Global Terrorism Index 2026: IEP Report, India Ranking & Terrorism Trends
Why in news? The Institute for Economics and Peace released the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2026. The report measures the impact of terrorism worldwi...
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Why in news? The Institute for Economics and Peace released the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2026. The report measures the impact of terrorism worldwi...
Why in news? The Supreme Court declined to interfere with a Bombay High Court order allowing the removal of nearly 45,700 mangrove trees for the Verso...
Why in news? The Union Finance Minister launched PRARAMBH 2026 (Policy Reform and Responsible Action for Mission Viksit Bharat) to familiarise citizen...
Why in news? The President and Vice‑President of India sent warm greetings to the nation on the occasion of Sarhul. The festival welcomes the new ye...
Why in news? The Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam reopened to tourists for the 2025–26 season, drawing attention to its remarkable population of...
Why in news? India announced plans to reopen the Lipulekh Pass for cross‑border trade with China in June 2026 after a six‑year hiatus caused by th...
Why in news? Environmental experts have warned that climate change is likely to accelerate the spread of Prosopis juliflora, a hardy shrub introduced ...
Why in news? Recent satellite studies and news reports have drawn attention to the alarming decline in the water level of the Caspian Sea. Experts war...
Why in news? On 21 March 2026 media reports claimed that Iran had launched two intermediate‑range ballistic missiles towards Diego Garcia, a remote ...
Why in news? On 21 March 2026 Parsi communities in India and across the world observed Navroz, the Persian New Year. UNESCO recognises Nowruz as an In...
Why in news? On 20 March 2026 the National Productivity Council (NPC) signed an agreement with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change ...
Why in news? Fighting erupted in March 2026 between government forces and opposition groups over control of Akobo, a town in north‑eastern South Sud...
Why in news? Mizoram celebrated the annual Chapchar Kut in March 2026 with the theme “Jo Nun Je Mavi – Inremna” (“Beauty of Culture: Harmony�...
Why in news? A pilot facility to produce neodymium‑iron‑boron (Nd–Fe–B) magnets was inaugurated at the International Advanced Research Centre ...
Why in news? A new study has warned that mangrove estuaries across the tropics are slipping into a chemical state called hypercapnic hypoxia, where ca...
Why in news? Fat is often thought of as inert storage, but recent research has highlighted that adipose tissue is metabolically active and plays a key...
Why in news? The World Happiness Report 2026 has been released by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network in partnership with ...
Why in news? On 20 March 2026 a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the remote South Shetland Islands north of the Antarctic Peninsula. The quake occurred...
Why in news? The Government of India has launched the RELIEF (Resilience & Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation) scheme to assist exporters ...
Why in news? In the village of Kunnapattu in Tamil Nadu, Irula families who have lived on community land for generations have been served eviction not...