Daily Current Affairs
17 Mar 2026
Belém summit and the new model of forest finance
Why in newsAt the climate summit held in Belém (November 2025), Brazil proposed a new forest finance mechanism called the Tropical Forest Forever Fac...
Read More →Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025 announced
Why in newsThe Sahitya Akademi announced the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025 for works in 24 recognised Indian languages.The announcement came after a del...
Read More →Freshwater crab with both male and female traits discovered in Silent Valley
Why in newsResearchers discovered a freshwater crab exhibiting both male and female biological traits in Silent Valley National Park, part of the West...
Read More →ASI allows excavations at Keeladi and seven other sites in Tamil Nadu
Why in newsThe Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has granted permission to the Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology (TNSDA) to conduct excava...
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Essential Commodities Act and India’s LPG supply crisis
Why in newsDue to disruption in energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, the Government of India invoked the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 to ...
Read More →Supreme Court allows withdrawal of life support (Harish Rana case)
Why in newsThe Harish Rana case marked the first judicial approval for withdrawal of life support in India. The decision was delivered by a Bench of J...
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