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Why in news? Recent reports in May 2026 highlighted the severe ecological and social pressures on Loktak Lake, the largest freshwater lake in northeas...
Why in news? Birdwatchers in Kasaragod district, Kerala, reported a rare sighting of the Kashmir Flycatcher in May 2026. The species, normally found i...
Why in news? India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) announced on 18 May 2026 that final development trials of the third‑gene...
Why in news? The 2026 International Booker Prize was awarded on 19 May 2026 at London’s Tate Modern. The prize honours the best work of translated f...
Why in news? Researchers described a new species of fossorial snake named Trachischium lalremsangai in May 2026. The holotype was collected in Murlen...
Why in news? The Union Ministry of Ayush launched the Ayush Anudan Portal on 19 May 2026. The new website will streamline submission, processing and m...
Why in news? NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft recently detected the Zwan‑Wolf effect in the Martian ionosphere. Th...
Why in News? The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN‑SPACe) led a delegation of Indian space‑technology companies to the ...
Why in News? On 19 May 2026 the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) spacecraft launched aboard a Vega‑C rocket from Europe’s...
Why in News? On 15 May 2026 the Union Ministry of Education and the West Bengal government signed a Memorandum of Understanding to implement the PM SH...
Why in News? Discussions around citizenship and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) have brought attention to the Matua community, many of whom migrat...
Why in News? The Gujarat government has declared Barda Wildlife Sanctuary a second habitat for Asiatic lions. Recent surveys recorded 17 lions, includ...
