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Why in news? A team of engineers and biologists has been exploring how to integrate living plants with electronic circuits. By turning plants into sen...
Why in news? A behavioral study from Gibraltar observed that Barbary macaques often eat soil after consuming tourist‑provided food such as bread, bi...
Why in news? A clinical trial in China reported that daily supplementation of vitamin E improved liver tissue in adults suffering from metabolic assoc...
Why in news? The debate over the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project in Arunachal Pradesh has resurfaced after civil society groups and indigeno...
Why in news? Botanists have drawn attention to Eulophia picta, an orchid species reported from several parts of India, after new sightings were confir...
Why in news? Underwater archaeologists exploring Kyrgyzstan’s Lake Issyk‑Kul reported the discovery of a medieval settlement submerged beneath the...
Why in news? The Ministry of Women and Child Development has invited nominations for the 2026 Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar. The national awar...
Why in news? Researchers from the University of California, Irvine reported that low dopamine levels in a key brain region directly impair memory form...
Why in news? Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has challenged a directive requiring it to join the Indian government’s Sahyog portal. The p...
Why in news? The Tamil Nadu and Kerala Forest Departments jointly conducted the third synchronised survey of the Nilgiri Tahr from 24 to 27 April 2026...
Why in news? A sustained outbreak of leaf spot disease has been troubling arecanut growers in Karnataka. To help farmers, the Central Plantation Crops...
Why in news? A multicentre trial in China examined whether adding the steroid prednisolone to the standard treatment for Kawasaki disease (intravenous...
Why in news? The iconic Thrissur Pooram festival in Kerala was scaled back in April 2026 after a devastating explosion at a firecracker production uni...
Why in news? In April 2026 the Indian Navy’s fast attack craft INS Kalpeni reached the harbour of Gan in the Maldives’ Addu Atoll. The visit is pa...
Why in news? Scientists from the Central University of Rajasthan announced the discovery of a novel cyanobacterium from water samples collected in Pus...
Why in news? In late April 2026 Israel flew more than 250 members of the Bnei Menashe community from India to Tel Aviv as part of its ambitious Operat...
Why in news? On 24 April 2026 the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) commissioned an X‑band dual‑polarisation Doppler Weather Radar a...
Why in news? Wildlife officials in Chhattisgarh announced that the population of blackbucks in Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary now exceeds 200 individu...
Why in news? During his April 2026 radio address, the Prime Minister urged citizens to visit the Abhilekh Patal portal to discover India’s rich arch...
Why in news? New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced that his country would sign a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) with In...
