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FSSAI Mandates Clear Labelling of Chicory in Coffee
Why in news? The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed coffee manufacturers to clearly display the percentage of chicory o...
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Why in news? The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed coffee manufacturers to clearly display the percentage of chicory o...
Why in news? On 21 February 2026 India’s Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and Brazil’s National Institute of Industrial Property...
Why in news? Indian scientists have discovered a new species of blossom midge, named Contarinia icardiflores. The tiny fly was found infesting the bud...
Why in news? In February 2026 two people in Vizhinjam, Kerala, died after eating seafood at a local eatery. Health authorities suspect that the deaths...
Why in news? People around the world celebrated the Lunar New Year on 17 February 2026, marking the beginning of the Year of the Fire Horse. In Moscow...
Why in news? On 20 February 2026 a tour bus carrying eight Chinese tourists and a Russian driver plunged through the ice while crossing Lake Baikal in...
Why in news? Every year on 21 February UNESCO observes International Mother Language Day to promote linguistic diversity and multilingual education. I...
Why in news? According to a Reuters report on 21 February 2026, Cuban security advisers and doctors have been leaving Venezuela as that country’s in...
Why in news? On 19 February 2026 Zimbabwe became one of the first countries to begin administering the long‑acting HIV prevention drug lenacapavir. ...
Why in news? India’s PM Surya Ghar – Muft Bijli Yojana, launched on 13 February 2024, reached a milestone of 10 lakh rooftop solar installations b...
Why in news? A camera‑trap study released on 22 February 2026 found that Kaziranga National Park in Assam is a stronghold for the endangered fishing...
Why in news? The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to restore the Suav – a major tributary of the Rapti – to...
Why in news? South Korea lodged a formal protest after a prefecture in Japan held a government‑backed “Takeshima Day” ceremony in February 2026....
Why in news? A scientific study by researchers from Christ College, Irinjalakuda, documented twelve species of pygmy grasshoppers in Kerala’s Kole w...
Why in news? Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy recently test‑fired the Sayyad‑3G missile from a warship. The test, conducted during ...
Why in news? The Jammu and Kashmir Economic Survey 2025–26 reports that apples account for half of the Union Territory’s horticultural output. Ami...
Why in news? During a visit to the Kanipakam Varasiddhi Vinayaka Temple in Andhra Pradesh, India’s Civil Aviation Minister announced that the Centre...
Why in news? A technical assessment by the Tamil Nadu Coastal Restoration Mission and its partners found that restoring coral reefs around Vaan Island...
Why in news? India has registered a landmark increase in organ donation and transplantation, with the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organizatio...
Why in news? Birdwatchers in Chennai spotted a lone Ferruginous Pochard on Amoor Lake among a flock of common pochards. Such sightings are rare in Sou...