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Why in news? The ALICE collaboration at CERN has revealed that about 90 percent of deuterons and antideuterons produced in proton–proton collisions ...
Why in news? A pioneering rewilding project off Thailand’s Maiton Island recently released several aquarium‑bred Indo‑Pacific leopard sharks (al...
Why in news? Health authorities continue to spotlight scabies as a neglected tropical disease affecting more than 200 million people worldwide at any ...
Why in news? The Sea of Japan has drawn attention in recent months due to regional geopolitical tensions and disputes over its naming, as well as extr...
Why in news? Images of a rare rusty‑spotted cat captured in a protected forest in western India recently went viral, drawing attention to this elusi...
Why in news? The Karnataka government has proposed reducing the area of Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary, sparking opposition from ecologists and conser...
Why in news? Russia’s Shiveluch (Sheveluch) volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula erupted explosively in late January 2026, sending ash plumes high int...
Why in news? The European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) has been discussed again in the context of Europe’s search for reliable and climate‑fr...
Why in news? Botanists have discovered a new species of wildflower on the lateritic plateaus of the Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra’s Konkan regio...
Why in news? Myanmar has drawn international attention after its military‑backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) claimed a large share...
Why in news? The Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched the Panchayat Assistance and Messaging (PANCHAM) system on 25 January 2026. Designed as a WhatsAp...
Why in news? Researchers from Nagaland University and partner institutions have described a new species of wax plant, Hoya nagaensis, discovered in th...
Why in news? The Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain has been in the spotlight due to record numbers of devotees attending the pre‑dawn Bhasma Aarti duri...
Why in news? A young male tiger was found dead on 25 January 2026 in Chhattisgarh’s Achanakmar Tiger Reserve after a territorial fight with another ...
Why in news? Meteorologists have warned that a major polar vortex disruption could bring unusually cold weather to parts of Europe, North America and ...
Why in news? The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has been promoting the Model Youth Gram Sabha (MYGS) programme in schools across India. The initiative sim...
Why in news? On 27 January 2026, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the hands of the Doomsday Clock forward to 85 seconds to midnight, signal...
Why in news? Researchers exploring temperate oak forests in Uttarakhand have discovered a new species of bolete mushroom and named it Hemileccinum ind...
Why in news? The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has constituted a high‑level Strategic Asset Allocation and Risk Governan...
Why in news? Kerala has become the first state in India to recognise a “state microbe” by designating Bacillus subtilis as its official microorgan...
