withdrew from hosting
COP 33 (2028) under UNFCCC; South Korea sole candidate.
Nagoya Protocol: India issued highest number (56%) of Certificates of Compliance under CBD’s Nagoya Protocol.
Tar Balls: Hardened crude oil residues; Center proposed declaring them state disaster under Disaster Management Act.
Mount Semeru: Active stratovolcano and highest peak on Java, Indonesia ; recently erupted.
National Repositories (NBA): CMLR, Kochi (deep-sea biodiversity) and ARI, Pune (microbes/fungi) to handle physical samples of pathogens.
Annatto: Natural food coloring agent from achiote tree seeds; antimicrobial, not hallucinogenic.
South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA): Earth’s magnetic field dips, splitting into two cells; affects low-Earth orbit satellites; related to Van Allen Radiation Belts (discovered 1958, Explorer 1).
World’s first country to lose all glaciers: Venezuela .
Finland: Cleanest water access and first permanent nuclear waste repository.
Telangana declared cancer as a “notified disease” (compulsory reporting).
Project Sanjeevani (road accident prevention): Launched by Telangana .
Anmol scheme (newborn health checkups): Delhi .
Durga scheme (green e-autos for women/transgender): Delhi .
Himsarovar Project (glacier meltwater storage): Ladakh .
First state for forest products certification: Andhra Pradesh .
Namo Drone Didi Scheme first pilot: Karnataka .
Narit AI tool (combat cyberbullying & narcotics): Gujarat Police .
Abhed app (safety of citizens): Haryana Police .
Sports
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Hockey player retired: Gurjant Singh.
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Thomas & Uber Cup 2026: Held in Denmark .
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ISSF Junior World Cup 2026: Egypt – India won 16 medals .
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Laureus World Sports Awards 2026: Men’s – Carlos Alcaraz ; Women’s – Aryna Sabalenka .
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Miami Open 2026: Men’s – Jannik Sinner ; Women’s – not clearly named (hinted “Sania”).
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SAFF U20 Championship 2026: Winner Bangladesh (beat India).
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Asia Wrestling