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INS Sunayna Maldives: SAGAR Initiative, Maritime Security & Neighbourhood First

INS Sunayna Maldives: SAGAR Initiative, Maritime Security & Neighbourhood First

Why in news? As part of the Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR) initiative, the Indian Navy’s offshore patrol ...

Poshan Pakhwada 2026: Mission Poshan 2.0, Early Childhood Development & Malnutrition

Poshan Pakhwada 2026: Mission Poshan 2.0, Early Childhood Development & Malnutrition

Poshan Pakhwada 2026: Focus on Early Brain Development Why in news? The Ministry of Women and Child Development announced that the eighth edition of P...

Mission MITRA Gaganyaan: ISRO, Institute of Aerospace Medicine & High-Altitude Analogue Study

Mission MITRA Gaganyaan: ISRO, Institute of Aerospace Medicine & High-Altitude Analogue Study

Why in news? India’s space agency ISRO and the Indian Air Force’s Institute of Aerospace Medicine completed a unique high‑altitude analogue miss...

Indian Crested Porcupine: Pampore Saffron Fields, Hystrix indica & Wildlife Protection Act

Indian Crested Porcupine: Pampore Saffron Fields, Hystrix indica & Wildlife Protection Act

Why in news? Farmers in Pampore, Jammu & Kashmir, reported that Indian crested porcupines have been digging up saffron corms, leading to a sharp drop ...

Marine Nematodes Discovery: Zoological Survey of India, Corononema dhriti & Benthic Ecosystems

Marine Nematodes Discovery: Zoological Survey of India, Corononema dhriti & Benthic Ecosystems

Why in news? Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) announced the discovery of two new species of free‑living marine nematodes off the...

Government e Marketplace GeM: Public Procurement, MSMEs & Digital India

Government e Marketplace GeM: Public Procurement, MSMEs & Digital India

Why in news? The Government e Marketplace (GeM) achieved a record gross merchandise value of over ₹5 lakh crore during the financial year 2025–26,...

Madras Hedgehog Genome: Paraechinus nudiventris, Endemic Species & Western Ghats

Madras Hedgehog Genome: Paraechinus nudiventris, Endemic Species & Western Ghats

Why in news? Researchers published the first complete mitochondrial genome of the Madras hedgehog (Paraechinus nudiventris), shedding light on its evo...

Psychedelics Study: Brain Networks, Default Mode Network & Mental Health Treatment

Psychedelics Study: Brain Networks, Default Mode Network & Mental Health Treatment

Why in news? A multi‑country study published in Nature Medicine analysed more than 500 brain scans from 267 people and found that psychedelic substa...

Tar Balls Management Rules 2026: Oil Spills, Coastal Pollution & Marine Ecosystems

Tar Balls Management Rules 2026: Oil Spills, Coastal Pollution & Marine Ecosystems

Why in news? The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change released draft Tar Balls Management Rules 2026 to address the frequent deposition ...

ASISSE Survey NSO: Services Sector, GDP Contribution & MoSPI

ASISSE Survey NSO: Services Sector, GDP Contribution & MoSPI

Why in news? The National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation commenced the inaugural Annual Survey ...

Forever Chemicals PFAS: EU Water Rules, Environmental Pollution & Health Risks

Forever Chemicals PFAS: EU Water Rules, Environmental Pollution & Health Risks

Why in news? The European Parliament endorsed new legislation to reduce water pollution, updating lists of priority substances in rivers, lakes and gr...

Guru Tegh Bahadur: Ninth Sikh Guru, Hind di Chadar & Religious Freedom

Guru Tegh Bahadur: Ninth Sikh Guru, Hind di Chadar & Religious Freedom

Why in news? Sikhs around the world celebrated Parkash Purab, the birth anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur, on 7 April 2026 (25 Chet in the Nanakshahi c...

Mudumalai Tiger Reserve: Nilgiri Biosphere, Tribal Voters & Moyar River

Mudumalai Tiger Reserve: Nilgiri Biosphere, Tribal Voters & Moyar River

Why in news? The administration of Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu recently travelled deep into the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve to check on remote tribal ...

National Maritime Day: SS Loyalty, Sagarmala Project & Maritime Economy

National Maritime Day: SS Loyalty, Sagarmala Project & Maritime Economy

Why in news? On 5 April 2026 India celebrated National Maritime Day with the theme “Maritime India – Empowering Progress.” The Prime Minister an...

ECINet Portal: Election Commission of India, E-Governance & Voter Services

ECINet Portal: Election Commission of India, E-Governance & Voter Services

Why in news? The Election Commission of India (ECI) recently unveiled ECINet, a comprehensive digital portal that integrates more than forty existing ...

Rove Beetle Discovery: Eastern Himalayas, Arunachal Pradesh & Biodiversity

Rove Beetle Discovery: Eastern Himalayas, Arunachal Pradesh & Biodiversity

Why in news? Researchers from Rajiv Gandhi University in Arunachal Pradesh and the University of Tübingen in Germany have identified three previously...

Indian Softshell Turtle: Nilssonia gangetica, Wildlife Protection Act & Wildlife Trade

Indian Softshell Turtle: Nilssonia gangetica, Wildlife Protection Act & Wildlife Trade

Why in news? Wildlife officers in Uttar Pradesh intercepted a vehicle in Greater Noida and rescued 16 Indian softshell turtles that were being smuggle...

BIRAC BioNEST: CSIR-CFTRI, Food Tech Startups & Biotechnology Innovation

BIRAC BioNEST: CSIR-CFTRI, Food Tech Startups & Biotechnology Innovation

Why in news? Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated a new BioNEST incubation centre at the Council of Scientific and Industr...

Afghanistan Humanitarian Aid: India Foreign Policy, Disaster Relief & Global South

Afghanistan Humanitarian Aid: India Foreign Policy, Disaster Relief & Global South

Why in news? India has dispatched relief materials including kitchen sets, hygiene kits, plastic sheets, tarpaulins and sleeping bags to Afghanistan a...

Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Sleep Disorder, Cardiovascular Risk & Public Health

Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Sleep Disorder, Cardiovascular Risk & Public Health

Why in news? A recent study using electronic health records of nearly three million individuals found that people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) f...

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