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Vande Mataram – Celebrating 150 Years of India’s National Song

Vande Mataram – Celebrating 150 Years of India’s National Song

Why in news? On 7 November 2025 the Prime Minister launched a year‑long programme to mark 150 years since Bankim Chandra Chatterjee composed the pat...

UN Water Convention – Bangladesh Joins the Global Treaty on Shared Rivers

UN Water Convention – Bangladesh Joins the Global Treaty on Shared Rivers

Why in news? Bangladesh became the first South Asian country to accede to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and I...

Baliyatra Festival – Commemorating Odisha’s Maritime Heritage

Baliyatra Festival – Commemorating Odisha’s Maritime Heritage

Why in news? The annual Baliyatra festival began on the banks of the Mahanadi river in Cuttack, Odisha, coinciding with the full moon of Kartika Purni...

Khangchendzonga National Park – A World Heritage Haven in Sikkim

Khangchendzonga National Park – A World Heritage Haven in Sikkim

Why in news? The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) gave Khangchendzonga National Park a “good” rating in its global assessment...

GPS Spoofing – Protecting Aircraft from Fake Navigation Signals

GPS Spoofing – Protecting Aircraft from Fake Navigation Signals

Why in news? Flights landing at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport experienced disruptions when aircraft received misleading Global Positio...

National Technical Textiles Mission – Accelerating India’s Industrial Fabrics

National Technical Textiles Mission – Accelerating India’s Industrial Fabrics

Why in news? The Ministry of Textiles recently approved a new round of research projects under the National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM). The mis...

Minuteman III Missile – America’s Long‑Serving Nuclear Deterrent

Minuteman III Missile – America’s Long‑Serving Nuclear Deterrent

Why in news? The United States Air Force test‑fired an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base in ...

Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary – India’s Oldest Heronry Welcomes Migrants

Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary – India’s Oldest Heronry Welcomes Migrants

Why in news? Reports from Tamil Nadu noted that migratory birds have started arriving at the Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, signalling the start of the ...

UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2025

UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2025

Why in news? The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released its Emissions Gap Report 2025. This report assesses the gap between greenhouse�...

Second World Summit for Social Development 2025 (WSSD‑2)

Second World Summit for Social Development 2025 (WSSD‑2)

Why in news? The United Nations General Assembly has scheduled a Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, Qatar from 4–6 November 2025. T...

State of Food and Agriculture 2025 Report

State of Food and Agriculture 2025 Report

Why in news? The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released its State of Food and Agriculture 2025 report. This annual publication examines the ...

Google’s Project Suncatcher

Google’s Project Suncatcher

Why in news? Google Research has unveiled Project Suncatcher, an experimental initiative that explores the idea of powering artificial‑intelligence ...

Alprazolam – Operation White Cauldron and the NDPS Act

Alprazolam – Operation White Cauldron and the NDPS Act

Why in news? The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) recently busted a clandestine factory producing alprazolam in Valsad district of Gujarat un...

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) – Blacklisting of Training Partners

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) – Blacklisting of Training Partners

Why in news? The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has blacklisted 178 training partners and training centres under the Pradhan Mantr...

Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena)

Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena)

Why in news? The striped hyena recently appeared in news reports following sightings near human settlements and discussions about its conservation sta...

National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)

National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)

Why in news? The government recently highlighted the achievements of the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) during parliamentary disc...

Cycad Plants – Ancient ornamentals under the scanner

Cycad Plants – Ancient ornamentals under the scanner

Why in news? Researchers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, are investigating whether the seeds of cycad plants cont...

Indian Mouse Deer – Rare sighting in Tungareshwar Sanctuary

Indian Mouse Deer – Rare sighting in Tungareshwar Sanctuary

Why in news? Wildlife enthusiasts captured images of an Indian spotted chevrotain, commonly called the mouse deer, in Maharashtra’s Tungareshwar Wil...

Umngot (Dawki) River – Crystal clear waters now turn murky

Umngot (Dawki) River – Crystal clear waters now turn murky

Why in news? The normally transparent waters of the Umngot River in Meghalaya have turned brown due to soil and debris dumped during road construction...

Ramman Festival – Living heritage of Saloor‑Dungra

Ramman Festival – Living heritage of Saloor‑Dungra

Why in news? India’s Ramman festival returned to the spotlight after the President of India was presented with a traditional Ramman mask during a cu...

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