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Why in news? An eighteenth-century mechanical model depicting the eruption of Mount Vesuvius was recently reconstructed by university students, drawin...
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Why in news? An eighteenth-century mechanical model depicting the eruption of Mount Vesuvius was recently reconstructed by university students, drawin...
Why in news? The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China formally inducted the aircraft carrier Fujian after extensive sea trials. The carrier's...
Why in news? Botanists from the Botanical Survey of India announced the discovery of a new species of flowering plant, Crassicaulis middletonii, in th...
Why in news? A scintillometer was recently installed at the Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute's Critical Zone Observatory in Aduthurai. This instrume...
Why in news? Denmark's government recently proposed banning social media access for children under 15 years old to address growing concerns about onli...
Why in news? The Environment Ministry's Forest Advisory Committee recently withheld clearance for the proposed Sharavathi Pumped Storage Hydroelectric...
Why in news? The first regional conference of the BIMSTEC-India Marine Research Network (BIMReN) took place in Kochi, Kerala, from 4-6 November 2025. ...
Why in news? Volcanic lightning captured public attention after an educational project brought to life an eighteenth-century mechanical model of Mount...
Why in news? The Union government continues to highlight the National Social Assistance Programme as a key pillar of its social safety net. The scheme...
Why in news? Australia’s Christmas Island National Park is once again witnessing the spectacular annual migration of millions of red crabs. Park aut...
Why in news? Researchers are developing gene therapy trials for Batten disease, offering hope for affected families. A handful of children in India ha...
Why in news? The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife recently recommended reinstating the Rhesus Macaque in India’s protected sche...
