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Why in news? The Sports Authority of India (SAI) kicked off a four‑day Sports Sciences Workshop in New Delhi for coaches of boxing, wrestling and ...
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Why in news? The Sports Authority of India (SAI) kicked off a four‑day Sports Sciences Workshop in New Delhi for coaches of boxing, wrestling and ...
Why in news? India has entered the era of “clean, green highways” after successfully transferring technology to produce bio‑bitumen from farm re...
Why in news? The Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) in Maharashtra has launched a large‑scale sterilisation and vaccination programme for stray dog...
Why in news? As of 31 December 2025, 50,373 public health facilities across India have been certified under the National Quality Assurance Standards. ...
Why in news? The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced that its Dust Experiment instrument recorded an interplanetary dust particle ente...
Why in news? ISRO’s workhorse rocket, the PSLV‑C62, is scheduled to lift off from Sriharikota on 12 January 2026, marking India’s first space la...
Why in news? The Centre has granted a Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Nagauri Ashwagandha, a distinctive variety of the medicinal herb Withania so...
Why in news? The first phase of the All‑India Tiger Estimation 2026 has begun at the Thanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. The large‑...
Why in news? The Assam government has completed a two‑day eviction drive in the Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuary, clearing about 6,200 bighas—nearl...
Why in news? The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has enabled online ticket booking for more than 170 centrally protected monuments and museums, i...
Why in news? Veteran exporter A. Sakthivel was elected chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) for the fifth time on 6 January 2026. H...
Why in news? On 6 January 2026 the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) released fifteen critically endangered Indian vultures into the wild at Mahar...
Why in news? Astronomers from the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) in Nainital and the Physical Research Laboratory (PR...
Why in news? The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) celebrated its 79th Foundation Day on 6 January 2026. During the event the organisation launched sev...
Why in news? Biomaterials have attracted global attention in recent years because they offer solutions to challenges in healthcare, sustainability and...
Why in news? Researchers from Aligarh Muslim University announced in early January 2026 that they had discovered three new species of meadow katydids ...
Why in news? West Bengal is gearing up for the Gangasagar Mela 2026, to be held on 14–15 January during the Makar Sankranti festival. Authorities ha...
Why in news? On 4 January 2026 Adani Power of India and Bhutan’s Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) officially launched the Wangchhu Hydroelectric ...
Why in news? Scientists from Kyoto University reported in March 2025 that they had developed a universal criterion to explain the Mpemba effect using ...
Why in news? Iran continues to feature prominently in international news owing to ongoing protests, nuclear negotiations and regional tensions. For ex...