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Paraquat ban in Telangana
Why in News? The Government of Telangana has imposed a 60-day ban on the sale, Read More …
Guinness World Record for largest Bharatanatyam dance lesson
More than 5,000 Bharatanatyam dancers performed together, clinching the Guinness World Record for the largest Read More …
Project Hinichi
The first harvest of green peas under Project Hinichi has been successfully completed in Manipur’s Read More …
Launch of Drone-Based Mail Transmission Service
The Department of Posts has launched drone-based transmission of mail and parcels between Mandi Head Read More …
DRDO successfully conducts flight-tests to demonstrate multi-layered ballistic missile defence capability
Why in News? The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted three consecutive flight Read More …
Expert Committee on Agrobiodiversity
Why in News? The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has reconstituted the Expert Committee on Agrobiodiversity Read More …
Five glacial lakes in the Kashmir Himalaya had “very high susceptibility” to GLOFs
Why in News? A recent study by the University of Kashmir, published in the Journal Read More …
Fish-survival test for wastewater toxicity-New Environmental Standards
Why in News? The Union Government has notified the Environment (Protection) Second Amendment Rules, 2025, Read More …
Core-Collapse Supernovae (CCSNe)
Why in News? A detailed study of SN 2023zcu, discovered in 2023 at the edge Read More …
Global Coalition for Social Justice
Why in News? Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment and MSME, Shobha Karandlaje, Read More …
Global Convergence for Growth Summit
Why in News? Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman participated virtually in the Global Convergence for Read More …
Paris Agreement’s Article 6.4 international carbon market mechanism
Why in News? The world’s first carbon credits issued under the Paris Agreement’s Article 6.4 Read More …
FIFA World Cup 2026
Why in News? The 2026 FIFA World Cup commenced on 11 June 2026 at the Read More …
ICAR launches ‘Oilseeds Kisaan Mitra’
Why in News? The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has launched ‘Oilseeds Kisaan Mitra’, Read More …
BIS Releases Standard for Community Seed Banks (IS 20201:2026)
Why in News? The Bureau of Indian Standards has released a new Indian Standard, IS Read More …
SARTHI — Strategic Advisory and Reforms Taskforce for Holistic ITI Transformation
The Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) convened the first meeting of the Read More …
Scientists reveal mechanism behind Venus flytrap’s rapid snap
Why in News? A new study published in the journal Science has uncovered a crucial Read More …
ANCHOR: IIT Madras unveils detailed 3D Atlas of human brainstem
Why in News? The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has unveiled ANCHOR (Atlas of Neurochemical Read More …
Puri Jagannath temple secures IP protection for sacred ‘words’ & Neelachakra
Why in News? In a first-of-its-kind initiative by any shrine in India, the Shree Jagannath Read More …
Global Peace Index 2026
Why in News The Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) released the Global Peace Index Read More …
APEDA Facilitates First Export of GI-Tagged Tezpur Litchi from Assam to Dubai
Why in News? The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitated the Read More …
First ‘Made in India’ C-295 aircraft completes maiden test flight from Vadodara
Why in News? India on 10 June successfully conducted the maiden test flight of the Read More …
BIS bans use of epichlorohydrin in tea bangs
Why in News? India has notified its first-ever quality standards for tea bags through the Read More …
Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank)) Account {FCNR(B)}
Why in News? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reopened a special FCNR(B) swap Read More …