Geography
Physical geography, resources, disasters and urbanisation
Andhra to open coastline for rare earth mining, eyes China import cut
Andhra Pradesh has announced plans to open its mineral-rich coastline for large-scale rare earth and titanium-bearing beach sand mining, with a focus on buil...
Climate change could restrict habitat availability for Western Ghats birds such as The Nilgiri Wood Pigeon, warn researchers
A new study employed ensemble species distribution models to assess current and future climatic niches for 29 endemic bird species of the Western Ghats. Resu...
Japan will connect Northeast India to the Bay of Bengal: Dy Foreign Minister Horii Iwao
Japan's Deputy Foreign Minister Horii Iwao announced at the 6th India-Japan Intellectual Conclave — KIZUNA-6 — held on February 27, 2026, that Japan would ac...
India–Bhutan Deepen Bilateral Cooperation on Trans-Boundary Rivers and Hydropower Projects
India's Secretary of the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR), V. L. Kantha Rao, led a delegation to Bhutan from Fe...
Meghalaya Health Minister says State has highest HIV caseload in India
Meghalaya's Health Minister W Shylla has stated that the state has the highest HIV caseload in India, with 10,293 people living with HIV currently receiving ...
Govt plans to expand domestic shipping industry to reduce dependence on foreign vessels: Sanjeev Sanyal
Sanjeev Sanyal, Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), underscored that India's dependence on foreign vessels for over 90% o...
New Dedicated Freight Corridor from Dankuni to Surat to boost MP logistics, exports
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced railway projects worth Rs 48,000 crore sanctioned for Madhya Pradesh during PM Modi's third term, with special focu...
Eurasian diving duck in Kaziranga triggers climate change concern
The 7th Kaziranga Waterbird Count (conducted January 4–11, 2026) recorded 105,540 waterbirds of 107 species across 166 wetlands in 10 ranges within Kaziranga...
Delhi-Katra Expressway construction on track, will be completed by March 2027: NHAI
NHAI (National Highways Authority of India) confirmed the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway (also designated National Expressway 5 / NE5) will be completed by ...
Cabinet approves three multitracking projects covering 8 Districts across the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand, increasing the existing network of Indian Railways by about 307 Kms
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved three multitracking railway projects on February 24, 2026...
Namo Bharat sees record 1 lakh ridership after PM Modi inaugurates full Delhi-Meerut corridor
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the full 82-km Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat corridor (Regional Rapid Transit System) to the nation on February 22, 2026, f...
New build-own-operate road projects have equitable risk and reward sharing: Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari announced significant modifications to the Model Concession Agreement (MCA) for Build-Operate-Tr...
Numaligarh Refinery expansion project cost set to rise to Rs 34,000 cr, govt nod sought
Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) is seeking government approval for a cost revision of its capacity expansion project, with the revised estimate rising to a...
Why does wildfire smoke swirl only one way in the air?
Scientists and atmospheric researchers have explained why smoke plumes from large wildfires tend to rotate in a consistent direction — counterclockwise in th...
First border pillar between Assam, Arunachal erected
The first official border pillar between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh has been erected at Seijosa in the Pakke Kessang district of Arunachal Pradesh, marking ...
Hollowing out the hills: how real estate boom is impacting Nilgiris
Falling global tea prices and prolonged climate stress have rendered many Nilgiris tea estates economically unviable, triggering large-scale conversion of pl...
APSEZ subsidiary signs MoU with NMDC & Vale SA to develop iron ore blending facility & SEZ hub
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone's (APSEZ) subsidiary, Adani Gangavaram Port Limited (AGPL), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NMDC Limite...
Why has NGT cleared the Nicobar project? | Explained
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) ruled on February 16, 2026, that there are "no good grounds to interfere" with the environmental clearance granted for the ...
India & Brazil sign rare earths pact, will ‘wait and watch’ US SC tariff order fallout
India and Brazil signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on critical minerals and rare earths during PM Modi's meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Ináci...
Why the Strait of Hormuz remains central to global energy security
Iran announced military exercises dubbed "Smart Control of the Strait of Hormuz," including live-fire drills in the waterway, citing preparation for "potenti...