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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? 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? 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? 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? 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? On 31 May 2026 India sent the sacred relics of Arhat Sariputra and Arhat Mahamoggallana from the Sanchi Stupa to Ulaanbaatar. For ten day...
Why in news? The Mtkvari, better known internationally as the Kura, is the longest river in the Caucasus. It frequently appears in reports on trans‑...
Why in news? Botanists from the Botanical Survey of India announced the discovery of Indopottia himalayensis, a tiny moss found on soil‑covered rock...
Why in news? On 1 June 2026 Israeli troops seized the mediaeval Beaufort Castle near Nabatieh in southern Lebanon during their deepest incursion since...
Why in news? Wildlife photographers and conservationists often highlight the Giant Malabar Squirrel (also called the Indian giant squirrel) for its st...
Why in news? On 25 May 2026 the Supreme Court of India ruled in the case of State of Himachal Pradesh & Others v. M/s Kundlas Loh Udyog that an existi...
Why in news? Built during British rule and opened in June 1934, the Mettur Dam remains a vital source of irrigation and drinking water for central Tam...
Why in news? As India pursues self‑reliance in electronics, the government’s Design Linked Incentive (DLI) scheme remains central to nurturing dom...
Why in news? 31 May 2026 marked the 301st birth anniversary of Ahilyabai Holkar, one of India’s most venerated queens. Tributes poured in from acros...
Why in news? On 1 June 2026 NASA announced that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) had made the first direct detection of methane on an interstella...
Why in news? India’s Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh took part in the 2026 Shangri‑La Dialogue in Singapore. During the conference he held...
Why in news? From 24 to 30 May 2026 a group of 56 Indian school students and four supervisors visited Japan under the Sakura Science Exchange Prog...
Why in news? The government has restructured the PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme, extending it to March 2030 and introduc...
Why in news? During a field visit to Chandratal Lake in Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley in August 2025, birdwatchers recorded the first confirmed si...
Why in news? The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has revised rules for Not‑for‑Profit Organisations (NPOs) issuing zero coupon zero ...
