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Why in news? Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda released the 10th edition of the Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP 2026) in January 2026. This updated volume in...
Why in News? The Speaker of the Lok Sabha recently reconstituted the Committee on Empowerment of Women and appointed BJP MP Dr Daggubati Purandeswari ...
Why in News? The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) recently announced that it had uncovered an international drug‑trafficking syndicate, seizing more t...
Why in News? Botanists from the University of Calicut and the Botanical Survey of India have described a new species of flowering plant from the Weste...
Why in News? A study by the Wildlife Institute of India has documented a breeding population of barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) living year‑round in...
Why in News? A 38‑year‑old man recently died in a suspected shark attack near Rottnest Island, a popular holiday spot off the coast of Western Aus...
Why in News? The United Nations convened its 21st session of the Forum on Forests in New York, during which it released the Global Forest Goals Report...
Why in News? Herpetologists from the Zoological Survey of India and collaborating institutions have described a new species of leopard gecko from the ...
Why in News? Indian pharmaceutical company Dr Reddy’s Laboratories has launched a generic version of semaglutide injection in Canada. Semaglutide is...
Why in News? Latvia’s Prime Minister Evika Siliņa resigned amid controversy over how her government handled a series of stray drones, believed to b...
Why in News? For the first time, a male Western Hoolock Gibbon was documented crossing specially constructed canopy bridges over a railway line in the...
Why in News? On Endangered Species Day 2026, conservationists released the first satellite‑tagged Ganges soft‑shell turtle in Kaziranga National P...
Why in News? A rare sighting of the Common bronzeback tree snake (Dendrelaphis tristis) occurred in the Belrayan range of Uttar Pradesh’s Dudhwa Tig...
Why in News? The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) launched ABHAY, an artificial‑intelligence powered helpbot designed to verify notices issued ...
Why in News? At the April 2026 meeting of the Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement (CCRA) in Tokyo, member states unanimously nominated India to ch...
Why in News? During his official visit to the Netherlands on 16 May 2026, the Prime Minister of India and his Dutch counterpart elevated bilateral tie...
Why in News? The Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) often features in discussions on national security. September 2026 marks its 58th anniversary, promp...
Why in News? Chaprala Wildlife Sanctuary in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district has attracted attention for two reasons: plans to ensure that the prop...
Why in News? The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for setting global rules and st...
Why in News? On 15 May 2026 the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Ituri province. By 16 May, the World...
