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Why in news? Researchers working in the misty highlands of the Western Ghats have described five previously unknown species of Impatiens (balsams). Th...
Why in news? At the Zoological Survey of India’s (ZSI) 111th foundation day celebrations, the Union Environment Minister unveiled the PaleoIndia Por...
Why in news? Villagers from the Sangno clan in Arunachal Pradesh’s Weshi village have launched a community initiative to conserve the Transcaspian m...
Why in news? On 30 June 2026, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported a brief phreatomagmatic eruption at Taal Volcano. The ex...
Why in news? The Odisha Forest Department has shelved a plan to introduce Indian gaurs (wild bison) into Chandaka‑Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary. Wildli...
Why in news? The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has rolled out the Centralised IT‑Enabled System (CITES). The initiative consolidat...
Why in news? At the Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Sammelan on 29 June 2026, the Ministry of Rural Development unveiled the SHE‑LEAPS platform (Self‑Help ...
Why in news? India and Greece are exploring deeper economic ties, particularly in financial services, fintech and digital payments. Understanding the ...
Why in news? The National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) has lately been recognised for its efforts to conserve wild rice genetic resources in Assam an...
Why in news? The National Health Authority (NHA) launched a WhatsApp chatbot called Ayushman Sarathi under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arog...
Why in news? The Malaprabha River in Karnataka has reportedly dried up, causing severe hardship for farmers and towns dependent on its waters. Photogr...
Why in news? The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) celebrated the 16th raising day of Project BRAHMANK on 29 June 2026. The project oversees constructio...
Why in news? Indian astrophysicists have published new insights into the thermal evolution of interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs). The resea...
Why in news? The Ministry of Education has been promoting the Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) platform and the APAAR (One Nation, One Student ID) to st...
Why in news? Wildlife groups have drawn attention to the Bengal fox’s declining habitat and the need for grassland conservation. The species is ofte...
Why in news? The Arul Mihu Navasakthi Vinayagar Temple in Victoria, Seychelles, celebrated its annual chariot procession with the participation of the...
Why in news? Conservationists in Karnataka marked a decade since the Southern birdwing (Troides minos) was declared the state butterfly. Awareness cam...
Why in news? The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) released a report showing that the region is off‑t...
Why in news? Scientists studying Antarctica have reported continued activity at Mount Erebus on Ross Island. The volcano’s persistent lava lake and ...
Why in news? In late June 2026 the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board opened several floodgates of the Himayat Sagar reservoir. He...
