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Why in news? Researchers from the National Centre for Biological Sciences identified a new butterfly in the remote Mayodia Pass of Arunachal Pradesh. ...
Why in news? Scientists have described a new frog species named Ingerana occidens, commonly called the western trickle frog. The species was found in ...
Why in news? The weed killer paraquat dichloride has attracted attention after Syngenta announced plans to stop producing it by the end of June 2026. ...
Why in news? The Forest Department of Telangana has announced plans to start safari tours in the Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary. The move aims to boos...
Why in news? Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India and the University of Madras have discovered a new species of damselfly, Mortonagrion sant...
Why in news? Zoologists recently described a previously unknown species of soil‑dwelling termite from the Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary in West Beng...
Why in news? The Environment (Protection) Second Amendment Rules, 2025 introduced a new requirement for caustic‑soda plants that use membrane‑cell...
Why in news? Wildlife officers and conservationists released 31 gharial hatchlings into the Gandak River near Bagaha in Bihar during the 2026 breeding...
Why in news? Scientists have described a new species of fish named Eechathalakenda incognita from the upper reaches of the Periyar River in Kerala. T...
Why in news? Researchers conducting a biodiversity survey in Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh reported finding a bright yellow puffball mushroom...
Why in news? The Punjab Forest Department has prepared a ₹5.36 crore development plan for the Jhajjar–Bachauli Wildlife Sanctuary near Anandpur Sa...
Why in news? Marine scientists from the ICAR‑National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies and the Zoo...
Why in news? Around World Environment Day 2026, a camera‑trap survey in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park recorded a wild Caracal—also known a...
Why in news? On World Environment Day (5 June 2026) the Prime Minister announced that the Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary, also known as Surha Tal,...
Why in news? The Government of Tamil Nadu released findings from the third synchronised population survey of the endangered Nilgiri Tahr in April 2026...
Why in news? On 5 June 2026 scientists from the Agharkar Research Institute in Pune announced the discovery of a new species of foraminifera named Por...
Why in news? On 4 June 2026 wildlife photographers released images of a melanistic tigress with her cubs in Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve. These ...
Why in news? World Environment Day is celebrated every year on 5 June, and in 2026 the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has dedicated the o...
Why in news? On 3 June 2026, researchers from the Zoological Survey of India announced the discovery of two new species of hoverfly, Eristalinus sapph...
Why in news? Botanists have reported a new species of wild pea, Crotalaria phulei, from the Khairi–Umred forest near Nagpur. The species, named in h...
