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Why in news? Global health agencies continue to emphasise the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of HIV in order to prevent the progression t...
Why in news? Scientists studying the Salar de Pajonales, a high‑altitude salt flat in Chile’s Atacama Desert, have found that gypsum rocks there p...
Why in news? The United Nations Development Programme’s latest Human Development Report put the spotlight back on the Human Development Index (HDI),...
Why in news? On 27 February 2026 the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) launched two major initiatives – the Government Bank Dashboard and the Gov...
Why in news? On 28 February 2026 the Union Minister of State for Education and Development of the North Eastern Region presided over a football distri...
Why in news? On 27 February 2026 President Droupadi Murmu undertook a sortie in the indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopter Prachand at Air For...
Why in news? A Forest Owlet was sighted in Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh in February 2026 — the first confirmed record from this park and a rar...
Why in news? On 27 February 1940, chemists Martin Kamen and Samuel Ruben discovered the radioactive isotope carbon‑14 at the University of Californi...
Why in news? Researchers have dated a hand‑stencil painting in a limestone cave on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island to at least 67,800 years, making it...
Why in news? Archaeologists investigating an ancient shipwreck near the entrance to the Singapore Strait have uncovered a treasure trove of Yuan dynas...
Why in news? Scientists have described a new genus and species of subterranean fish, Gitchak nakana, discovered in a dug‑out well in western Assam. ...
Why in news? Researchers have discovered fragments of a stone pillar from a 12th‑century Seuna (Yadava) dynasty temple near the Vena River in Hingan...
Why in news? Wildlife officials in Manipur have reported that three Amur falcons tagged with satellite transmitters are currently wintering in Africa....
Why in news? Researchers studying indigenous cultures have drawn attention to the Amondawa people of Brazil’s Amazon. A recent news report highlight...
Why in news? A new scientific study warns that climate change could shrink the habitat of the Nilgiri Wood Pigeon, a bird endemic to India’s Western...
Why in news? The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs has decided to restructure Forest Rights Act (FRA) cells by expanding their mandate and creating sin...
Why in news? The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT‑In) and the Satcom Industry Association of India (SIA‑India) have jointly released ...
Why in news? The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has announced that it will fast‑track approvals for new medicines by issuing No...
Why in news? The Government of Meghalaya has issued a public health advisory after two trainees at a military centre in Shillong died of suspected men...
Why in news? The Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted its biennial firepower exercise, Vayu Shakti‑26, at the Pokhran field firing range near Jaisalmer....
