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Sayyad‑3G Naval Air‑Defence Missile
Why in news? Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy recently test‑fired the Sayyad‑3G missile from a warship. The test, conducted during ...
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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? A technical assessment by the Tamil Nadu Coastal Restoration Mission and its partners found that restoring coral reefs around Vaan Island...
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? Birdwatchers in Chennai spotted a lone Ferruginous Pochard on Amoor Lake among a flock of common pochards. Such sightings are rare in Sou...
Why in news? The south division of the Palamu Tiger Reserve in Jharkhand has launched the “Vanjeevi Didi” programme across 17 villages. Under this...
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? The International Energy Agency (IEA) held its biennial ministerial meeting in Paris on 13–14 February 2026. Ministers from member and ...
Why in news? India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced a comprehensive revision of the country’s Merchandise Trade Indices (MTI) on 22 F...
Why in news? In mid‑February 2026 conservationists reintroduced 158 juvenile giant tortoises to Floreana Island in the Galápagos archipelago. The t...
Why in news? On 22 February 2026 a temporary suspension of Stage I operations at the Baglihar Hydropower Project on the Chenab river was announced due...
Why in news? During a forest fire in the Amrabad Tiger Reserve in Telangana in February 2026, a doctor rescued an Indian star tortoise from burning ve...
Why in news? The 16th edition of Exercise Vajra Prahar, a joint training exercise between the special forces of India and the United States, is schedu...
Why in news? Satellite observations released in February 2026 showed that the Taftan volcano in south‑eastern Iran has experienced up to 9 centimetr...
Why in news? A report in February 2026 highlighted a rise in smuggling of red sanders logs along roads leading to the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in ...
Why in news? On 21 February 2026 India’s Minister of State for Science and Technology, accompanied by a delegation from India’s science agencies, ...
Why in news? Reports in February 2026 drew attention to the declining population of the black‑necked crane in the high‑altitude wetlands of the Hi...
Why in news? On 20 February 2026, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, chaired a review meeting on the Na...
Why in news? The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, J.P. Nadda, will launch the Tetanus and Adult Diphtheria (Td) vaccine at the Central Res...
Why in news? The Indian Navy has commissioned INS Krishna, the first of three indigenously built cadet training ships, on 16 February 2026. Designed a...