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Schizophrenia – Understanding a Complex Mental Disorder

Schizophrenia – Understanding a Complex Mental Disorder

Why in news? Researchers who analysed health data from more than half a million people recently found that individuals with schizophrenia are more pro...

Sonic Boom – When Objects Break the Sound Barrier

Sonic Boom – When Objects Break the Sound Barrier

Why in news? Seismologists recently detected sonic booms generated by fragments of space debris re‑entering Earth’s atmosphere. The finding drew a...

Strobilanthes riteshii – A Newly Discovered Plant Species

Strobilanthes riteshii – A Newly Discovered Plant Species

Why in news? Botanists from the Botanical Survey of India and the Agharkar Research Institute have formally described a new flowering plant, Strobilan...

Anna Chakra – Optimising Food Distribution

Anna Chakra – Optimising Food Distribution

Why in news? The Department of Food and Public Distribution has been shortlisted for the 2026 Franz Edelman Award for its “Anna Chakra” decision�...

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao: 11 Years of Empowering Girls

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao: 11 Years of Empowering Girls

Why in news? On 22 January 2026, the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign completed eleven years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted its success in ...

Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2026

Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2026

Why in news? On 23 January 2026 the government announced the winners of the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for outstanding contributio...

PLI Scheme for White Goods

PLI Scheme for White Goods

Why in news? On 23 January 2026 the government announced that five more companies were selected under the fourth round of the Production Linked Incent...

Pandoh Dam and Silt‑Laden Water Controversy

Pandoh Dam and Silt‑Laden Water Controversy

Why in news? The Punjab government objected in January 2026 after the Bhakra Beas Management Board released silt‑laden water from Pandoh Dam into th...

Gandak River – India’s Second‑Largest Gharial Habitat

Gandak River – India’s Second‑Largest Gharial Habitat

Why in news? Conservationists announced that the Gandak River now hosts more than 1,000 gharials, making it the second‑largest habitat for this crit...

Asiatic Wild Dog (Dhole) Sighting in Ratapani

Asiatic Wild Dog (Dhole) Sighting in Ratapani

Why in news? A camera trap in Ratapani Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, captured an Asiatic wild dog — commonly called the dhole — in January 2026. ...

ASC ARJUN Humanoid Robot

ASC ARJUN Humanoid Robot

Why in news? Indian Railways introduced ASC ARJUN, a humanoid robot, at Visakhapatnam railway station on 23 January 2026. The robot enhances passenger...

India’s First Tailings Policy

India’s First Tailings Policy

Why in news? On 19 January 2026 the Indian government announced a national policy to recover critical minerals from tailings and mine dumps. The polic...

Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) and Gut Health

Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) and Gut Health

Why in news? A large international study has found that the way our bodies absorb and use vitamin B1 affects digestive habits and may influence the ri...

Lambadi (Banjara) Community and the Scheduled Tribe Debate

Lambadi (Banjara) Community and the Scheduled Tribe Debate

Why in news? The Supreme Court of India heard petitions challenging the inclusion of the Lambadi, or Banjara, community in Telangana’s list of Sched...

Engineering Export Promotion Council of India (EEPC India)

Engineering Export Promotion Council of India (EEPC India)

Why in news? The Engineering Export Promotion Council of India (EEPC India) urged the government to cut the income tax rate for non‑corporate manufa...

Gangapur Dam and the Surya Kiran Aerobatic Show

Gangapur Dam and the Surya Kiran Aerobatic Show

Why in news? On 23 January 2026 the Indian Air Force’s Surya Kiran aerobatic team performed a thrilling air show over the Gangapur Dam near Nashik...

Phulkari – Traditional Embroidery of Punjab

Phulkari – Traditional Embroidery of Punjab

Why in news? An exhibition titled “Sut te Saah” opened in Delhi displaying over forty rare phulkari and bagh textiles from pre‑Partition Punjab....

Ammonia and Delhi’s Water Crisis

Ammonia and Delhi’s Water Crisis

Why in news? Residents of Delhi faced a severe water shortage when high levels of ammonia in the Yamuna River forced the Wazirabad and Chandrawal wate...

Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) and the November 2025 Slowdown

Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) and the November 2025 Slowdown

Why in news? Outward remittances by Indian residents under the Reserve Bank’s Liberalised Remittance Scheme fell to about US ${\approx}$ 1.94 billi...

Red‑Eared Slider Turtle – An Invasive Pet Threat

Red‑Eared Slider Turtle – An Invasive Pet Threat

Why in news? Customs officials at Chennai airport intercepted a Malaysian traveller carrying nearly three thousand hatchlings of red‑eared slider tu...

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