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Shellear Fish: Tiny Climbers of the Congo
Why in news? Researchers studying riverine life in Central Africa recently documented a remarkable behaviour: thousands of small shellear fish were se...
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Why in news? Researchers studying riverine life in Central Africa recently documented a remarkable behaviour: thousands of small shellear fish were se...
Why in news? On 1 April 2026 the Uttarakhand High Court stayed the felling of oak trees in Mussoorie after a public interest petition alleged that con...
Why in news? Birdwatchers on Narcondam Island in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago reported spotting a tagged Sanderling that had flown over 7,400 k...
Why in news? In April 2026 wildlife officials and visitors at the Umred–Pauni–Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary near Nagpur spotted a melanistic (black...
Why in news? On 8 April 2026 the Government of India marked 11 years of the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, a flagship scheme that provides collateral‑...
Why in news? Geopolitical tensions in West Asia have highlighted the vulnerability of India’s energy imports. In response, Indian oil and gas compan...
Why in news? The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a draft of the Telecom Consumer Protection (Thirteenth Amendment) Regulatio...
Why in news? As part of the Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR) initiative, the Indian Navy’s offshore patrol ...
Poshan Pakhwada 2026: Focus on Early Brain Development Why in news? The Ministry of Women and Child Development announced that the eighth edition of P...
Why in news? India’s space agency ISRO and the Indian Air Force’s Institute of Aerospace Medicine completed a unique high‑altitude analogue miss...
Why in news? Farmers in Pampore, Jammu & Kashmir, reported that Indian crested porcupines have been digging up saffron corms, leading to a sharp drop ...
Why in news? Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) announced the discovery of two new species of free‑living marine nematodes off the...
Why in news? The Government e Marketplace (GeM) achieved a record gross merchandise value of over ₹5 lakh crore during the financial year 2025–26,...
Why in news? Researchers published the first complete mitochondrial genome of the Madras hedgehog (Paraechinus nudiventris), shedding light on its evo...
Why in news? A multi‑country study published in Nature Medicine analysed more than 500 brain scans from 267 people and found that psychedelic substa...
Why in news? The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change released draft Tar Balls Management Rules 2026 to address the frequent deposition ...
Why in news? The National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation commenced the inaugural Annual Survey ...
Why in news? The European Parliament endorsed new legislation to reduce water pollution, updating lists of priority substances in rivers, lakes and gr...
Why in news? Sikhs around the world celebrated Parkash Purab, the birth anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur, on 7 April 2026 (25 Chet in the Nanakshahi c...
Why in news? The administration of Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu recently travelled deep into the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve to check on remote tribal ...