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Why in news? Health authorities in England reported a meningitis outbreak after one university student died and two others fell seriously ill around t...
Why in news? Scientists have found that cacti, despite being slow‑growing desert plants, diversify remarkably fast. A study of their evolution shows...
Why in news? Qom was recently in the news after reports highlighted the activities of Indian Shiʿa seminarian students who set up aid stations to sup...
Why in news? Zoologists from the Zoological Survey of India have discovered two new species of spiders in Nagaland. Named Psechrus ntu and Psechrus ph...
Why in news? A parliamentary panel recently expressed concern that contributions to the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) have fallen sharply—...
Why in news? On 12 May 2026 the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched the “IP Catalyst” initiative. This digital pla...
Why in news? A Nevada utility has told Liberty Utilities, the company that supplies electricity to the California side of Lake Tahoe, that it will end...
Why in news? In February 2026 the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued a trade notice inviting public comments on a draft Digital Trade ...
Why in news? Leaders of the Thadou tribe recently held a two‑day convention in Guwahati, Assam. They issued a 10‑point declaration and a 9‑point...
Why in news? On 13 May 2026 the Union Cabinet approved a ₹37,500 crore incentive scheme to promote coal and lignite gasification projects. The progr...
Why in news? The Jharkhand government has prepared a proposal to set up India’s first dedicated human–elephant conflict research centre in the Pal...
Why in news? In early May 2026 the Uttarakhand forest department started a scientific census of the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary. More than 100 camera tr...
Why in news? A group of botanists from the University of Calcutta, the University of Kashmir and the Sikkim government discovered a new flowering plan...
Why in news? Mauritius and India recently opened a 3‑km airstrip and deep‑sea jetty on the remote Agalega Islands. The infrastructure, built by In...
Why in news? The Indian Ocean Rim Association has been in the spotlight as member states prepare for upcoming ministerial and dialogue meetings. India...
Why in news? On 12 May 2026 the Government of India and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) launched a new Country Strategic Op...
Why in news? On International Nurses Day (12 May 2026) President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Florence Nightingale Awards on 15 nursing profe...
Why in news? An evaluation commissioned by the Union Ministry of Rural Development found that fixed pensions under the National Social Assistance Prog...
Why in news? On 12 May 2026 the India Meteorological Department (IMD) unveiled two artificial‑intelligence (AI)‑enabled weather models: a block‑...
Why in news? Every year on 11 May India observes National Technology Day to celebrate scientific and technological achievements. In 2026 the theme was...
