Floating LiDAR Buoy: NIOT, Offshore Wind Projects & Weather Forecasting
Why in news? The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) successfully tested an indigenously developed floating LiDAR buoy off the coast of Mutt...
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Why in news? The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) successfully tested an indigenously developed floating LiDAR buoy off the coast of Mutt...
Why in news? The Indian Navy is taking part in Exercise Sea Dragon 2026, an antiβsubmarine warfare drill hosted by the U.S. Navy at Andersen Air For...
Why in news? India and Indonesia have agreed to work together to restore the Prambanan Temple complex in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The partnership unders...
Why in news? Recent disruptions in global trade and energy supplies, including the temporary declaration of force majeure on some Gulf oil shipments a...
Why in news? On 16 March 2026, Iranβs Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that it had used Sejjil missiles during retaliatory strikes agains...
Why in news? A biotechnology company, PRG S&T, recently signed a licensing agreement with Sentynl Therapeutics (a Zydus Group company) to develop and ...
Why in news? Scientists from Tamralipta Mahavidyalaya and Vidyasagar University have described a new species of estuarine fish from the Rupnarayan Riv...
Why in news? Researchers from the group Kotha Telangana Charitra Brundam (KTCB) and Climate Front Telangana recently discovered two ancient rock carvi...
Why in news? The Sahitya Akademi announced its 2024 literary awards on 18 December 2024. The awards recognise outstanding books published in various I...
Why in news? Authorities have launched a plan to relocate Asiatic wild water buffaloes from the Kaziranga National Park in Assam to the Kanha Tiger Re...
Why in news? Outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in parts of Europe in early 2026 and ongoing vaccination campaigns in India have drawn attention to t...
Why in news? On 27 February 2026, India submitted its first National Report on the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biologic...
Why in news? Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India and MES Mampad College have reported the first cases of gynandromorphy in the freshwater c...
Why in news? NMDC Limited has become the first mining company in India to produce 50 million tonnes of iron ore in a single financial year. The achiev...
Why in news? Scientists have reported the discovery of a new earthworm species called Drawida vazhania from the Vazhani Dam area in the PeechiβVazha...
Why in news? On 13 March 2026 the Prime Minister virtually inaugurated the 120 MW Lower Kopili Hydroelectric Project in central Assam. The runβofβ...
Why in news? The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a report warning that improper disposal of unused or expired medicines poses...
Why in news? The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has reported the discovery of nine previously unknown species during faunal surveys in the Megamalai...
Why in news? On 16 March 2026 the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) issued a series of nationwide directions aimed at improving adoption proc...
Why in news? Botanists from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have rediscovered Henckelia monophylla, a rare flowering plant, in the forests of Arun...