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Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and Front‑of‑Pack Labelling

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and Front‑of‑Pack Labelling

Why in news? The Supreme Court of India has recently urged the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to accelerate efforts to introduce...

South Korea – Geography and Key Facts

South Korea – Geography and Key Facts

Why in news? India and South Korea recently held their sixth foreign policy and security dialogue in Seoul, underscoring the importance of understandi...

Lake Michigan – Facts and Significance

Lake Michigan – Facts and Significance

Why in news? The recent discovery of a 150‑year‑old shipwreck in Lake Michigan has drawn attention to this vast freshwater lake. Lake Michigan is ...

Khorramshahr‑4 (Kheibar) Ballistic Missile

Khorramshahr‑4 (Kheibar) Ballistic Missile

Why in news? Iran’s Khorramshahr‑4 ballistic missile gained international attention after it was reportedly used in a 2025 attack in West Asia and...

Tulbul Navigation Barrage (Wullar Lake Project)

Tulbul Navigation Barrage (Wullar Lake Project)

Why in news? With India suspending the Indus Waters Treaty in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has propose...

Lepidocampa sikkimensis – New Diplura Species

Lepidocampa sikkimensis – New Diplura Species

Why in news? Zoologists from the Zoological Survey of India have described a new soil‑dwelling micro‑arthropod from the Eastern Himalayas named Le...

Nitric Oxide and Drug‑Resistant Pneumonia

Nitric Oxide and Drug‑Resistant Pneumonia

Why in news? A study published in Science Translational Medicine reported that high doses of inhaled nitric oxide dramatically reduced the number of d...

INS Tarangini – India’s Sail Training Ship

INS Tarangini – India’s Sail Training Ship

Why in news? The Indian Navy’s sail training ship INS Tarangini arrived in Visakhapatnam as part of the International Fleet Review and the multilate...

SAHI and BODH Initiative

SAHI and BODH Initiative

Why in news? The National Health Authority recently announced two programmes – the Strategy for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare for India (SAH...

Spot‑Bellied Eagle‑Owl: Rare Sighting in Corbett National Park

Spot‑Bellied Eagle‑Owl: Rare Sighting in Corbett National Park

Why in news? A nature photographer recently spotted and photographed a Spot‑bellied Eagle‑Owl in Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand. The rare sigh...

White‑Bellied Sea Eagle: Survey Finds New Nests in Kerala

White‑Bellied Sea Eagle: Survey Finds New Nests in Kerala

Why in news? A recent survey recorded 17 active nests of the White‑bellied Sea Eagle in Kerala’s Kannur and Kasaragod districts. The finding indic...

African Union Summit 2026: Youth and Legitimacy Challenges

African Union Summit 2026: Youth and Legitimacy Challenges

Why in news? The African Union (AU) held its annual summit in 2026 with the theme of water and sanitation. However, much of the discussion centred aro...

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