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Why in news?The Union Agriculture Ministry published a draft order proposing a complete national ban on carbosulfan. The Gazette carried it on 24 Augu...
Why in news?Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched Mission Samriddh Gaon in New Delhi on 25 August. The pilot will cover Budni and Khategaon bl...
Why in news?Botanists described a new flowering plant species from Telangana in the journal Phytotaxa. They named it Ammannia telanganensis after the ...
Why in news?Small Industries Development Bank of India convened leaders of all 28 Regional Rural Banks on 25 August. The New Delhi meeting discussed e...
Why in news?A new solar-powered water arrangement began serving Velladhotti hamlet inside Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve. Residents had faced a long and...
Why in news?Researchers published a large comparative study of gut bacteria among communities in India and Sri Lanka. The study included 575 healthy a...
Why in news?The Supreme Court ordered interim safeguards for Rajasthan’s Jojari River on 24 August. It barred construction within 100 metres of the ...
Why in news?The Defence Research and Development Organisation tested its Military Combat Parachute System at Nyoma on 26 August. The reported jump occ...
Why in news?Indian and Vietnamese coast guard leaders held their seventh high-level meeting in Chennai on 25 August. They reviewed search and rescue, ...
Why in news?The Environment Ministry urged the National Green Tribunal to seek annual Neelakurinji conservation plans from three states. Kerala, Tamil...
Why in news?Goa Shipyard Limited handed over Indian Coast Guard Ship Ajit to the Indian Coast Guard on 25 August. The new Fast Patrol Vessel carries t...
Why in news?Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 53rd PRAGATI meeting at Seva Teerth on 25 August. The review covered six railway, road and power ...
