Environment
Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary: Indian Bison Fest & Gaur
Why in news? The Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha will host the second edition of the “Indian Bison Fest” on 8–9 March 2026. The Hirakud W...
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Why in news? The Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha will host the second edition of the “Indian Bison Fest” on 8–9 March 2026. The Hirakud W...
Why in news? The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued guidelines for a new Eligible Manufacturer Importers (EMI) scheme. Anno...
Why in news? Astronomers recently used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to create the largest‑ever mosaic of the Milky Way’...
Why in news? Global health agencies continue to emphasise the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of HIV in order to prevent the progression t...
Why in news? Researchers have discovered fragments of a stone pillar from a 12th‑century Seuna (Yadava) dynasty temple near the Vena River in Hingan...
Why in news? Scientists have described a new genus and species of subterranean fish, Gitchak nakana, discovered in a dug‑out well in western Assam. ...
Why in news? Archaeologists investigating an ancient shipwreck near the entrance to the Singapore Strait have uncovered a treasure trove of Yuan dynas...
Why in news? Researchers have dated a hand‑stencil painting in a limestone cave on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island to at least 67,800 years, making it...
Why in news? On 27 February 1940, chemists Martin Kamen and Samuel Ruben discovered the radioactive isotope carbon‑14 at the University of Californi...
Why in news? Scientists studying the Salar de Pajonales, a high‑altitude salt flat in Chile’s Atacama Desert, have found that gypsum rocks there p...
Why in news? A Forest Owlet was sighted in Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh in February 2026 — the first confirmed record from this park and a rar...
Why in news? On 27 February 2026 President Droupadi Murmu undertook a sortie in the indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopter Prachand at Air For...
