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Koraga Tribe: PVTG, Housing Inequality & Human Rights
Why in news? The UN‑Habitat World Cities Report 2026, released on 19 May 2026, cited the plight of Karnataka’s Koraga community to illustrate hous...
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Why in news? The UN‑Habitat World Cities Report 2026, released on 19 May 2026, cited the plight of Karnataka’s Koraga community to illustrate hous...
Why in news? On 25 May 2026 a woman collecting firewood near Amritpur village was killed by a tiger in Uttar Pradesh’s Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctua...
Why in news? The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment recently highlighted progress under the Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojna (PM�...
Why in news? Environmental experts and an expert panel appointed by India’s Supreme Court have urged a nationwide ban on planting Conocarpus species...
Why in news? India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal visited Canada from 25 to 27 May 2026, leading the largest-ever Indian business del...
Why in news? On 22 May 2026 a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Hawaii’s Big Island at 9:46 p.m. local time. The epicentre was near the village of Hon...
Why in news? During Google’s I/O developer conference in May 2026, the company unveiled a major upgrade to its search platform: information agents. ...
Why in news? Scientists have described a new species of octopus, named Microeledone galapagensis, from the deep waters near Darwin Island in the Galap...
Why in news? Researchers from IIT Madras and the Indian Institute of Science have synthesised a boron‑based analogue of ferrocene. Unlike classical ...
Why in news? Kerala’s High Court recently directed authorities to regulate houseboats on Vembanad Lake after pollution complaints. Though the court ...
Why in news? A recent feature on the Idu Mishmi people of Arunachal Pradesh explored how their traditional cosmology shapes conservation practices. At...
Why in news? On 22 May 2026 the reconstituted Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament held its first meeting. Members from the ruling party rais...
