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Rafah Border Crossing Reopens for Humanitarian Aid
Why in news? Egypt reopened the Rafah border crossing with Gaza on 3 February 2026 after nearly eight months of closure. The move was part of an inter...
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Why in news? Egypt reopened the Rafah border crossing with Gaza on 3 February 2026 after nearly eight months of closure. The move was part of an inter...
Why in news? A comprehensive faunal survey conducted in the Karimpuzha wildlife sanctuary in Kerala recorded the presence of 63 species of birds, butt...
Why in news? The Union government announced the introduction of a dedicated Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) examination to recruit officers f...
Why in news? Health authorities in West Bengal confirmed that two people contracted the Nipah virus in early February 2026. Thanks to swift contact tr...
Why in news? The Union Budget 2026‑27 introduced two schemes to empower persons with disabilities (Divyangjan). The Divyangjan Kaushal Yojana will p...
Why in news? The Union Budget 2026‑27 announced that 17 drugs used to treat various cancers and seven categories of medicines for rare diseases will...
Why in news? In the Union Budget 2026‑27, the government proposed the creation of community‑owned SHE Marts—retail outlets managed by women from...
Why in news? The 2023 Human Development Report, titled A Matter of Choice: People and possibilities in the age of AI, ranked India 130th out of 193 co...
Why in news? The Union Budget 2026‑27 proposed a new programme called the Mahatma Gandhi Gram Swaraj Initiative to strengthen khadi, handloom and ha...
Why in news? The Union Budget 2026‑27 unveiled Bharat‑VISTAAR (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources), a multilingual artif...
Why in news? Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Biopharma SHAKTI (Strategy for Healthcare Advancement through Knowledge, Technology and...
Why in news? Guru Ravidas Jayanti, marking the 649th birth anniversary of the 15th‑century saint, was celebrated across India on 1 February 2026. Th...
Why in news? The Union Budget 2026‑27 clarified that the capital gains tax exemption on Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) will apply only to bonds purchas...
Why in news? The Union Budget 2026‑27 allocated ₹20,000 crores to develop Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) technologies in India. Th...
Why in news? The Union Budget 2026‑27 raised the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on derivatives trading to curb excessive speculation. From 1 April...
Why in news? Researchers have demonstrated that a monolayer of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) can withstand the harsh radiation of space. A radio‑frequ...
Why in news? India’s Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Savitri Thakur, led the Indian delegation to the 64th session of the United ...
Why in news? On 1 February 2026 the State Bank of India (SBI) launched CHAKRA, a centre of excellence designed to finance India’s emerging “sunris...
Why in news? The Bihar government recently approved installation of Grain ATM machines under the Public Distribution System (PDS). These vending machi...
Why in news? In early 2026 the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons extended the deadline for the tenth bid round of the Open Acreage Licensing Program...