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Why in news? On 4 January 2026 Adani Power of India and Bhutan’s Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) officially launched the Wangchhu Hydroelectric ...
Why in news? West Bengal is gearing up for the Gangasagar Mela 2026, to be held on 14–15 January during the Makar Sankranti festival. Authorities ha...
Why in news? Researchers from Aligarh Muslim University announced in early January 2026 that they had discovered three new species of meadow katydids ...
Why in news? Biomaterials have attracted global attention in recent years because they offer solutions to challenges in healthcare, sustainability and...
Why in news? The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) celebrated its 79th Foundation Day on 6 January 2026. During the event the organisation launched sev...
Why in news? Astronomers from the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) in Nainital and the Physical Research Laboratory (PR...
Why in news? On 6 January 2026 the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) released fifteen critically endangered Indian vultures into the wild at Mahar...
Why in news? Veteran exporter A. Sakthivel was elected chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) for the fifth time on 6 January 2026. H...
Why in news? At the end of December 2025 China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) launched large‑scale live‑fire exercises around Taiwan, codena...
Why in news? The coalition of oil‑producing countries known as OPEC + held a ministerial meeting in early January 2026 and decided to maintain its p...
Why in news? India has overtaken China to become the world’s largest rice producer. According to the Union Ministry of Agriculture, India produced a...
Why in news? A three‑year‑old male tiger, raised from a cub after losing its mother, has been released into the wild at the Dnyanganga Wildlife Sa...
