Defence
Yıldırımhan Missile: Turkey's New ICBM Capability
Why in news? Turkey unveiled a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) concept, called Yıldırımhan, at the SAHA defence expo in early May 202...
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Why in news? Turkey unveiled a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) concept, called Yıldırımhan, at the SAHA defence expo in early May 202...
Why in news? A mushroom exploration team from the Central Agriculture University in Pasighat reported in May 2026 that they had found a rare Cordyceps...
Why in news? In May 2026 Pakistani authorities returned the body of a nine‑year‑old boy from Kargil who had drowned in the Suru River on 20 March ...
Why in news? India’s External Affairs Minister visited Paramaribo in early May 2026 for the eighth India–Suriname Joint Commission Meeting. The vi...
Why in news? On 28 April 2026 the Rajasthan High Court vacated a stay on a 100 MW solar project near Sambhar Lake. The court allowed the project to go...
Why in news? UNESCO’s 2025 World Heritage Outlook rated the conservation outlook for the Galapagos Islands as of “significant concern,” citing i...
Why in news? The International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) will hold its inaugural summit in New Delhi on 1–2 June 2026. Delegates and experts from 95 b...
Why in news? Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and Fakir Mohan University announced in May 2026 that they had documented the snapp...
Why in news? Social media posts in May 2026 showed rare camera‑trap photographs of a rusty spotted cat in a village field in central India. The imag...
Why in news? On 6 May 2026 the Union Health Minister launched the Swasth Bharat Portal at the tenth National Summit on Good, Replicable Practices and ...
Why in news? In early May 2026 a fuel tanker named M/T Eureka was hijacked by unidentified armed men off the coast of Yemen. The attackers steered the...
Why in news? Wildlife enthusiasts and conservationists have recently highlighted the Caracal as part of efforts to raise awareness about less known ca...
