Geography
Java Island – Geography and a Recent Landslide
Why in news? On 24 January 2026 heavy rains triggered a landslide in the Pasir Langu village of West Bandung district, West Java, Indonesia. The disas...
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Why in news? On 24 January 2026 heavy rains triggered a landslide in the Pasir Langu village of West Bandung district, West Java, Indonesia. The disas...
Why in news? On 25 January 2026 India celebrated the 16th National Voters’ Day. The President, Vice‑President and Prime Minister greeted citizens ...
Why in news? The forest department of Tamil Nadu has launched a year‑long study on the Madras hedgehog in the Theri forests of the Thoothukudi distr...
Why in news? The Union Minister for Development of the North Eastern Region recently laid the foundation stone for an ₹80 crore Agarwood Value Chain...
Why in news? Recent analyses have noted a substantial gap between the ambitious targets of India’s Advanced Chemistry Cell Production Linked Incenti...
Why in news? Scientists analysing blood samples collected between 2003 and 2021 have reported an 86 percent decline in the levels of older per‑ and ...
Why in news? The President of India inaugurated the Granth Kutir on 23 January 2026 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. This curated library houses thousands o...
Why in news? Researchers who analysed health data from more than half a million people recently found that individuals with schizophrenia are more pro...
Why in news? Seismologists recently detected sonic booms generated by fragments of space debris re‑entering Earth’s atmosphere. The finding drew a...
Why in news? Botanists from the Botanical Survey of India and the Agharkar Research Institute have formally described a new flowering plant, Strobilan...
Why in news? A large international study has found that the way our bodies absorb and use vitamin B1 affects digestive habits and may influence the ri...
Why in news? On 19 January 2026 the Indian government announced a national policy to recover critical minerals from tailings and mine dumps. The polic...
Why in news? Indian Railways introduced ASC ARJUN, a humanoid robot, at Visakhapatnam railway station on 23 January 2026. The robot enhances passenger...
Why in news? A camera trap in Ratapani Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, captured an Asiatic wild dog — commonly called the dhole — in January 2026. ...
Why in news? Conservationists announced that the Gandak River now hosts more than 1,000 gharials, making it the second‑largest habitat for this crit...
Why in news? The Punjab government objected in January 2026 after the Bhakra Beas Management Board released silt‑laden water from Pandoh Dam into th...
Why in news? On 23 January 2026 the government announced that five more companies were selected under the fourth round of the Production Linked Incent...
Why in news? On 23 January 2026 the government announced the winners of the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for outstanding contributio...
Why in news? On 22 January 2026, the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign completed eleven years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted its success in ...
Why in news? The Department of Food and Public Distribution has been shortlisted for the 2026 Franz Edelman Award for its “Anna Chakra” decision�...