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Why in news? India’s PM Surya Ghar – Muft Bijli Yojana, launched on 13 February 2024, reached a milestone of 10 lakh rooftop solar installations b...
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Why in news? India’s PM Surya Ghar – Muft Bijli Yojana, launched on 13 February 2024, reached a milestone of 10 lakh rooftop solar installations b...
Why in news? The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to restore the Suav – a major tributary of the Rapti – to...
Why in news? South Korea lodged a formal protest after a prefecture in Japan held a government‑backed “Takeshima Day” ceremony in February 2026....
Why in news? A scientific study by researchers from Christ College, Irinjalakuda, documented twelve species of pygmy grasshoppers in Kerala’s Kole w...
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, ...