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Dulhasti Stage‑II Hydropower Project on the Chenab River
Why in news? The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change’s Expert Appraisal Committee has cleared the 260 MW Dulhasti Stage‑II hydropow...
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Why in news? The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change’s Expert Appraisal Committee has cleared the 260 MW Dulhasti Stage‑II hydropow...
Why in news? The National Green Tribunal dismissed a petition challenging the cancellation of environmental clearance for sand mining on the Dhasan Ri...
Why in news? The Ministry of Power announced that projects worth ₹2.83 lakh crore have been sanctioned under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme...
Why in news? The Ho Samaj Yuva Mahasabha, a youth organisation representing the Ho tribe, called on tribal communities to observe 1–2 January 2026 a...
Why in news? The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways released detailed guidelines for two schemes aimed at reviving India’s shipbuilding indus...
Why in news? The Central Groundwater Board (CGWB) reported that over 20 percent of groundwater samples in Delhi tested in 2023 contained nitrate level...
Why in news? A large multi‑centre study published in late 2025 found that even moderate alcohol consumption significantly increases the risk of bucc...
Why in news? Tamil Nadu’s Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary has seen a remarkable increase in its blackbuck population following habitat restoration. The...
Why in news? On 26 December 2025, Israel became the first country to officially recognise the Republic of Somaliland, a self‑declared state in the H...
Why in news? In recent months multinational companies’ Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in India have been hiring at a pace far outstripping traditi...
Why in news? A team of Indian astronomers analysing data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected molecules called polycyclic aromatic hy...
Why in news? On 25 December 2025, President Droupadi Murmu released the first official translation of the Constitution of India in the Santhali langua...
Why in news? On 26 December 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a national programme at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi to commemorate Veer Bal ...
Why in news? Environmental researchers and conservationists have raised alarms about the rapid spread of Lantana camara, an ornamental shrub introduce...
Why in news? The National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCB) celebrated its 63rd Foundation Day in December 2025. During the event the co...
Why in news? The government recently emphasised the need to include coastal communities in decision‑making for fisheries management in India’s Exc...
Why in news? Public health experts have warned that Anopheles stephensi, a mosquito species native to South Asia and the Arabian Peninsula, is increas...
Why in news? Chhattisgarh’s Kanger Valley National Park has been placed on UNESCO’s Tentative List of World Heritage Sites, and the state governme...
Why in news? In December 2025 the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation issued a travel advisory warning that counterfeit batches of the...
Why in news? Scientists revisiting data from NASA’s Cassini mission have suggested that Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may not harbour a single glo...