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Iran–US Conflict and India’s Energy Security: Rising LPG Vulnerability Amid West Asian Crisis

Iran–US Conflict and India’s Energy Security: Rising LPG Vulnerability Amid West Asian Crisis

  • April 10, 2026
The ongoing Iran–US conflict has severely disrupted energy supply chains across West Asia, exposing India’s structural dependence on impor...
Orangutans Can Teach Us About Food and Fitness

Orangutans Can Teach Us About Food and Fitness

  • April 03, 2026
Science Advances | 27 August 2025 Dietary Flexibility in Orangutans A study by Erin R. Vogel, published in Science Advances, highlights how oranguta...
All Anthropoids Have a Drive to ‘People Watch’

All Anthropoids Have a Drive to ‘People Watch’

  • March 26, 2026
Proceedings of the Royal Society B (04 June 2025) | Animal Cognition (June 2025) Innate Social Curiosity in Primates Recent studies by Laura Lewis e...
Smoke-Dried Bodies Could Be World’s Oldest Mummies

Smoke-Dried Bodies Could Be World’s Oldest Mummies

  • March 19, 2026
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 15 September 2025 Smoke-Dried Bodies Could Be World’s Oldest Mummies Evidence of Early Mummi...
Early Humans and the Controlled Use of Fire: Evidence from 1 Million Years Ago

Early Humans and the Controlled Use of Fire: Evidence from 1 Million Years Ago

  • March 12, 2026
Frontiers in Nutrition | 16 May 2025 Early Evidence of Controlled Fire A recent study by Dr. Miki Ben-Dor and Professor Ran Barkai, published in Fro...

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Anuj Agnihotri UPSC AIR 1 (2025): Biography, Educational Background and Success Story

Anuj Agnihotri UPSC AIR 1 (2025): Biography, Educational Background and Success Story

  • March 06, 2026
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the Civil Services Examination (CSE) Final Result 2025, bringing immense excitement and inspir...
Rajeshwari Suve M UPSC AIR 2 (2025): Biography, Education, Attempts, Optional Subject

Rajeshwari Suve M UPSC AIR 2 (2025): Biography, Education, Attempts, Optional Subject

  • March 06, 2026
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the Civil Services Examination Final Result 2025, and Rajeshwari Suve M secured All India Ran...
8 thousand year old temple found in Saudi Arabia

8 thousand year old temple found in Saudi Arabia

  • October 23, 2025
ABP Live | 02 July 2025 Discovery of an Ancient City in the Al-Fao Region A remarkable archaeological discovery has been made in the southern region...
Sacred Groves Recognised as “Deemed Forests”: A Landmark Supreme Court Ruling

Sacred Groves Recognised as “Deemed Forests”: A Landmark Supreme Court Ruling

  • September 30, 2025
Source: Scroll.in | January 8, 2025 In a historic step for environmental conservation, the Supreme Court of India has recognised sacred groves as &ld...
UPSC Toppers List 2025 Released: IAS Topper Marks, Rank List and Result Details

UPSC Toppers List 2025 Released: IAS Topper Marks, Rank List and Result Details

  • March 06, 2026
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has officially declared the Civil Services Examination (CSE) Final Result 2025 and released the UPSC Topper...
The 16th Finance Commission (2026–31): Rewriting India’s Fiscal Federalism

The 16th Finance Commission (2026–31): Rewriting India’s Fiscal Federalism

  • February 03, 2026
Why the Finance Commission Matters for UPSC The Finance Commission lies at the heart of India’s federal architecture. It determines how financi...

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Humans Age Faster at Two Sharp Peaks

Humans Age Faster at Two Sharp Peaks

  • September 17, 2025
Based on: Michael Snyder et al., Nature Aging, August 2024 Introduction A groundbreaking study has revealed that human aging does not occur at a ste[...]
Endogamy and Genetic Risk: Why Reddys Face Higher Incidence of Ankylosing Spondylitis

Endogamy and Genetic Risk: Why Reddys Face Higher Incidence of Ankylosing Spondylitis

  • September 14, 2025
By Pratheusa Machha et al., Journal of Genetics and Genomics, February 2025Based on research from the CSIR–Centre for Cellular and Molecular Bio[...]
Door to a Housing Scheme: Why Tribals Find It Hard to Open

Door to a Housing Scheme: Why Tribals Find It Hard to Open

  • September 11, 2025
Based on The Hindu, May 27, 2024 India’s tribal communities—especially the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)—have long [...]
Early Human Ancestors: Hands for Climbing and Tool-Making

Early Human Ancestors: Hands for Climbing and Tool-Making

  • September 08, 2025
  Based on Samar M. Syeda et al., Science Advances, May 14, 2025 What the Study Looked At Scientists used 3D scanning to measure bone thic[...]
How Tribals Are Fighting to Protect Sacred Groves

How Tribals Are Fighting to Protect Sacred Groves

  • September 07, 2025
Nolina Minj | April 10, 2025 | Scroll.in Sacred groves in Jharkhand are more than patches of greenery—they are living symbols of the Adivasi co[...]
Great Nicobar Project to wipe out Shompen

Great Nicobar Project to wipe out Shompen

  • September 06, 2025
“Crushed: How India Plans to Sacrifice One of the World’s Most Isolated Tribes to Create ‘The New Hong Kong’,” by Surviv[...]