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Why in news?A new study examined how one urban dung beetle responds to dog waste. Adult beetles strongly chose dog dung instead of cow dung. Surviving...
Why in news?India’s Index of Industrial Production grew 6.7 per cent during July 2026. Manufacturing and electricity helped offset a contraction in ...
Why in news?An insurance advisory panel met on 28 August to examine health-insurance reforms. It discussed wider adoption of the National Health Claim...
Why in news?A Karnataka institute received a ₹5,50,08,874 Indian Council of Medical Research grant for epidermolysis bullosa. The project lasts four...
Why in news?Two national development finance institutions signed a cooperation agreement for rural-linked infrastructure. The agreement joins the long...
Why in news?The Department of Pharmaceuticals announced a second call under its ₹5,000-crore research scheme. Applications will support drug and med...
Why in news?Pusa DST Rice 1 is being prepared for commercial production during the coming rabi season. The plan concerns suitable rice-growing areas a...
Why in news?India and Kuwait held their inaugural Joint Defence Committee meeting in New Delhi. The meeting took place on 28 August 2026. Both sides d...
Why in news?Tamil Nadu Agricultural University issued a pre-sowing price forecast for sesame farmers. It estimated ₹140–145 per kilogram for good-...
Why in news?The Union government reported more than 1,300 registrations under its PARIVARTAN vehicle-renewal scheme. Forty-two lenders and fifteen veh...
Why in news?The Department of Defence Production simplified its defence export procedure and standing export licence. The Open General Export Licence ...
Why in news?The Prime Minister paid tribute to Sree Narayana Guru on his birth anniversary. The observance fell on 28 August 2026. He recalled the ref...
