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Why in news? The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has launched a nationwide athletics league under the ASMITA programme to celebrate International...
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Why in news? The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has launched a nationwide athletics league under the ASMITA programme to celebrate International...
Why in news? The European Space Agency (ESA) has reported difficulties with its Proba‑3 solar‑eclipse mission after contact was lost with one of t...
Why in News? On 6 March 2026, a strong earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.7 struck in the waters south‑east of the Solomon Islands. The quake wa...
Why in News? The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced the first‑ever Khelo India Tribal Games to be held from 26 March to 6 April 2026. Th...
Why in News? The Government of India announced that a delegation led by Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Savitri Thakur, will attend...
Why in News? Researchers reported that the bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans survived extreme pressures similar to those experienced when rocks are bl...
Why in News? During recent tensions in West Asia, Israel’s air force was reported to have used an air‑launched ballistic missile known as Blue Spa...
Why in News? The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Denmark has become the first country in the European Union to eliminate vertical trans...
Why in News? Indian entomologists have identified two new species of fruit flies—Acidoxantha paratotoflava and Hemilea suneriae—in the Solan regio...
Why in News? Iran’s foreign ministry claimed that a recent US military strike targeted a desalination plant on Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf. Acc...
Why in News? A new scientific study has found that a koala population in Victoria, Australia has regained much of its lost genetic variation thanks to...
Why in News? The ongoing conflicts in West Asia have increased reliance on missile defence systems. One key asset is the United States’ Terminal Hig...
Why in news? The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ordered the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) to stop releasing television viewersh...
Why in news? The Government of India’s Swachh Bharat Mission introduced an innovative robot called “G-SPIDER” to clean drains and canals without...
Why in news? The United States military reportedly used a new weapon, the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), in its conflict with Iran in early March 20...
Why in news? Health officials in Maryland, U.S., reported an increase in mumps cases in late February and early March 2026. While mumps is rare in cou...
Why in news? Forest officials in Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, reported camera-trap images of sambar deer at elevations above 2,500 metres in the...
Why in news? Tajikistan and Uzbekistan jointly submitted a proposal to include the striped hyena on Appendices I and II of the Convention on Migratory...
Why in news? A tiger in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh, killed an adult female rhinoceros in early March 2026. The unusual incident was widely re...
Why in news? The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) celebrated the seventh anniversary of its SWAYATT initiative in March 2026. SWAYATT stands for “Star...