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Why in news? In June 2026 the Archaeological Survey of India handed over three complete human skeletons and other skeletal fragments excavated at Rakh...
Why in news? Lake Baikal often appears in discussions about superlative geographical features and environmental conservation. With remarkable statisti...
Why in news? Reports in June 2026 indicated that India’s environment ministry plans to notify about 56,000 square kilometres of the Western Ghats as...
Why in news? In June 2026 Tripura’s traditional bowed instrument, the Sarinda, was granted a Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The recognition will ...
Why in news? The Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research demonstrated a complete farming...
Why in news? The Kerala High Court recently called for a unified authority to oversee the cleanliness of the Periyar River after concerns about pollut...
Why in news? An ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing unit in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district in June 2026 led to several workers falling ill. T...
Why in news? Recent research highlighted that applying biochar to soil can increase crop yields by 10 to 30 percent and improve water‑holding capaci...
Why in news? Volunteers in Patiala district recently removed several trolley‑loads of garbage from the dilapidated Nabha Fort and adjoining park, re...
Why in news? China’s state broadcaster CCTV recently aired footage of the launch of the Dongfeng‑17 hypersonic missile, drawing international atte...
Why in news? Tamil Nadu will soon deploy India’s first 3D‑printed artificial reef modules off the Ramanathapuram coast under the second phase of t...
Why in news? Researchers from India and Europe have discovered two tiny snail species, Georissa meghalayaensis and Acmella bensoni, in the limestone c...
