Defence
An-32 Aircraft: IAF Fleet, Features & Assam Crash
Why in news? On 13 June 2026 an Indian Air Force (IAF) An‑32 turboprop transport plane crashed near Jorhat in Assam during a training flight. Five c...
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Why in news? On 13 June 2026 an Indian Air Force (IAF) An‑32 turboprop transport plane crashed near Jorhat in Assam during a training flight. Five c...
Why in news? Scientists studying the chocolate chip sea star (Protoreaster nodosus) discovered a unique light‑guiding structure in its skeletal plat...
Why in news? In November 2025 Tropical Cyclone Senyar struck North Sumatra. Intense rainfall triggered landslides in the Batang Toru ecosystem, home t...
Why in news? France is in the spotlight because of renewed discussions on India’s Jaitapur nuclear project and France’s role in supplying reactors...
Why in news? India’s National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) allowed a one‑time 50 per cent increase in the ceiling price of two chemothe...
Why in news? The Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre at IIT Madras released a digital atlas called ANCHOR. The atlas maps the human brainstem in three d...
Why in news? The weed killer paraquat dichloride has attracted attention after Syngenta announced plans to stop producing it by the end of June 2026. ...
Why in news? Astronomers around the world continue to study supernovae, the colossal explosions of dying stars. These events help us understand how el...
Why in news? The Institute for Economics & Peace released its Global Peace Index 2026 in June. The report assesses the level of peace in 163 countries...
Why in news? On 12 June 2026 the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade and the Open Network for Digital Commerce held a roundtable o...
Why in news? Avataar.ai, a Bengaluru‑based startup, launched a video‑generation model named Varya on 12 June 2026. It is supported by the governme...
Why in news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Slovakia from 14 to 16 June 2026 as part of a European tour that also includes France ...
