Geography
El Niño and Extreme Rainfall in India
Why in news? A new study found that although El Niño usually suppresses the Indian summer monsoon, it increases the likelihood of intense daily rainf...
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Why in news? A new study found that although El Niño usually suppresses the Indian summer monsoon, it increases the likelihood of intense daily rainf...
Why in news? The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) unveiled the logo and key initiatives for the India‑AI Impact Summit 202...
Why in news? The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released its Global Innovation Index 2025, ranking 139 economies. India rose to 38th ...
Why in news? Conservationists in Hong Kong installed nest boxes for the critically endangered yellow‑crested cockatoo, as natural tree hollows have ...
Why in news? The Department of Fisheries signed a technical cooperation agreement with the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to modernise...
Why in news? Seven Indian natural sites were added to UNESCO’s Tentative List in 2025. Being placed on the list is the first step towards World Heri...
Why in news? The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) launched a new Passbook Lite feature on its member portal. The feature aims to simpli...
Why in news? A massive fire at Minicoy Island’s dump yard in August 2025 exposed a waste crisis in India’s Lakshadweep islands. An estimated 4,000...
Why in news? The World Trade Organization’s World Trade Report 2025 highlighted the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to transform global tr...
Why in news? A recent study using the thali index highlighted that nearly half of rural Indians and a fifth of urban Indians cannot afford two balance...
Why in news? The Peruvian government introduced new visitor caps and booking systems to preserve Machu Picchu, one of the world’s most iconic archae...
Sarnath Why in news? Archaeological excavations and conservation efforts at Sarnath, near Varanasi, were recently in the news. It is where the Buddha ...
