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Bairabi–Sairang Railway Line: Linking Mizoram’s Capital

Why in news? The Prime Minister inaugurated the Bairabi–Sairang broad‑gauge railway line, giving Mizoram’s capital Aizawl direct rail connectivi...

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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2027

Why in news? Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that Pakistan will host the 2027 summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SC...

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Erra Matti Dibbalu (Red Sand Dunes)

Why in news? The Erra Matti Dibbalu, or Red Sand Dunes, near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh have been included in the UNESCO Tentative List of World ...

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AI Weather Forecasting for Farmers

Why in news? The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare launched an artificial intelligence‑powered monsoon forecasting system that sends pe...

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Amritsari Kulcha: A Culinary Heritage Seeks Protection

Why in news? The Punjab Food Processing Department has applied for a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the iconic Amritsari Kulcha. Securing the ta...

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Red Ivy Plant: A Traditional Herb Meets Nanotechnology

Why in news? Researchers at Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute in Kerala developed a multifunctional wound‑healing pad ...

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Purple Fest 2025

Why in news? Purple Fest 2025 was organised by the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre in collaboration with Amity University at Noida. ...

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The RTI’s Shift to A ‘Right to Deny Information’

Why in news? The Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP), 2023 amended Section 8(1)(j) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The amendment is so ...

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The Philippine Island of Pugad

Why in news? Scientists raised alarms that Pugad, a small island in the Philippines’ Bulacan province, is subsiding rapidly while sea levels around ...

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Light‑based Computers (Optical Computers)

Why in news? Researchers at Tampere University in Finland and Université Marie et Louis Pasteur in France demonstrated that intense light pulses trav...

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NASA Discovers Potential Biosignatures on Mars: Sapphire Canyon & Cheyava Falls

Why in news? NASA’s Perseverance rover reported its strongest evidence yet of ancient life on Mars. In July 2024 it collected a rock sample nickname...

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Border Wing Home Guards (BWHGs)

Why in news? The Ministry of Home Affairs is considering raising new Border Wing Home Guards units along the India–China border, mirroring their dep...

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