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March 19 , 2026 15 hrs 0 min 18 0
  • Two giant oarfish, the longest bony fish in the world, belonging to the family Regalecidae, were recently spotted near the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
    • These deep-sea creatures normally live at depths of around 900 metres and are rarely seen near the surface.
  • 9,111 women and girls performed the traditional Lezim dance simultaneously in Dombivli, Maharashtra, during International Women’s Day 2026 celebrations, setting a Guinness World Record.
  • Myiophanes kempi, a rare cave-dwelling assassin bug of the Reduviidae family, has been rediscovered in the Andaman Islands after nearly 100 years.
  • Osbeckia zubeengargiana, a new plant species of the Melastomataceae family, was discovered in the grasslands of Manas National Park in Assam and named after Zubeen Garg.
  • Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, Asia’s largest tulip garden in Srinagar, has been opened to the public, marking the arrival of the spring season in Kashmir Valley, which is located at the foothills of the Zabarwan Mountains.
  • Mayank Chakraborty, a 17-year-old International Master (IM) from Guwahati of Assam has become India’s 94th Chess Grandmaster, also becoming the first Grandmaster from Northeast India.
  • A rare Blue-and-White Flycatcher (Muscicapidae family) was spotted at Pavagadh Hill in Gujarat.

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