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Improvised Explosive Devices: Composition and Counter‑Measures

Improvised Explosive Devices: Composition and Counter‑Measures

Why in news? Recent incidents in conflict zones have drawn attention to the continued use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by insurgent groups. ...

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Why in news? The city of Belém in Brazil’s Amazon region will host the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP‑30) to the UNFCCC from 10–21 Novembe...

Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC)

Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC)

Why in news? Scientists from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) and NASA have used the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) aboard India�...

Financial Sector Assessment (FSA) Report

Financial Sector Assessment (FSA) Report

Why in news? The World Bank recently released its Financial Sector Assessment (FSA) report on India under the joint IMF–World Bank Financial Sector ...

Ricin

Ricin

Why in news? The Gujarat Anti‑Terrorism Squad recently arrested three men, including a doctor, for allegedly trying to extract the deadly toxin rici...

National Board for Wildlife (NBWL)

National Board for Wildlife (NBWL)

Why in news? The National Board for Wildlife has recently approved several infrastructure projects near protected areas, prompting discussions about i...

Angola

Angola

Why in news? President Droupadi Murmu recently became the first Indian head of state to visit Angola. She addressed the Angolan Parliament and met Pre...

Canary Islands

Canary Islands

Why in news? In early November 2025, large waves generated by a powerful storm slammed into Tenerife in the Canary Islands, sweeping people off rocks ...

Konark Sun Temple

Konark Sun Temple

Why in news? The Archaeological Survey of India has restricted visitors from entering the Nata Mandap (dance hall) of the Konark Sun Temple in Odisha ...

Exercise Malabar

Exercise Malabar

Why in news? The 2025 edition of Exercise Malabar began on 10 November 2025 near Guam in the Northern Pacific. Hosted by the United States, the exerci...

Sal Tree (Shorea robusta)

Sal Tree (Shorea robusta)

Why in news? A new study by researchers from the Environment Department of Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) in Shimla has identified the Sal tree as ...

National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)

National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)

Why in news? The Union government continues to highlight the National Social Assistance Programme as a key pillar of its social safety net. The scheme...

Volcanic Lightning

Volcanic Lightning

Why in news? Volcanic lightning captured public attention after an educational project brought to life an eighteenth-century mechanical model of Mount...

BIMSTEC-India Marine Research Network Conference

BIMSTEC-India Marine Research Network Conference

Why in news? The first regional conference of the BIMSTEC-India Marine Research Network (BIMReN) took place in Kochi, Kerala, from 4-6 November 2025. ...

Sharavathi Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project (PSHP)

Sharavathi Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project (PSHP)

Why in news? The Environment Ministry's Forest Advisory Committee recently withheld clearance for the proposed Sharavathi Pumped Storage Hydroelectric...

Key Facts about Denmark

Key Facts about Denmark

Why in news? Denmark's government recently proposed banning social media access for children under 15 years old to address growing concerns about onli...

Scintillometer

Scintillometer

Why in news? A scintillometer was recently installed at the Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute's Critical Zone Observatory in Aduthurai. This instrume...

Crassicaulis middletonii

Crassicaulis middletonii

Why in news? Botanists from the Botanical Survey of India announced the discovery of a new species of flowering plant, Crassicaulis middletonii, in th...

Fujian Aircraft Carrier

Fujian Aircraft Carrier

Why in news? The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China formally inducted the aircraft carrier Fujian after extensive sea trials. The carrier's...

Mount Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius

Why in news? An eighteenth-century mechanical model depicting the eruption of Mount Vesuvius was recently reconstructed by university students, drawin...

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