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Hypercapnic Hypoxia in Mangrove Estuaries
Why in news? A new study has warned that mangrove estuaries across the tropics are slipping into a chemical state called hypercapnic hypoxia, where ca...
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Why in news? A new study has warned that mangrove estuaries across the tropics are slipping into a chemical state called hypercapnic hypoxia, where ca...
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Why in news? In the village of Kunnapattu in Tamil Nadu, Irula families who have lived on community land for generations have been served eviction not...
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Why in news? During the Budget session in March 2026, the Minister of State for Agriculture told Parliament that India contributes over 30 percent of ...
Why in news? The Meghalaya cabinet extended the term of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) by six months in March 2026 following prote...
Why in news? The Union Cabinet approved a new Small Hydro Power (SHP) Development Scheme for 2026‑27 to 2030‑31 with an outlay of about ₹2,584.6...
Why in news? On 16 March 2026 the Indian Navy commenced the second edition of the Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) SAGAR initiative. Training sessions were hel...
Why in news? The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released a 2025 assessment treating the Indian wolf as a distinct taxon and cat...
Why in news? Vietnam features regularly in international discourse because of its strategic location in the Indo‑Pacific and its rapidly growing eco...
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Why in news? The Stockholm International Water Institute announced that Professor Kaveh Madani, Director of the United Nations University’s Institut...
Why in news? The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved ₹1,718.56 crore in Minimum Support Price (MSP) funding for the Cotton Corporation of...
Why in news? On 18 March 2026 the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) launched an anti‑dumping investigation into imports of ethyl chlorofo...
Why in news? India and Indonesia have agreed to work together to restore the Prambanan Temple complex in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The partnership unders...