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Why in news? Palaeontologists in China have described a new species of the ancient fish genus Whiteia based on two fossil specimens from the Early Tri...
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Why in news? Palaeontologists in China have described a new species of the ancient fish genus Whiteia based on two fossil specimens from the Early Tri...
Why in news? On 27 October 2025, the Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, inaugurated a state‑of‑the‑art s...
Why in news? In late October 2025, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) signed a Memorandum of Underst...
Why in news? On 28 October 2025, the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) announced a comprehensive set of reforms to enhance transparency, efficienc...
Why in news? On 28 October 2025, a small aircraft (Cessna 206H) conducted a cloud‑seeding trial over parts of Delhi amid severe air pollution. The e...
Why in news? The Ladakh State Wildlife Board has proposed a major revision of the boundaries of the Karakoram and Changthang wildlife sanctuaries. In ...
Why in news? On 29 October 2025, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) directed the Forest and Revenue departments and the Angul district collecto...
Why in news? On 26 October 2025, the Department of School Education & Literacy and the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities jointly ...
Why in news? The Ministry of Coal is preparing to launch Koyla Shakti, a Smart Coal Analytics Dashboard designed to serve as a unified, real‑time mo...
Why in news? A Stanford-led study reported that lighting gas or propane stoves can elevate indoor benzene concentrations above those found in second-h...
Why in news? The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported several short-lived eruptions at Taal Volcano on 25 - 26 Octob...
Why in news? Researchers from Nagaland University warned that changes in land use around rivers feeding Loktak Lake are deteriorating water quality. T...
Why in news? The Goa Forest Department announced that the Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary will receive new animals, including barking deer and sloth bears, ...
Why in news? An archaeological team from Kuwait and Denmark uncovered a 4,000-year-old temple on Failaka Island in Kuwait. The newly discovered struct...
Why in news? The Indian Navy announced that its latest survey vessel, INS Ikshak, will be commissioned on 6 November 2025 at Naval Base Kochi. The shi...
Why in news? The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognisance of a complaint alleging that blasting and construction activities for the...
Why in news? In his radio programme on 26 October 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Indian coffee varieties for gaining popularity worldwide....
Why in news? The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) celebrated its 97th Foundation Day on 16 July 2025 at the National Agricultural Scienc...
Why in news? Academics and activists have raised alarms over the declining use of the Dogri language in Jammu and its surrounding regions. Recent arti...
Why in news? Scientists at the National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (NIANP) in Bengaluru have developed CRYODIL, a ready‑to‑use, ...