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Why in news? In May 2026 the Supreme Court dismissed Tamil Nadu’s review petition challenging the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir on the Cauve...
Why in news? Scientists from the Society for Education and Environmental Development and CSIR‑NEIST reported rediscovering Vaccinium piliferum, an e...
Why in news? The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has developed PAIMANA—Project Assessment, Infrastructure Monitoring & A...
Why in news? During Republic Day celebrations in January 2026 the Chief Executive Officer of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission highlighted t...
Why in news? Kerala’s High Court recently directed authorities to regulate houseboats on Vembanad Lake after pollution complaints. Though the court ...
Why in news? Researchers from IIT Madras and the Indian Institute of Science have synthesised a boron‑based analogue of ferrocene. Unlike classical ...
Why in news? Scientists have described a new species of octopus, named Microeledone galapagensis, from the deep waters near Darwin Island in the Galap...
Why in news? During Google’s I/O developer conference in May 2026, the company unveiled a major upgrade to its search platform: information agents. ...
Why in news? On 22 May 2026 a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Hawaii’s Big Island at 9:46 p.m. local time. The epicentre was near the village of Hon...
Why in news? India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal visited Canada from 25 to 27 May 2026, leading the largest-ever Indian business del...
Why in news? Environmental experts and an expert panel appointed by India’s Supreme Court have urged a nationwide ban on planting Conocarpus species...
Why in news? The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment recently highlighted progress under the Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojna (PM�...
Why in news? On 25 May 2026 a woman collecting firewood near Amritpur village was killed by a tiger in Uttar Pradesh’s Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctua...
Why in news? The UN‑Habitat World Cities Report 2026, released on 19 May 2026, cited the plight of Karnataka’s Koraga community to illustrate hous...
Why in news? On 23 May 2026 a fire broke out in the underground powerhouse of the Machkund hydroelectric project on the border of Odisha and Andhra Pr...
Why in news? In May 2026 the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) released operational guidelines for the Bharat Audyogik V...
Why in news? In May 2026 veterinary authorities in Kendrapada district of Odisha reported that dozens of cattle had died due to an outbreak of rumen f...
Why in news? Researchers from Banaras Hindu University and IIT Dhanbad announced discovering rare sunflower‑shaped pyrite crystals in the lignite mi...
Why in news? On 24 May 2026 Ukraine reported that Russia had used a new intermediate‑range ballistic missile, dubbed “Oreshnik,” in strikes on U...
Why in news? The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) recently announced a US$10 billion facility to help member countries affected by the ongo...
