Yangtze River Tunnel: High-Speed Rail, China & Underwater Transport
Why in news? China has completed an 11.18 kilometre underwater section of a high‑speed railway tunnel beneath the Yangtze River as part of the Chon...
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Why in news? China has completed an 11.18 kilometre underwater section of a high‑speed railway tunnel beneath the Yangtze River as part of the Chon...
Why in news? The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently quashed a state government notification that had designated panchayat lands around Col. Sher Jun...
Why in news? A senior police officer recently reviewed security arrangements at Mansar Lake in Jammu and Kashmir after intelligence agencies flagged p...
Why in news? The Rajasthan High Court recently issued notices to the state government and the Amber Development and Management Authority following a p...
Why in news? Archaeologists working at Tell el‑Farama in Egypt’s northern Sinai have completed the excavation of a unique circular temple dedicate...
Why in news? The Muthuvan community of Kerala came into the spotlight when elders and youth organised a convention to preserve their endangered langua...
Why in news? Bulgaria has been in the headlines due to general elections and its adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026. The country’s transition to...
Why in news? The Colorado River has been in the news due to prolonged droughts and record‑low snowpack in the Rocky Mountains that feed the river. I...
Why in news? Authorities recently increased patrolling and community awareness at Anamalai Tiger Reserve after reports of rising human–elephant conf...
Why in news? The Union Government recently approved the continuation of PMGSY‑III beyond March 2025 up to March 2028. The scheme’s third phase, wh...
Why in news? Local communities on the Assam–Meghalaya border are protesting a proposed 55 MW hydropower‑cum‑irrigation project on the Kulsi Rive...
Why in news? A parliamentary standing committee recently urged the government to strengthen the National Mineral Exploration and Development Trust (NM...
Why in news? The Gauhati High Court has asked the Assam government to explain why trees were proposed to be felled inside the Amchang Wildlife Sanctua...
Why in news? A new study reported in the journal Nature Metabolism highlighted fructose as a key driver of obesity and metabolic syndrome. Researchers...
Why in news? Scientists highlighted that certain African dung beetles can navigate by using the Milky Way’s band of light. This discovery illustrate...
Why in news? India has launched the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool with a government guarantee of ₹12,980 crore (around $1.6 billion). The initiativ...
Why in news? The Jharkhand tourism department recently launched a jungle safari and eco‑cottages in the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary near Jamshedpur. Th...
Why in news? Researchers recently identified a transporter protein that regulates glutathione levels inside the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), shedding l...
Why in news? Indian arachnologists have discovered two new species of jumping spiders in Rajasthan and Maharashtra. The species are named Mogrus shush...
Why in news? Residents of Hyderabad have complained of a strong foul odour around the historic Hussain Sagar Lake. Rising temperatures have triggered ...