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Peacock Tarantula: Eastern Ghats, Sapphire Spider
Why in news? Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan recently shared photographs of a bright blue spider on social media, describing it as a...
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Why in news? Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan recently shared photographs of a bright blue spider on social media, describing it as a...
Why in news? Each year 1 May is observed as International Labour Day or May Day to honour workers and recognise their contributions to society. In 202...
Why in news? Forest officials in Odisha recently arrested four suspected poachers in Kotgarh Wildlife Sanctuary. The men were caught with guns, ammuni...
Why in news? UNESCO and the Government of Sikkim have launched a project to document and conserve the Ru-Soam bridges built by the indigenous Lepcha c...
Why in news? The Supreme Court of India has taken suo moto notice of delays at the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). It highlighted that hundreds ...
Why in news? In a landmark judgment delivered in December 2024 the Supreme Court of India directed the Union government to develop a comprehensive pol...
Why in news? Wildlife officials and veterinarians in parts of India have reported a rise in cases of canine distemper virus (CDV) among stray dogs and...
Why in news? Archaeologists and linguists announced in April 2026 that radiocarbon dating of wooden tablets from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) suggests the...
Why in news? On 30 April 2026 the Italian government extended, for three more weeks, a temporary reduction in excise duties on fuels. The measure aims...
Why in news? Entomologists have identified two previously unknown firefly species in the East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya. The species are named Diaphane...
Why in news? The Indian Army announced a new multilateral military exercise called Exercise Pragati (Partnership of Regional Armies for Growth and Tra...
Why in news? Defence ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) met in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. The meeting drew attention to...
Why in news? The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) announced an Aadhaar‑based portal called E‑PRAAPTI to help workers trace old prov...
Why in news? The sacred relics excavated from the Piprahwa Stupa in Uttar Pradesh were flown to Ladakh for public veneration. The relics were escorted...
Why in news? The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy carried out the first salvo launch of the Naval Anti‑Ship ...
Why in news? Palaeontologists in Australia unearthed fossils of a toothed platypus species called Obdurodon insignis from a site near Lake Pinpa in So...
Why in news? The Ministry of Panchayati Raj released the second edition of the Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) 2.0, a data‑driven framework that r...
Why in news? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched Mission SAKSHAM (Sahkari Bank Kshamta Nirman), an extensive training programme aimed at enhancin...
Why in news? The 11th‑century temple of Preah Vihear on the Cambodia–Thailand border suffered significant damage during recent border clashes betw...
Why in news? Doctors have highlighted that routine mammograms can detect breast arterial calcifications (BAC) — tiny deposits of calcium in the brea...