India’s Exclusive Economic Zone – Scope and Sustainable Management
Why in news? The government recently emphasised the need to include coastal communities in decision‑making for fisheries management in India’s Exc...
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Why in news? The government recently emphasised the need to include coastal communities in decision‑making for fisheries management in India’s Exc...
Why in news? Public health experts have warned that Anopheles stephensi, a mosquito species native to South Asia and the Arabian Peninsula, is increas...
Why in news? Chhattisgarh’s Kanger Valley National Park has been placed on UNESCO’s Tentative List of World Heritage Sites, and the state governme...
Why in news? In December 2025 the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation issued a travel advisory warning that counterfeit batches of the...
Why in news? Scientists revisiting data from NASA’s Cassini mission have suggested that Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may not harbour a single glo...
Why in news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the Rashtriya Prerna Sthal in Lucknow. The sprawling complex commemorates the lives and...
Why in news? The Quality Council of India (QCI) has announced a series of reforms to modernise quality standards across laboratories, hospitals, manuf...
Why in news? The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a directive stating that only beverages derived from the leaves and b...
Why in news? India has been elected to serve as vice chair of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) in 2025 and will assume the chairmansh...
Why in news? The Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar has recorded a remarkable rebound in its tiger population. According to the latest census, the number ...
Why in news? A study by researchers at the University of Technology Sydney and the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research has found that high doses of...
Why in news? Japan is preparing to conduct a month‑long test to extract rare‑earth‑rich mud from the deep seabed near Minamitorishima Island. Th...
Why in news? A viral video showing a Himalayan red fox near Pangong Tso in Ladakh captured public attention recently. Wildlife experts used the occasi...
Why in news? In coastal regions around the world, several communities have recently received “Tsunami Ready” recognition from UNESCO’s Intergove...
Why in news? Researchers from the University of California‑Davis have reported encouraging results from a phase II clinical trial of a lab‑made an...
Why in news? Scientists monitoring the Bezymianny volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula reported that the volcano has been rebuilding its cone far...
Why in news? During a recent Sikh religious procession (Nagar Kirtan) in South Auckland, New Zealand, a group of protesters performed the Māori haka ...
Why in news? India recently tested the K‑4 missile from the nuclear‑powered submarine INS Arighaat off the coast of Visakhapatnam. The successful ...
Why in news? The Department of Posts successfully transported a large Thanjavur painting depicting Lord Rama from Bengaluru to Ayodhya using its Logis...
Why in news? The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has inducted the Samudra Pratap, the country’s first indigenously designed and built pollution control ves...