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Why in news? Scientists from the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland and the British Geological Survey have reported that the basalt columns of the ...
Why in news? The Bihar government dispatched around 125 quintals of GI‑tagged Jardalu mangoes from Bhagalpur to the President, Vice‑President and...
Why in news? Tetanus cases have surfaced recently in parts of the United States. Public health experts worry that waning vaccination and booster cover...
Why in news? On 10–11 June 2026 India successfully conducted a series of flight tests of its multi‑layered ballistic missile defence (BMD) system....
Why in news? The wild water buffalo, India’s state animal of Chhattisgarh, is on the brink of extinction in central India. In the Udanti‑ Sitanadi...
Why in news? China’s Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) began collecting data in August 2025. The 20‑kiloton detector will help dete...
Why in news? Conservation groups in Tamil Nadu organised a fish count and awareness drive for otters in the Thamirabarani River. The surveys revealed ...
Why in news? On 13 June 2026 an Indian Air Force (IAF) An‑32 turboprop transport plane crashed near Jorhat in Assam during a training flight. Five c...
Why in news? Scientists studying the chocolate chip sea star (Protoreaster nodosus) discovered a unique light‑guiding structure in its skeletal plat...
Why in news? In November 2025 Tropical Cyclone Senyar struck North Sumatra. Intense rainfall triggered landslides in the Batang Toru ecosystem, home t...
Why in news? France is in the spotlight because of renewed discussions on India’s Jaitapur nuclear project and France’s role in supplying reactors...
Why in news? India’s National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) allowed a one‑time 50 per cent increase in the ceiling price of two chemothe...
