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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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MYSTERIOUS DENISOVANS AND THEIR OVERLAP WITH MODERN HUMANS ON THE TIBETAN PLATEAU

MYSTERIOUS DENISOVANS AND THEIR OVERLAP WITH MODERN HUMANS ON THE TIBETAN PLATEAU

  • August 17, 2025
‘Speech may have helped us evolve to talk' Yoko Tajima et. al., Nature Communications, Feb 18, 2025 • Scientists have identileda gene tha[...]
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WHY ARE MEN TALLER THAN WOMEN?

WHY ARE MEN TALLER THAN WOMEN?

  • August 19, 2025
Alexander S. F. Berry et. al., PNAS, May 19, 2025 • The study published May 19 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences was drawn [...]
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XUJIAYAO HOMINID POSSESSED THE LARGEST KNOWN BRAIN IN THE MIDDLE PLEISTOCENE

XUJIAYAO HOMINID POSSESSED THE LARGEST KNOWN BRAIN IN THE MIDDLE PLEISTOCENE

  • August 18, 2025
Xujiayao hominid’s brain is biggest known brain Hong Ao et. al., Journal of Human Evolution, Aug 2024 • “It is the largest big-head[...]
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Neanderthals Cared for a Child with Down Syndrome

Neanderthals Cared for a Child with Down Syndrome

  • August 20, 2025
NEANDERTHALS CARED FOR 6-YEAR-OLD WITH DOWN SYNDROME Research conducted by: MERCEDES CONDE-VALVERDE et.al.Published in: Science Advances, June 26, 20[...]
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Bonobos Say No to Unfair Trades

Bonobos Say No to Unfair Trades

  • August 21, 2025
Bonobos say no to unfair trades Research conducted by: Kia Radovanović Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, [...]
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