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Rare quadruple star system discovered
Why in news? Astronomers announced the discovery of a rare quadruple star system named UPM J1040‑33551 AabBab, located about eighty‑two light‑ye...
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Why in news? Astronomers announced the discovery of a rare quadruple star system named UPM J1040‑33551 AabBab, located about eighty‑two light‑ye...
Why in news? The Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago released its 2025 Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) report. The study shows that air...
Why in news? An opinion piece argued that India’s vast young population could become a liability if the country fails to create jobs and impart rele...
Why in news? The United Nations Statistical Commission adopted the System of National Accounts (SNA) 2025, a new framework that broadens the way count...
Why in news? The National Annual Report and Index on Women’s Safety (NARI 2025) released its findings. The report surveyed women across Indian citie...
Why in news? The Bihar government commissioned the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) to prepare a nomination dossier for th...
Why in news? India observed National Sports Day on 29 August to honour hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand and to promote fitness and sports culture acros...
Why in news? The Union Cabinet approved the restructuring and extension of the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme...
Why in news? As debates on climate policy continue, analysts looked back at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit to understand how it shaped global environmental...
Why in news? Two Indian aquanauts recently dived more than 5,000 metres in the Atlantic Ocean aboard a French submersible as part of training for Indi...
Why in news? Japan has been in news recently, this article provides insights into its geography and strategic location. Geographical overview Japan is...
Why in news? A recent report highlighted the health and environmental damage caused by coal extraction and power generation in India. The report calle...
Why in news? August 2025 marked eight years since the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was introduced. Analysts used the anniversary to review how GST has...
Why in news? A recent survey found that nearly one‑third of Indian students use private tutoring in addition to regular schooling. The findings reki...
Why in news? India submitted a bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad. The bid aims to bring the multi‑sport event back to India after...
Why in news? India announced that more than 700 personnel from its Army, Navy and Air Force will participate in the tri‑service exercise “Bright S...
Why in news? The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying updated its action plan for managing glanders, a contagious equine disease, with new zone...
Why in news? The Ministry of Minority Affairs added a new module to the UMEED portal to allow widows, divorced women and orphans to apply for maintena...
Why in news? India launched its first National Biofoundry Network under the BioE3 initiative to accelerate biomanufacturing and synthetic biology rese...
Why in news? A recent study found that the Gangotri glacier in the Garhwal Himalayas has lost about 10 % of its snowmelt contribution to river flow ov...