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Mount Bur Ni Telong Volcano

Mount Bur Ni Telong Volcano

Why in news? Indonesian disaster authorities raised the alert level of Mount Bur Ni Telong in Aceh to Level III after recording a series of shallow an...

Stingless Bees: Peru grants legal rights to protect pollinators

Stingless Bees: Peru grants legal rights to protect pollinators

Why in news? In December 2025 two municipalities in Peru’s Amazon—Satipo and Nauta—granted legal rights to stingless bees. This pioneering decis...

Pralay missile – India’s tactical strike option

Pralay missile – India’s tactical strike option

Why in news? In December 2025 India successfully tested two Pralay short‑range ballistic missiles from a mobile launcher off the Odisha coast. The t...

Bomb cyclones – explosive winter storms

Bomb cyclones – explosive winter storms

Why in news? In January 2026 meteorological agencies in the United States and Europe warned of “bomb cyclone” conditions as a rapidly intensifying...

Nimesulide – restriction on high‑dose painkillers

Nimesulide – restriction on high‑dose painkillers

Why in news? Nimesulide, a popular pain‑relief medicine, returned to headlines when India’s health ministry ordered a ban on all oral formulations...

Oreshnik ballistic missile – Russia’s new threat

Oreshnik ballistic missile – Russia’s new threat

Why in news? During Russia’s Zapad 2025 military exercises and subsequent announcements, Moscow highlighted a new missile called the Oreshnik. Weste...

PathGennie – a breakthrough in simulating rare molecular events

PathGennie – a breakthrough in simulating rare molecular events

Why in news? Scientists at Kolkata’s S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences announced PathGennie, an open‑source algorithm that drastically ...

Record rally in copper prices

Record rally in copper prices

Why in news? In December 2025 copper futures on the London Metal Exchange surpassed US$12,000 per tonne, a historic high. Prices have risen more than ...

Close Quarter Battle (CQB) Carbine contract

Close Quarter Battle (CQB) Carbine contract

Why in news? On 30 December 2025, India’s Ministry of Defence signed contracts worth over ₹4,600 crore to procure more than 4.25 lakh 5.56 × 45 m...

Sirkeer Malkoha sighting in Uttarkashi

Sirkeer Malkoha sighting in Uttarkashi

Why in news? Nature lovers were excited when the Sirkeer Malkoha, a shy bird usually found in the plains, was recorded for the first time in Uttarkash...

Bank Holiday Advisory for 31 December and 1 January

Bank Holiday Advisory for 31 December and 1 January

Why in news? Many people wondered whether banks would remain open on the last day of 2025 and on New Year’s Day. Confusion arose from social media r...

Large Seizure of Explosives in Rajasthan’s Tonk District

Large Seizure of Explosives in Rajasthan’s Tonk District

Why in news? Police in Rajasthan’s Tonk district intercepted a car on New Year’s Eve and discovered 150 kg of ammonium nitrate and other explosive...

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