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Oxyserphus narendrani: New Parasitoid Wasp from Dibru-Saikhowa

Oxyserphus narendrani: New Parasitoid Wasp from Dibru-Saikhowa

Why in news?Researchers have described Oxyserphus narendrani, a small wasp collected in Assam's Dibru-Saikhowa National Park. A Research Matters featu...

Garamantes: Irrigation and Trade Behind a Saharan Civilisation

Garamantes: Irrigation and Trade Behind a Saharan Civilisation

Why in news?Fresh coverage has revisited satellite-assisted discoveries of Garamantian settlements in the Libyan Sahara. The Times of India's 22 Septe...

IMEI: Why Tampering With a Handset's Identity Is an Offence

IMEI: Why Tampering With a Handset's Identity Is an Offence

Why in news?A government explainer issued on 23 September highlighted handset identification and the risks of tampering with an International Mobile E...

Great Cormorant: Leucistic Bird Spotted at Ameenpur Lake

Great Cormorant: Leucistic Bird Spotted at Ameenpur Lake

Why in news?A nearly white great cormorant has been reported at Ameenpur Lake on Hyderabad's outskirts. Telangana Today reported on 22 September that ...

Emi Koussi: Salt, Not Snow, Tops the Sahara's Highest Peak

Emi Koussi: Salt, Not Snow, Tops the Sahara's Highest Peak

Why in news?A science feature published on 22 September has renewed attention to an astronaut photograph of Emi Koussi in northern Chad. The broad vol...

Lord Howe Island: Shearwater Chick Found With 894 Plastic Pieces

Lord Howe Island: Shearwater Chick Found With 894 Plastic Pieces

Why in news?A long-running study of shearwaters on Australia's Lord Howe Island has found a sharp recent increase in severe plastic ingestion. Coverag...

Tarang Shakti 2026: Eight Air Forces Train at Jodhpur

Tarang Shakti 2026: Eight Air Forces Train at Jodhpur

Why in news?The Indian Air Force has announced the second edition of Exercise Tarang Shakti, scheduled for 26 September–12 October. Reporting on the...

National Single Window System: Five Years of One-Stop Approvals

National Single Window System: Five Years of One-Stop Approvals

Why in news?The National Single Window System completed five years on 22 September, prompting a government review of its coverage. The platform helps ...

North Koel River: Karma Puja Drownings in Palamu

North Koel River: Karma Puja Drownings in Palamu

Why in news?Four young people drowned in the Koel River in Jharkhand's Palamu district during the immersion of Karma Puja materials. ETV Bharat's 23 S...

CDSCO Advisory: Painkillers, Antibiotics and Kidney Safety

CDSCO Advisory: Painkillers, Antibiotics and Kidney Safety

Why in news?India's Central Drugs Standard Control Organization issued a circular on 21 September warning against indiscriminate painkiller and antibi...

State of Global Water Resources 2025: Driest Rivers in 35 Years

State of Global Water Resources 2025: Driest Rivers in 35 Years

Why in news?The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released its State of Global Water Resources 2025 assessment on 17 September 2026. It describe...

Visegrad Group: V4 Backs India's UN Security Council Bid

Visegrad Group: V4 Backs India's UN Security Council Bid

Why in news?The four VisegrΓ‘d countries backed India's campaign for a permanent United Nations Security Council seat at their first joint ministerial...

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