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BSNL’s Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi) service
Why in news? State‑owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) announced on 1 January 2026 that it had rolled out Voice over WiFi ser...
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Why in news? State‑owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) announced on 1 January 2026 that it had rolled out Voice over WiFi ser...
Why in news? The Allahabad High Court, while deciding a mining dispute on 30 December 2025, observed that District Mineral Foundations (DMFs) are a be...
Why in news? On 31 December 2025 the Ministry of Rural Development launched Land Stack, a pilot platform in Chandigarh and Tamil Nadu that integrates ...
Why in news? A small locomotive transporting workers and officials collided with another trolley inside a tunnel of the Vishnugad–Pipalkoti hydropow...
Why in news? Indonesian disaster authorities raised the alert level of Mount Bur Ni Telong in Aceh to Level III after recording a series of shallow an...
Why in news? In January 2026 meteorological agencies in the United States and Europe warned of “bomb cyclone” conditions as a rapidly intensifying...
Why in news? Nature lovers were excited when the Sirkeer Malkoha, a shy bird usually found in the plains, was recorded for the first time in Uttarkash...
Why in news? On 30 December 2025, India’s Ministry of Defence signed contracts worth over ₹4,600 crore to procure more than 4.25 lakh 5.56 × 45 m...
Why in news? In December 2025 copper futures on the London Metal Exchange surpassed US$12,000 per tonne, a historic high. Prices have risen more than ...
Why in news? Scientists at Kolkata’s S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences announced PathGennie, an open‑source algorithm that drastically ...
Why in news? Nimesulide, a popular pain‑relief medicine, returned to headlines when India’s health ministry ordered a ban on all oral formulations...
Why in news? In December 2025 India successfully tested two Pralay short‑range ballistic missiles from a mobile launcher off the Odisha coast. The t...
Why in news? In December 2025 two municipalities in Peru’s Amazon—Satipo and Nauta—granted legal rights to stingless bees. This pioneering decis...
Why in news? During Russia’s Zapad 2025 military exercises and subsequent announcements, Moscow highlighted a new missile called the Oreshnik. Weste...
Why in news? Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first female prime minister and a central figure in its pro‑democracy movement, passed away on 30 December ...
Why in news? The Department of Telecommunications unveiled the National Frequency Allocation Plan 2025, an updated spectrum allocation framework for t...
Why in news? 31 December 2025 was the last date for individuals to link their PAN (Permanent Account Number) with Aadhaar and to file belated or revis...
Why in news? The Indian rupee ended 2025 at ₹89.87 per U.S. dollar, marking a depreciation of about 4.7 percent for the year. Reuters reported that ...
Why in news? India’s regional carrier Alliance Air launched the Fare se Fursat scheme on 13 October 2025. This pilot initiative, which ran until 31 ...
Why in news? Indian grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi secured a bronze medal at the FIDE World Blitz Championship on 30 December 2025. Earlier, he had also w...