Geography
Beas River – Vital Waterway and the Need for Caution
Why in news? On 1 March 2026, four people drowned in the Beas River near Bharoli village in Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. Police and State Disast...
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Why in news? On 1 March 2026, four people drowned in the Beas River near Bharoli village in Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. Police and State Disast...
Why in news? Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India, the University of Guelph (Canada) and the Kalinga Foundation announced in March 2026 the...
Why in news? The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) convened a special meeting of its Board of Governors on 30 January 2026 to address nuclear ...
Why in news? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in late March 2026 that it plans to remove certain peptides from its list of prohib...
Why in news? China’s Ningbo Zhoushan port retained its title as the world’s busiest port in early 2026. In 2025 the port handled over 1.4 billion ...
Why in news? Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) described two new species of lichen moths in March 2026. Named Caulocera hollowayi ...
Why in news? Volcanic eruptions in recent months brought the term tephra into news reports. People often confuse ash and other ejecta; understanding t...
Why in news? In March 2026 NITI Aayog released the second edition of its Fiscal Health Index (FHI), assessing how well Indian states manage their fina...
Why in news? After a two‑year legal impasse, the Gauhati High Court in early March 2026 allowed the Assam government to proceed with an access corri...
Why in news? An asteroid designated 2024 YR4 briefly made headlines when early calculations suggested a small chance of it hitting Earth or the Moon i...
Why in news? The Madhya Pradesh government announced in March 2026 that Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary will become the third release site for cheetahs u...
Why in news? In March 2026 the Jhelum River in the Kashmir Valley fell below zero gauge at several monitoring stations – an unusual occurrence for e...
Why in news? Severe flooding struck central and southern provinces of Mozambique in early 2026 after weeks of torrential rain. Responding to appeals f...
Why in news? In late March 2026 the Indian Navy’s guided‑missile frigate INS Trikand made a port call at Maputo, Mozambique, delivering humanitari...
Why in news? 10 March 2026 marked two years since India signed the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) with the European Free Trade Associ...
Why in news? The Union government has approved a project costing more than ₹117 crore to modernise the historic double‑leaf bascule bridge at Syam...
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Why in news? During a recent session of the Rajya Sabha, the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare provided an update on India’s efforts t...
Why in news? Birdwatchers in Gujarat recently observed a male blue‑and‑white flycatcher on Pavagadh Hill. This small migratory songbird rarely vis...
Why in news? Prasar Bharati has announced that its PB‑SHABD platform will continue to offer free access to logo‑free news content until March 2027...