Environment
Conservation of the Black‑Necked Crane
Why in news? Reports in February 2026 drew attention to the declining population of the black‑necked crane in the high‑altitude wetlands of the Hi...
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Why in news? Reports in February 2026 drew attention to the declining population of the black‑necked crane in the high‑altitude wetlands of the Hi...
Why in news? On 20 February 2026, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, chaired a review meeting on the Na...
Why in news? The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, J.P. Nadda, will launch the Tetanus and Adult Diphtheria (Td) vaccine at the Central Res...
Why in news? The Indian Navy has commissioned INS Krishna, the first of three indigenously built cadet training ships, on 16 February 2026. Designed a...
Why in news? Botanists from the Botanical Survey of India have discovered a new species of cobra lily, Arisaema siahaense, in the remote Siaha Distric...
Why in news? Just months after an anti‑encroachment drive removed illegal fish ponds in Andhra Pradesh’s Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary, reports on 20...
Why in news? Scientists from the University of Queensland in Australia announced on 20 February 2026 that they have identified a genetic region in a w...
Why in news? On 20 February 2026, an RTI activist filed an online petition to the Prime Minister’s Office seeking criminal and regulatory action aga...
Why in news? Poland’s Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, announced on 19 February 2026 that his country will withdraw from the Ottawa Convention (Mine Ban...
Why in news? On 20 February 2026 the Australian government confirmed that Gentoo penguins on the remote sub‑Antarctic Heard Island have tested posit...
Why in news? During bilateral meetings in New Delhi on 20 February 2026, India’s Agriculture Minister and his Brazilian counterparts discussed deepe...
Why in news? The Uttarakhand Forest Department has reported the first official sighting of smooth‑coated otters in Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary. The ...
Why in news? The Union Home Minister launched the Vibrant Villages Programme–II at Nathanpur village in Cachar district, Assam. This new phase aims ...
Why in news? A report released by the Union Government’s Sandalwood Development Committee estimates that the global annual demand for sandalwood is ...
Why in news? Researchers have discovered fossils of a new species of meat‑eating dinosaur, Spinosaurus mirabilis, in the central Sahara Desert of Ni...
Why in news? China showcased the CJ‑1000 hypersonic cruise missile during a military parade in Beijing. This road‑mobile weapon is reportedly the ...
Why in news? The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) celebrated its 23rd Foundation Day at the Civil Services Officers’ Institute in New...
Why in news? The U.S. Navy’s nuclear‑powered aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford triggered public tracking systems while sailing swiftly toward th...
Why in news? The Supreme Court of India has ruled that the public trust doctrine applies not only to natural waterbodies such as rivers, lakes and wet...
Why in news? Marine biologists from the National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR) have discovered a tiny three‑millimetre squat lobster in t...