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Dunagiri, Sanshodhak & Agray: Indigenous Naval Platforms
Why in news? The Indian Navy is preparing to commission three indigenously built frontline platforms in Kolkata on 21 June 2026. They are the frigate ...
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Why in news? The Indian Navy is preparing to commission three indigenously built frontline platforms in Kolkata on 21 June 2026. They are the frigate ...
Why in news? At the Bonn climate conference in June 2026, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Türkiye’s upcoming COP 31 presidency anno...
Why in news? Astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics and their international partners reported new findings on a fast X‑ray transient ...
Why in news? On 18 June 2026 the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences signed an ag...
Why in news? The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) recently unveiled Drunix, an open‑source blockchain platform. The platform enables bu...
Why in news? The government announced that it has disbursed around ₹2,400 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PMVBRY), bring...
Why in news? In mid‑June 2026 Israeli airstrikes killed dozens of people in southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire, as clashes with the Hezbollah move...
Why in news? The World Economic Forum’s Energy Transition Index (ETI) 2026 ranked India 70th out of 120 countries. India moved up two places from th...
Why in news? The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in February 2026 issued updates to its public lists. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, ...
Why in news? A recent feature drew attention to the Dongria Kondh of Odisha, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group known for their sustainable lifest...
Why in news? Scientists from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research (ICAR‑IIOR) in Hyderabad have dev...
Why in news? Japan’s Prime Minister recently voiced support for a plan to build a bridge across Italy’s Strait of Messina. The project aims to con...
Why in news? Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India’s western regional centre have identified a new species of forester moth in Karnataka�...
Why in news? Entomologists in Kozhikode district, Kerala, have discovered a new species of aphid‑hunting wasp. Named Spilomena malabarica, it was co...
Why in news? The Indian Army has sent a contingent to participate in Exercise Khaan Quest, a multinational military drill held in Mongolia. The 2026 e...
Why in news? The National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) celebrated its 23rd Foundation Day on 19 June 2026. A press release ahead of the event hig...
Why in news? The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has approved a new regulation setting the minimum age for social media use at fifteen. News reports from J...
Why in news? NHPC Limited has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Government of Arunachal Pradesh to develop the 3,097 MW Etalin Hydroelectric P...
Why in news? The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy launched India’s Green Hydrogen Certification Portal on 17 June 2026. The portal, part of the ...
Why in news? The Ministry of Women and Child Development highlighted improvements to the Sexual Harassment electronic Box (SHe‑Box) portal under the...