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THAAD System: US Missile Defence & Hit-to-Kill Tech
Why in News? The ongoing conflicts in West Asia have increased reliance on missile defence systems. One key asset is the United States’ Terminal Hig...
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Why in News? The ongoing conflicts in West Asia have increased reliance on missile defence systems. One key asset is the United States’ Terminal Hig...
Why in news? The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ordered the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) to stop releasing television viewersh...
Why in news? The Government of India’s Swachh Bharat Mission introduced an innovative robot called “G-SPIDER” to clean drains and canals without...
Why in news? The United States military reportedly used a new weapon, the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), in its conflict with Iran in early March 20...
Why in news? Health officials in Maryland, U.S., reported an increase in mumps cases in late February and early March 2026. While mumps is rare in cou...
Why in news? Forest officials in Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, reported camera-trap images of sambar deer at elevations above 2,500 metres in the...
Why in news? Tajikistan and Uzbekistan jointly submitted a proposal to include the striped hyena on Appendices I and II of the Convention on Migratory...
Why in news? A tiger in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh, killed an adult female rhinoceros in early March 2026. The unusual incident was widely re...
Why in news? The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) celebrated the seventh anniversary of its SWAYATT initiative in March 2026. SWAYATT stands for “Star...
Why in news? Scientists studying the deep ocean discovered that certain rock formations, called polymetallic nodules, generate oxygen in total darknes...
Why in news? India’s Ministry of Earth Sciences reviewed the performance of low-temperature thermal desalination (LTTD) plants installed in the Laks...
Why in news? Bird watchers in Uttarakhand recently spotted a pair of dusky eagle owls in the Phato tourism zone of the Terai West forest division. The...
Why in news? The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, has announced a moonshot project to develop implantable and non‑invasive brain co‑...
Why in news? Ichthyologists have described two new species of freshwater fish—Glyptothorax sentimereni and Oreichthys elianae—from the tributaries...
Why in news? Reports from Tehran indicate that the historic Golestan Palace complex sustained structural damage during recent missile strikes linked t...
Why in news? The Karnataka High Court has issued notices to the Union and State governments on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the appr...
Why in news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the 11th edition of the Raisina Dialogue, India’s flagship conference on geopolitics ...
Why in news? The Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to issue a new notification adding an estimated 55 square kilometres of reserv...
Why in news? United States defence officials have raised alarms about Iran’s growing production and export of low‑cost Shahed attack drones. These...
Why in news? A parliamentary delegation led by the Vice‑President of Portugal’s Assembly of the Republic recently met with India’s Deputy Chairm...