the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services began issuing specialised El Niño bulletins for the maritime s...

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