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Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) Launches New Services

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) Launches New Services

Why in news? During its foundation day celebrations, the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) announced three new ocean‑re...

Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project on the Chenab River

Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project on the Chenab River

Why in news? The Government of India has begun work on the Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project in Jammu and Kashmir. It is the first major hydro project o...

Greece – Geography, Resources and Geopolitical Significance

Greece – Geography, Resources and Geopolitical Significance

Why in news? India’s Defence Minister recently met his Greek counterpart in New Delhi to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation. The visit prompte...

Paraleocrates indica – New Muddy Bristle Worm from the Bay of Bengal

Paraleocrates indica – New Muddy Bristle Worm from the Bay of Bengal

Why in news? Marine biologists have discovered a new species of bristle worm, Paraleocrates indica, in the intertidal mudflats of the Champa Estuary i...

Kordofan Region – Geography and Ongoing Conflict

Kordofan Region – Geography and Ongoing Conflict

Why in news? A drone strike by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) hit a vehicle carrying displaced families near Rahad in North Kordofan province, k...

Lyriothemis keralensis – A New Dragonfly from Kerala’s Farmlands

Lyriothemis keralensis – A New Dragonfly from Kerala’s Farmlands

Why in news? Entomologists have described a new species of dragonfly called Lyriothemis keralensis from the low‑lying coastal plains of Kerala. Loca...

Giant Phantom Jellyfish Spotted in the South Atlantic

Giant Phantom Jellyfish Spotted in the South Atlantic

Why in news? Scientists on a month‑long deep‑sea expedition off the coast of Argentina filmed a giant phantom jellyfish for the first time in the ...

Copernicus Sentinel‑2 Mission and its Latest Image of Winter Olympic Venues

Copernicus Sentinel‑2 Mission and its Latest Image of Winter Olympic Venues

Why in news? The European Space Agency (ESA) recently published a high‑resolution satellite image showing the sites of the 2026 Winter Olympics in n...

Global Teacher Prize 2026 – Rouble Nagi

Global Teacher Prize 2026 – Rouble Nagi

Why in news? Indian educator and artist Rouble Nagi has won the 2026 Global Teacher Prize at the World Government Summit in Dubai. The prestigious awa...

Polyrhachis garbhangaensis

Polyrhachis garbhangaensis

Why in news? Scientists have described a new species of spiny ant, Polyrhachis garbhangaensis, found in the Garbhanga Reserve Forest on the outskirts ...

Kondaveedu Fort Development Plan

Kondaveedu Fort Development Plan

Why in news? The Union Minister of State for Rural Development has announced plans for a comprehensive development of Kondaveedu Fort in Andhra Prades...

Graphics Processing Units and India–US Technology Trade

Graphics Processing Units and India–US Technology Trade

Why in news? India and the United States have reached an interim trade agreement that will increase the supply of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) and...

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