Environment
Himalayan Tahr and Waste Threats
Why in news? Environmentalists have raised alarms after camera traps in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary captured herds of Himalayan tahr grazing near gar...
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Why in news? Environmentalists have raised alarms after camera traps in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary captured herds of Himalayan tahr grazing near gar...
Why in news? Researchers are exploring quorum sensing as a potential target for new therapies because disrupting this mechanism could weaken harmful b...
Why in news? The Defence Acquisition Council recently granted acceptance of necessity to procure an Air‑Ship Based High‑Altitude Pseudo‑Satellit...
Why in news? The Assam Rifles, India’s oldest paramilitary force, has begun a pilot project to induct indigenous dog breeds under the Aatmanirbhar B...
Why in news? Executives from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) visited India ahead of the first Mumbai Climate Week to urge Indian companies...
Why in news? Indian researchers from 28 medical and research institutions compiled the country’s first government‑supported national biobank for L...
Why in news? A long‑term study in the Anamalai Hills of the Western Ghats revealed that populations of the endangered lion‑tailed macaque are incr...
Why in news? Transparency International released its 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index, ranking 182 countries and territories by perceived public‑se...
Why in news? Researchers at Stanford University produced the first global map of continental mantle earthquakes. These rare quakes originate deep bene...
Why in news? On 8 January 2026, a rare mud volcano erupted near Jol Tekri in Diglipur, North Andaman district. Local authorities cordoned off the area...
Why in news? Researchers announced the discovery of nearly 30 inscriptions written in Tamil Brahmi, Prakrit and Sanskrit inside tombs at Egypt’s fam...
Why in news? The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions announced that about 10.5 lakh government employees have been trained under the...
