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Why in news? A passenger ferry caught fire near Indonesia's Madura Island. The vessel was travelling from Surabaya towards Makassar. Authorities ultim...
Why in news? India designated Glaw Lake as its 101st Ramsar Site. It became Arunachal Pradesh's first wetland on the list. The freshwater lake lies wi...
Why in news? Astrophysicist Annapurni Subramaniam received the 2026 Vikram Sarabhai Medal. She became the fourth Indian recipient and first Indian wom...
Why in news? Indian researchers developed an instrument for studying magnetorheological fluids. The device measures flow, friction and wear under a ma...
Why in news? Kerala reported continued concern over deaths linked with leptospirosis. Cases commonly rise during heavy rain and flooding. Delayed reco...
Why in news? An earthquake struck near Suez early on 3 August 2026. The United States Geological Survey measured magnitude 5.0. Egyptian reporting use...
Why in news? Cholanaikkan families attended a special public-services camp near Nilambur. Twenty community members travelled from remote forest settle...
Why in news? The Union government reviewed the Ujh Multipurpose Project on 2 August 2026. Officials discussed a phased implementation roadmap. Water a...
Why in news? Hyderabad company TakeMe2Space announced flight heritage for PowerBank-50. The battery powered its Cosmoserve Space experimental payload....
Why in news? Kenyan authorities investigated unusual elephant deaths around Amboseli. Fifteen animals died between 24 June and 24 July 2026. Several s...
Why in news? Scientists published a major catalogue of Indian butterflies and moths. It updates the national total to 13,703 species. The work also fl...
Why in news? Chhattisgarh prepared a new recovery plan for its wild buffaloes. The proposal includes moving animals from Assam into protected enclosur...
