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Why in news? NASA announced that its SPHEREx spacecraft recently observed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which passed through the inner Solar System...
Why in news? An early sixteenth‑century drawing attributed to Michelangelo has been sold for £16.9 million (around ₹206 crore), setting a record ...
Why in news? The government of Arunachal Pradesh has authorised the capture and relocation of a tiger that killed a head constable on the Roing–Mayo...
Why in news? Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has flagged off a joint mountaineering expedition to Mt Aconcagua in Argentina. The team, comprising instr...
Why in news? Iran is grappling with an extreme drought that has left Lake Urmia almost completely dry. Rainfall in autumn 2025 was about 90 percent be...
Why in news? India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have signed a Terms of Reference document to negotiate a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement....
Why in news? The states of New York and New Jersey have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. federal administration over the suspension of $16 billion in ...
Why in news? The latest winter census conducted by the Uttar Pradesh forest department recorded 20,628 Sarus cranes across the state—an increase of ...
Why in news? The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met on 6 February 2026 and unanimously decided to keep the benchmark repo r...
Why in news? Two recent developments have brought the Jagannath temple into the news. In Jharkhand, President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to lay the f...
Why in news? Scientists monitoring El Chichón, a stratovolcano in Chiapas, Mexico, recently observed dramatic changes in its crater lake. Water tempe...
Why in news? The United States government has announced “Project Vault,” a $12 billion plan to build a strategic stockpile of rare earths and othe...
Why in news? On 4 February 2026, India formally became part of the BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies (BCIC), a collaborative platform created b...
Why in news? The Indian government has outlined plans for a comprehensive “AI stack” to democratise artificial intelligence and make it accessible...
Why in news? The latest bird census at Gujarat’s Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary has counted more than 500,000 birds across about 200 species, a remarkabl...
Why in news? The Ministry of Cooperation recently highlighted progress under Yuva Sahakar and Swayamshakti Sahakar schemes, which provide financial su...
Why in news? The Ministry of Cooperation has launched Bharat Taxi, a driver‑owned ride‑hailing platform that promises zero commission, surge‑fre...
Why in news? As preparations begin for India’s 2027 census, organisations representing denotified, nomadic and semi‑nomadic tribes (DNTs) have dem...
Why in news? Eight members of Karnataka’s Hakki Pikki tribal community became stranded in the Central African nation of Chad after their visas expir...
Why in news? The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has announced that its Startup Accelerator of MeitY for Product Innovation...
