Environment
Project STRIPES Moves 216 Star Tortoises to Tadoba
Why in news?Maharashtra wildlife teams moved 216 rescued Indian star tortoises from Mumbai and Thane to Tadoba–Andhari Tiger Reserve. The operation ...
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Why in news?Maharashtra wildlife teams moved 216 rescued Indian star tortoises from Mumbai and Thane to Tadoba–Andhari Tiger Reserve. The operation ...
Why in news?Research on the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve has drawn attention to climate-driven changes in forest seasonality. Scientists analysed satelli...
Why in news?Assam officials announced the first recorded smew sighting at Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary. Surveyors observed the small Eurasian diving du...
Why in news?United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) received a tanker’s distress report on 20 August 2026. Six armed people had reportedly ...
Why in news?India and Mauritius concluded new energy agreements during Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri’s visit to Mauritius. A five-year comme...
Why in news?A study published in Nature Communications on 18 August 2026 explained the narwhal tusk’s unusual structure. Researchers found opposite ...
Why in news?United States Ambassador Sergio Gor visited Thiksey Monastery during an official trip to Ladakh. He reached Leh from Srinagar and visited ...
Why in news?The 2026 Amarnath pilgrimage again brought large numbers of people into high-altitude marmot habitat. Long-tailed marmots live along parts...
Why in news?A new systematic review estimated that horizontal strabismus affects 1.81 per cent of the current global population. That proportion repre...
Why in news?Raipur Police arrested a professor and five students over an alleged examination-paper leak in Chhattisgarh. Police said a thin endoscopic...
Why in news?The Territorial Army and CyberPeace launched the third Terrier Cyber Quest on 21 August 2026. The national competition seeks practical sol...
Why in news?Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence reported a new North Korean missile in Russia’s inventory during August 2026. It identified the weapon ...
