Nyctibatrachus kali: New Night Frog Species, Kali Tiger Reserve & Western Ghats
Why in news? Researchers announced the discovery of Nyctibatrachus kali, a cryptic species of night frog, from the Castlerock region of the Kali Tiger...
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Why in news? Researchers announced the discovery of Nyctibatrachus kali, a cryptic species of night frog, from the Castlerock region of the Kali Tiger...
Why in news? The Satpura Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh has been highlighted in March 2026 for its successful conservation programmes and unique blen...
Why in news? On 26 March 2026 the CSIR‑Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) signed a collaboration with the Institute of Indian Foundrymen and a p...
Why in news? Researchers recently described a new butterfly species from the forests of Arunachal Pradesh. Named the Basar Duke, or Euthalia zubeengar...
Why in news? Geopolitical tensions in West Asia have sharply curtailed India’s coffee exports. Since early March 2026 shipping routes around the Str...
Why in news? The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has directed hotels and restaurants not to levy additional charges such as LPG surcharge...
Why in news? NASA recently released a high‑resolution map of the global ocean floor derived from data collected by the Surface Water and Ocean Topog...
Why in news? Western Rajasthan’s Jorbeer Conservation Reserve and the adjoining Desert National Park have been included in a global action plan (202...
Why in news? On 27 March 2026 the Ministry of Defence signed a ₹413 crore contract with a domestic firm to perform depot‑level inspections on the ...
Why in news? In a recent reply to the Rajya Sabha, the Minister of State for Rural Development highlighted the achievements of Rural Self Employment T...
Why in news? Herpetologists from the Wildlife Institute of India have reported two species of keelback snakes in India for the first time. The Rakhine...
Why in news? Officials of the Wildlife Management Authority and the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh have conserved nearly 20,000 eggs of ...
Why in news? In late March 2026 Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed it had fired Qader cruise missiles at the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Linco...
Why in news? On 26 March 2026, the National Housing Bank (NHB) launched the Gruha Sugam portal. Designed especially for defence, paramilitary and gove...
Why in news? On 26 March 2026, the OECD released its Interim Economic Outlook. The report lowered India’s projected growth rate for fiscal 2026–27...
Why in news? On 26 March 2026, the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) and the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NC...
Why in news? Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and Prof. Ramkrishna More College, Pune, announced the discovery of a new cockroach...
Why in news? On 26 March 2026 a magnitude‑6.2 earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan’s Honshu island. The quake occurred at a depth of abou...
Why in news? A new ethnobotanical study published in March 2026 recorded 39 medicinal plants used by the Sonowal Kachari community of Assam to treat a...
Why in news? The Union Cabinet has decided to continue the Immigration, Visa, Foreigners Registration & Tracking (IVFRT) scheme for another five years...