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Hantavirus Infection
Microplastic contamination in Bhitarkanika National Park
Why in the News? A recent study published in Water, Air, & Soil Pollution has Read More …
BRO’s Project Deepak celebrates its 66th Raising Day
Why in the News?Border Roads Organisation’s Project Deepak celebrated its 66th Raising Day on 4 Read More …
US places India on priority watch list for Intellectual Property rights
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has placed India on its 2026 Priority Watch List Read More …
Rohit Jain appointed as RBI deputy Governor
The Government of India has officially appointed Rohit Jain as a Deputy Governor of the Read More …
Supreme Court seeks expert report from AIIMS on Apnea Test
The Supreme Court of India has expressed a prima facie finding of a “ring of Read More …
Mission Drishti-India’s largest privately developed Earth observation satellite
The Bengaluru-based startup GalaxEye successfully on May 3 launched Mission Drishti. Carried into orbit by Read More …
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla reconstitutes four Parliamentary Committees for 2026–27
Why in the News?Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has reconstituted four key Parliamentary Committees for Read More …
Prasoon Joshi Appointed Chairman of Prasar Bharati
Why in the News? The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has appointed Prasoon Joshi as Read More …
What is Cell Broadcast System (CBS)?
Why in the News? Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched the Cell Broadcast System (CBS) Read More …
CINBAX-II: India-Cambodia Bilateral Military Exercise
Why in the News?An Indian Army contingent has departed for Cambodia to participate in the Read More …
Mizoram launches ‘Khuarel’ app to boost real-time disaster response
Mizoram has launched the Khuarel mobile application to strengthen disaster response and coordination. About Khuarel Read More …
Operation WHITE STRIKE
Why in the News? The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted a major transnational cocaine Read More …
Coastal Atmospheric Research Testbed (C-ART) inaugurated in Visakhapatnam
Why in the News? The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology has established a Coastal Atmospheric Read More …
Sikkim becomes country’s first paperless judiciary state
Why in the News? Sikkim has been declared India’s first paperless judiciary state by Justice Read More …
Global launch of ‘Padma Doree’
Why in the News?The North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation has unveiled Padma Doree, Read More …
INS Mahendragiri- The sixth ship of Nilgiri-class (Project 17A)
Why in the News? INS Mahendragiri, the sixth ship of the Nilgiri-class under Project 17A, Read More …
Union Home Minister inaugurates Sacred Holy Relics Exposition of Tathagata Buddha in Leh
Why in the News?Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Sacred Holy Relics Exposition of Read More …
Prosopis juliflora as feedstock for India’s first green methanol plant
Why in the News?The invasive shrub Prosopis juliflora is being explored as feedstock for India’s Read More …
Barkha Subba and Parveen Shaikh Won Whitley Awards 2026
Indian conservationists Barkha Subba and Parveen Shaikh have won the Whitley Awards 2026 for their Read More …
UNESCO and Government of Sikkim partner to document the engineering practices of Ru-Soam
Why in the News? UNESCO has partnered with the Government of Sikkim to document the Read More …
Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED)
Why in the News?The Ministry of Finance has reduced export duties on diesel and aviation Read More …
Escobar Hippos
Why in the News?Colombia is considering culling around 80 invasive “cocaine hippos” descended from animals Read More …
Komagata Maru Incident
Why in the News? Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh recently referred to the Komagata Maru Incident Read More …
Look-Out Circular (LOC) & The Right To Travel Abroad
Why in the News? The Supreme Court of India has suspended a Look-Out Circular (LOC) Read More …