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Why in news? Residents of Boston recently witnessed a sudden flash of light followed by a loud boom. Astronomers suspect the event was caused by a lar...
Why in news? The Department of Higher Education recently opened applications for the Prime Minister Research Chair (PMRC) Scheme 2026. The scheme invi...
Why in news? On 2 June 2026 the Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region and the Chief Minister of Assam jointly launched Mission Senehj...
Why in news? New developments under the AUKUS partnership have kept it in the news. The three partner nations – Australia, the United Kingdom and th...
Why in news? Majuli Island in Assam has been in the headlines as conservationists campaign for UNESCO World Heritage status and call for urgent action...
Why in news? The Kshipra River has been in focus due to ongoing efforts to augment its flow for the forthcoming Ujjain Simhastha festival and to comba...
Why in news? Myanmar has been in the spotlight following high‑level meetings between Indian and Myanmar leaders in June 2026. To understand the coun...
Why in news? Reports in June 2026 revealed that the Kadamparai pumped storage hydroelectric plant in Tamil Nadu is operating at just a quarter of its ...
Why in news? In late May 2026 Gujarat Police announced the results of “Operation Mule Hunt 1.0”, a coordinated crackdown on bank accounts used to ...
Why in news? At the end of May 2026 sky‑watchers observed a “Blue Micromoon” – the second full moon in a calendar month coinciding with the Mo...
Why in news? Researchers recently described Mesalina bishnoi, a species of sand lizard discovered near Gajner in Bikaner district of Rajasthan. It is ...
Why in news? On 1 June 2026 the Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) launched the “MAHA Water Mission” (M...
