Geography
Indian Mountaineers Set Out to Conquer Mt Aconcagua
Why in news? Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has flagged off a joint mountaineering expedition to Mt Aconcagua in Argentina. The team, comprising instr...
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Why in news? Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has flagged off a joint mountaineering expedition to Mt Aconcagua in Argentina. The team, comprising instr...
Why in news? The government of Arunachal Pradesh has authorised the capture and relocation of a tiger that killed a head constable on the Roing–Mayo...
Why in news? An early sixteenth‑century drawing attributed to Michelangelo has been sold for £16.9 million (around ₹206 crore), setting a record ...
Why in news? NASA announced that its SPHEREx spacecraft recently observed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which passed through the inner Solar System...
Why in news? The Indian Air Force (IAF) has announced that its biennial Vayu Shakti exercise will be held on 27 February 2026 at the Pokhran range nea...
Why in news? The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has announced that its Startup Accelerator of MeitY for Product Innovation...
Why in news? Eight members of Karnataka’s Hakki Pikki tribal community became stranded in the Central African nation of Chad after their visas expir...
Why in news? As preparations begin for India’s 2027 census, organisations representing denotified, nomadic and semi‑nomadic tribes (DNTs) have dem...
Why in news? The Ministry of Cooperation has launched Bharat Taxi, a driver‑owned ride‑hailing platform that promises zero commission, surge‑fre...
Why in news? The Ministry of Cooperation recently highlighted progress under Yuva Sahakar and Swayamshakti Sahakar schemes, which provide financial su...
Why in news? The latest bird census at Gujarat’s Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary has counted more than 500,000 birds across about 200 species, a remarkabl...
Why in news? The Indian government has outlined plans for a comprehensive “AI stack” to democratise artificial intelligence and make it accessible...
