Daily Current Affairs
20 Oct 2025
Underwater Archaeological Survey off Poompuhar
BackgroundLocation: Poompuhar (ancient Kaveripoompattinam), a Sangam-era port city, located in Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu.Historical Signific...
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Earth’s Magnetic Field and South Atlantic Anomaly
1. OverviewThe Earth’s magnetic field acts as a protective shield against charged solar particles and cosmic radiation.It is generated by the moveme...
Read More →Indian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes)
1. Current ContextThe International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is likely to reclassify the Indian wolf as a new species, distinct from th...
Read More →Arsenic-Methylating Microbes and Straighthead Disease in Rice
1. ContextA recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) identified that microbial communities in rice paddies det...
Read More →Status of Elephants in India – 2025 Report (WII)
The Wildlife Institute of India released the first-ever DNA-based synchronous estimation of elephants across the country1. BackgroundReleased by: Wild...
Read More →Kurinji Blooms in Gudalur, Tamil Nadu: Ecological and Cultural Significance
ContextThe rare kurinji (Strobilanthes sessilis) flowers have bloomed in Gudalur, Nilgiris after eight years, marking a significant ecological event i...
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