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Why in news? The 16th session of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly was held in Abu Dhabi from 10–12 January 2026. The theme...
Why in news? The Indian Army has started raising specialised Bhairav Battalions to respond swiftly to hybrid threats along India’s borders. By Janua...
Why in news? Thousands of visitors flocked to the Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh on 12 January 2026 to celebrate the Flamingo Festival. Fa...
Why in news? The central government has proposed merging the Krishonnati Yojana, the National Mission on Natural Farming and the National Bee and Hone...
Why in news? A Stanford University team reported in early 2026 that inhibiting a protein called 15‑prostaglandin dehydrogenase (15‑PGDH) in old mi...
Why in news? On 12 January 2026 India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV‑C62) lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre carrying the Eart...
Why in news? Recent studies on charophytes, a group of freshwater green algae, have renewed interest in their role as the closest living relatives of ...
Why in news? The Hatti community in Himachal Pradesh’s Trans‑Giri region celebrated the Boda Tyohar festival in January 2026. The festival follows...
Why in news? The rapid evolution of large language models (LLMs) has brought attention to their “context windows” – the amount of text a model c...
Why in news? The Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) released its Annual Groundwater Quality Report 2025, highlighting contaminants such as nitrate, ura...
Why in news? Two decades after its discovery, graphene continues to be hailed as a “wonder material” with research accelerating its move from labo...
Why in news? Kerala has officially renamed its Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary as the Aralam Butterfly Sanctuary to highlight the rich butterfly diversity i...
Why in news? A collaborative study by the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) and the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (II...
Why in news? Traditional art forms often resurface in discussions around cultural preservation. Kathputli, the string puppetry of Rajasthan, has gaine...
Why in news? India plans to roll out vehicle‑to‑vehicle (V2V) communication technology across its road network by 2026. Officials announced that n...
Why in news? The 9th apex‑level meeting of the Narco‑Coordination Centre (NCORD) was held in January 2026, bringing together central and state age...
Why in news? Conservationists have highlighted the plight of Phayre’s leaf monkey as habitat loss pushes this distinctive primate towards extinction...
Why in news? The Southern Command of the Indian Army conducted Exercise Sanjha Shakti at the Diggi Hills Range near Pune in January 2026. The exercise...
Why in news? The U.S. Air Force’s E‑4B Nightwatch aircraft made headlines after being spotted accompanying senior officials during a recent intern...
Why in news? In early January 2026, the Drugs Control Administration of Telangana issued a stop‑use notice for Almont‑Kid syrup, an allergy medici...
