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Fireflies: Meghalaya Discovery, New Species
Why in news? Entomologists have identified two previously unknown firefly species in the East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya. The species are named Diaphane...
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Why in news? Entomologists have identified two previously unknown firefly species in the East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya. The species are named Diaphane...
Why in news? The Indian Army announced a new multilateral military exercise called Exercise Pragati (Partnership of Regional Armies for Growth and Tra...
Why in news? Defence ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) met in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. The meeting drew attention to...
Why in news? The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) announced an Aadhaar‑based portal called E‑PRAAPTI to help workers trace old prov...
Why in news? The sacred relics excavated from the Piprahwa Stupa in Uttar Pradesh were flown to Ladakh for public veneration. The relics were escorted...
Why in news? The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy carried out the first salvo launch of the Naval Anti‑Ship ...
Why in news? Palaeontologists in Australia unearthed fossils of a toothed platypus species called Obdurodon insignis from a site near Lake Pinpa in So...
Why in news? The Ministry of Panchayati Raj released the second edition of the Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) 2.0, a data‑driven framework that r...
Why in news? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched Mission SAKSHAM (Sahkari Bank Kshamta Nirman), an extensive training programme aimed at enhancin...
Why in news? The 11th‑century temple of Preah Vihear on the Cambodia–Thailand border suffered significant damage during recent border clashes betw...
Why in news? Doctors have highlighted that routine mammograms can detect breast arterial calcifications (BAC) — tiny deposits of calcium in the brea...
Why in news? Members of the Noyyal Farmers’ Protection Association in Tamil Nadu have urged the Tiruppur City Municipal Corporation to stop dumping ...
Why in news? Every year on 27 April conservationists celebrate World Tapir Day. The day aims to raise awareness about the threats facing tapirs and to...
Why in news? The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that it will withdraw from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and ...
Why in news? Researchers have discovered a new species of “happy‑face spider” in the western Himalayas. The species has been named Theridion him...
Why in news? British maritime security groups reported that armed pirates hijacked a St. Kitts and Nevis‑flagged cargo vessel off the coast of Somal...
Why in news? A fossil bed dating back to the Holocene epoch has been discovered in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu. Union Environment Minister Bhup...
Why in news? Archaeologists at the Pompeii Archaeological Park have used artificial intelligence to reconstruct the face and last moments of a man who...
Why in news? Scientists and environmentalists have warned that light pollution is threatening the famously dark night skies of Chile’s Atacama Deser...
Why in news? The Rajasthan High Court has overturned a decision by the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) that denied wildlife clearance to the Taj Am...