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Why in news? In February 2026 the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued a trade notice inviting public comments on a draft Digital Trade ...
Why in news? A Nevada utility has told Liberty Utilities, the company that supplies electricity to the California side of Lake Tahoe, that it will end...
Why in news? On 12 May 2026 the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched the “IP Catalyst” initiative. This digital pla...
Why in news? A parliamentary panel recently expressed concern that contributions to the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) have fallen sharply—...
Why in news? Zoologists from the Zoological Survey of India have discovered two new species of spiders in Nagaland. Named Psechrus ntu and Psechrus ph...
Why in news? Qom was recently in the news after reports highlighted the activities of Indian Shiʿa seminarian students who set up aid stations to sup...
Why in news? Scientists have found that cacti, despite being slow‑growing desert plants, diversify remarkably fast. A study of their evolution shows...
Why in news? On 18 April 2026 the Union Cabinet approved the creation of the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool (BMI Pool) with a sovereign guarantee of �...
Why in news? Every year on 11 May India observes National Technology Day to celebrate scientific and technological achievements. In 2026 the theme was...
Why in news? On 12 May 2026 the India Meteorological Department (IMD) unveiled two artificial‑intelligence (AI)‑enabled weather models: a block‑...
Why in news? An evaluation commissioned by the Union Ministry of Rural Development found that fixed pensions under the National Social Assistance Prog...
Why in news? On International Nurses Day (12 May 2026) President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Florence Nightingale Awards on 15 nursing profe...
