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National Anubhav Awards 2026 Honour Fifteen Officials

National Anubhav Awards 2026 Honour Fifteen Officials

Why in news?Fifteen people received National Anubhav Awards 2026 honours at a ceremony in New Delhi. The 2026 recognition Minister of State Jitendra S...

Medak Fort Honoured with a Special Postal Cover and Stamp

Medak Fort Honoured with a Special Postal Cover and Stamp

Why in news?Telangana Today reported that postal officials released a special cover and associated stamp for Medak Fort. What was reported The release...

Rotating Detonation Engine: Indian Start-up Ground Test

Rotating Detonation Engine: Indian Start-up Ground Test

Why in news?Defence start-up D-Propulse announced a ground test of its five-kilonewton rotating detonation engine in Hyderabad. What the company repor...

Mumbai Rescue Highlights Risks to Loggerhead Sea Turtles

Mumbai Rescue Highlights Risks to Loggerhead Sea Turtles

Why in news?Mumbai Police rescued a distressed loggerhead sea turtle from the Arabian Sea and arranged specialised treatment in Dahanu. The reported r...

Supreme Court Examines Consumer Commission Case Delays

Supreme Court Examines Consumer Commission Case Delays

Why in news?The Supreme Court expressed concern over pending cases at the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and discussed regional bench...

Roman Space Telescope Nears Its Scheduled 30 August Launch

Roman Space Telescope Nears Its Scheduled 30 August Launch

Why in news?The National Aeronautics and Space Administration scheduled the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope for launch on 30 August. Launch and dest...

Areca-nut Origin Fraud Tests Regional Trade Safeguards

Areca-nut Origin Fraud Tests Regional Trade Safeguards

Why in news?The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence reported a large scheme that falsely presented South-East Asian areca nuts as Bangladeshi. What in...

Andhra Police Officer Scales Europe's Mount Elbrus

Andhra Police Officer Scales Europe's Mount Elbrus

Why in news?A news report said Sub-Inspector V. Venkateswara Rao reached Mount Elbrus and displayed a 100-metre Indian flag. The reported achievement ...

Mahadayi Projects Stuck between Allocation and Clearance

Mahadayi Projects Stuck between Allocation and Clearance

Why in news?The Union government told Parliament that no Mahadayi environmental-clearance proposal from Karnataka was pending before it. Why the state...

Nashik Earthquake Swarm Prompts Denser Seismic Monitoring

Nashik Earthquake Swarm Prompts Denser Seismic Monitoring

Why in news?A cluster of shallow tremors in northern Nashik led officials to plan four continuous seismic stations. What happened Reviewed National Ce...

Iran Signals Intent to Join the New Development Bank

Iran Signals Intent to Join the New Development Bank

Why in news?Iran’s central bank governor said the country would soon join the New Development Bank. Iran is not yet a listed member. What was announ...

Long-read Sequencing Reveals Friedreich Ataxia Variants

Long-read Sequencing Reveals Friedreich Ataxia Variants

Why in news?A 2026 genetic study found under-recognised variation inside expanded repeats that cause Friedreich ataxia. The disease and its usual gene...

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