Geography
Crete Island: Geography, History & the July Wildfires
Why in news? Wildfires in southern Crete forced large evacuations from settlements and tourist areas during late July 2026. Reports placed the evacuat...
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Why in news? Wildfires in southern Crete forced large evacuations from settlements and tourist areas during late July 2026. Reports placed the evacuat...
Why in news? Goa began a formal NAKSHA inquiry after field verification in three urban areas. The notified inquiry period runs from 16 July through 14...
Why in news? The government reported 33 approved or in-principle projects under the Urban Challenge Fund. A minister provided the update through a wri...
Why in news? Hindustan Shipyard Limited delivered Nipun to the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam on 30 July 2026. It is the second vessel within India’s ...
Why in news? The uploaded archive contains a second card about alanine aminotransferase and the same health advice. This duplicate entry does not repr...
Why in news? A 2026 report revived interest in the exceptional underwater vision of some Moken children. The primary experiment appeared in Current Bi...
Why in news? A Russian Kh-101 missile fell near Tarnawa-Kolonia in eastern Poland on 30 July 2026. It left a roughly ten-metre crater in an uninhabite...
Why in news? The 31 July archive highlighted advice from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Alanine aminotransferase is mainly stored in...
Why in news? A college-led study reported important smooth-coated otter habitat around Mettur in Tamil Nadu. Researchers examined the reservoir and co...
Why in news? The Indian Institute of Astrophysics organised a silver-jubilee meeting for the Himalayan Chandra Telescope. Scientists met in Bengaluru ...
Why in news? The government reported e-Zero First Information Report implementation across eighteen States and Union Territories. Cyber-financial comp...
Why in news? A government backgrounder reviewed implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Vidyalaxmi Scheme. It reported 1,425 eligible Quality Higher Educ...
