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Rupa Tarakasi: Cuttack Silver Filigree Craft & GI Tag
Why in news? In March 2024 Cuttack’s centuries‑old silver filigree craft, known as Rupa Tarakasi or Chandi Tarakasi, received the Geographical Ind...
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Why in news? In March 2024 Cuttack’s centuries‑old silver filigree craft, known as Rupa Tarakasi or Chandi Tarakasi, received the Geographical Ind...
Why in news? NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft recently detected the Zwan‑Wolf effect in the Martian ionosphere. Th...
Why in news? The Union Ministry of Ayush launched the Ayush Anudan Portal on 19 May 2026. The new website will streamline submission, processing and m...
Why in news? Researchers described a new species of fossorial snake named Trachischium lalremsangai in May 2026. The holotype was collected in Murlen...
Why in news? The 2026 International Booker Prize was awarded on 19 May 2026 at London’s Tate Modern. The prize honours the best work of translated f...
Why in news? India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) announced on 18 May 2026 that final development trials of the third‑gene...
Why in news? Birdwatchers in Kasaragod district, Kerala, reported a rare sighting of the Kashmir Flycatcher in May 2026. The species, normally found i...
Why in news? Recent reports in May 2026 highlighted the severe ecological and social pressures on Loktak Lake, the largest freshwater lake in northeas...
Why in news? Astronomers analysing data from the Hubble Space Telescope released a comprehensive catalogue of blue straggler stars in May 2026. Their ...
Why in news? Kumbhalgarh Fort in Rajasthan often features in travel and heritage news due to its gigantic ramparts and UNESCO recognition. In May 2026...
Why in news? In her Union Budget speech on 1 February 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the creation of SHE‑Marts—community‑ow...
Why in News? The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and neighbouring Uga...
Why in News? Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube announced that the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) has formally initiated the process of admi...
Why in News? At the fifth meeting of the Scientific Steering Committee of India’s National One Health Mission, officials emphasised strengthening in...
Why in News? A recent government backgrounder highlighted jaggery’s role in India’s rural economy, its nutritional benefits and measures being tak...
Why in News? Enforcement agencies recently intercepted an illegal trade network and seized several red sand boas in Telangana. The case drew attention...
Why in News? The Gujarat government has declared Barda Wildlife Sanctuary a second habitat for Asiatic lions. Recent surveys recorded 17 lions, includ...
Why in News? Discussions around citizenship and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) have brought attention to the Matua community, many of whom migrat...
Why in News? On 15 May 2026 the Union Ministry of Education and the West Bengal government signed a Memorandum of Understanding to implement the PM SH...
Why in News? On 19 May 2026 the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) spacecraft launched aboard a Vega‑C rocket from Europe’s...