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Gharial Survey in the Ganga River Basin
Why in news? A comprehensive survey by the Wildlife Institute of India, released in January 2026, found 3,037 gharials across 13 rivers in the Ganga b...
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Why in news? A comprehensive survey by the Wildlife Institute of India, released in January 2026, found 3,037 gharials across 13 rivers in the Ganga b...
Why in news? To tackle Delhi’s persistent monkey menace, civic bodies have been relocating rhesus macaques to the Asola‑Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary ...
Why in news? An observational study led by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, announced on 14 January 2026, traced magnetic fields from the scale o...
Why in news? In January 2026, reports emerged that the U.S. Department of Defense had acquired a backpack‑sized device capable of emitting pulsed ra...
Why in news? The Prime Minister recently chaired the 50th meeting of the PRAGATI platform. During this landmark session the government reviewed severa...
Why in news? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Zycubo, a copper histidinate injection, as the first treatment for children with Menke...
Why in news? In early January 2026 large wildfires broke out in the Patagonia region of Argentina, burning nearly 12,000 hectares of scrubland and for...
Why in news? The United Nations Secretary‑General has appointed Indian diplomat D.B. Venkatesh Varma as chair of the UN Advisory Board on Disarmamen...
Why in news? On 9 January 2026 a forest fire broke out in the high‑altitude forests of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, close to the famous Valley of ...
Why in news? Scientists at India’s Agharkar Research Institute have used the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster to investigate how ageing affects ste...
Why in news? The famous Chadar Trek – a winter expedition where trekkers walk on the frozen Zanskar River in Ladakh – was postponed this year. Sch...
Why in news? NASA is preparing to roll the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launch pad for the Artemis II mission. The age...
Why in news? Astronomers have observed a highly magnetised white dwarf creating a vibrant bow shock as it ploughs through space. The discovery, announ...
Why in news? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a discussion paper proposing to reopen the licensing window for Urban Cooperative Banks (UCB...
Why in news? The Bhadrakali inscription has drawn renewed attention after the Archaeological Survey of India highlighted its rich historical content. ...
Why in news? The National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Ltd. (NFCSF) recently appealed to the central government for support following a s...
Why in news? India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Army successfully carried out trials of a new Man‑Portable Anti�...
Why in news? The National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) has issued a show‑cause notice to the Narmada Valley Development Authority over persistent lea...
Why in news? The state of Kerala has urged the Union government to allow the issuance of catastrophe bonds to protect against financial losses from na...
Why in news? India has inaugurated the National Environmental Standard Laboratory (NESL) at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–Nation...