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Why in news? A report titled Sliding Earth, Scattered Lives released in September 2025 described the July 2024 landslide in Wayanad district, Kerala, ...
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Why in news? A report titled Sliding Earth, Scattered Lives released in September 2025 described the July 2024 landslide in Wayanad district, Kerala, ...
Why in news? The Indian Navy’s stealth frigate INS Trikand visited Salamis Bay in Greece to participate in the first bilateral maritime exercise bet...
Why in news? The Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP), 2023 amended Section 8(1)(j) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The amendment is so ...
Why in news? Purple Fest 2025 was organised by the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre in collaboration with Amity University at Noida. ...
Why in news? Researchers at Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute in Kerala developed a multifunctional wound‑healing pad ...
Why in news? The Punjab Food Processing Department has applied for a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the iconic Amritsari Kulcha. Securing the ta...
Why in news? The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare launched an artificial intelligence‑powered monsoon forecasting system that sends pe...
Why in news? The Erra Matti Dibbalu, or Red Sand Dunes, near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh have been included in the UNESCO Tentative List of World ...
Why in news? Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that Pakistan will host the 2027 summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SC...
Why in news? The Prime Minister inaugurated the Bairabi–Sairang broad‑gauge railway line, giving Mizoram’s capital Aizawl direct rail connectivi...
Why in news? Bhadohi’s hand‑knotted carpet industry — which accounts for more than 60% of India’s carpet exports — is reeling after the Unit...
Why in news? Madhya Pradesh has launched a cheetah mating programme at Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary to establish a second viable population outside...
Why in news? During Mauritian Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam’s visit to Varanasi in early September 2025, India announced a special economic ...
Why in news? The Government of India recently cleared a multi‑component development plan for Great Nicobar Island. The project aims to transform the...
Why in news? Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy R.K. Singh announced that India plans to establish a fully indigenous solar manufacturing eco...
Why in news? On 9 September 2025 India’s Defence Minister virtually flagged off “Samudra Pradakshina” from Mumbai’s Gateway of India. This exp...
Why in news? The National Statistical Office (NSO) announced that it will conduct two important surveys between July 2026 and June 2027: the All India...
Why in news? On 11 September 2025 the Prime Minister of India paid homage to Acharya Vinoba Bhave on his birth anniversary, highlighting his contribut...
Why in news? The Ministry of Home Affairs is considering raising new Border Wing Home Guards units along the India–China border, mirroring their dep...
Why in news? NASA’s Perseverance rover reported its strongest evidence yet of ancient life on Mars. In July 2024 it collected a rock sample nickname...