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Why in news? Scientists have described a new genus and species of subterranean fish, Gitchak nakana, discovered in a dug‑out well in western Assam. ...
Why in news? Archaeologists investigating an ancient shipwreck near the entrance to the Singapore Strait have uncovered a treasure trove of Yuan dynas...
Why in news? Researchers have dated a hand‑stencil painting in a limestone cave on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island to at least 67,800 years, making it...
Why in news? On 27 February 1940, chemists Martin Kamen and Samuel Ruben discovered the radioactive isotope carbon‑14 at the University of Californi...
Why in news? Scientists studying the Salar de Pajonales, a high‑altitude salt flat in Chile’s Atacama Desert, have found that gypsum rocks there p...
Why in news? A Forest Owlet was sighted in Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh in February 2026 — the first confirmed record from this park and a rar...
Why in news? On 27 February 2026 President Droupadi Murmu undertook a sortie in the indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopter Prachand at Air For...
Why in news? On 28 February 2026 the Union Minister of State for Education and Development of the North Eastern Region presided over a football distri...
Why in news? On 27 February 2026 the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) launched two major initiatives – the Government Bank Dashboard and the Gov...
Why in news? The United Nations Development Programme’s latest Human Development Report put the spotlight back on the Human Development Index (HDI),...
Why in news? The Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted its biennial firepower exercise, Vayu Shakti‑26, at the Pokhran field firing range near Jaisalmer....
Why in news? The Union Territory of Ladakh has set a Guinness World Record by hosting a 21‑kilometre trail running event on the frozen Pangong Tso. ...
