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Why in news? Indian researchers have discovered a rare amphibian in the Namdapha Tiger Reserve of Arunachal Pradesh. The fanged frog, named Limnonecte...
Why in news? A team of Indian botanists recently discovered a delicate herb with a striking yellow patch inside its flower. This newly described speci...
Why in news? Wildlife experts have raised the alarm that untreated sewage from hotels and lodges serving pilgrims in Kollur is flowing into the Soupar...
Why in news? Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced that Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary in Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh, has been design...
Why in news? Environmental researchers and community groups have raised alarms about high levels of arsenic in the Salween River, which flows through ...
Why in news? The Meghalaya government has decided that Lumpongdeng Island in the Umiam Lake will not be included in a proposed luxury resort project. ...
Why in news? The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently quashed a state government notification that had designated panchayat lands around Col. Sher Jun...
Why in news? Authorities recently increased patrolling and community awareness at Anamalai Tiger Reserve after reports of rising human–elephant conf...
Why in news? Local communities on the Assam–Meghalaya border are protesting a proposed 55 MW hydropower‑cum‑irrigation project on the Kulsi Rive...
Why in news? The Gauhati High Court has asked the Assam government to explain why trees were proposed to be felled inside the Amchang Wildlife Sanctua...
Why in news? The Jharkhand tourism department recently launched a jungle safari and eco‑cottages in the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary near Jamshedpur. Th...
Why in news? Indian arachnologists have discovered two new species of jumping spiders in Rajasthan and Maharashtra. The species are named Mogrus shush...
Why in news? Residents of Hyderabad have complained of a strong foul odour around the historic Hussain Sagar Lake. Rising temperatures have triggered ...
Why in news? A recent audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General highlighted severe ecological damage to Hokersar Lake, an important bird sanctuary ...
Why in news? Despite repeated clean‑up drives, large mats of water hyacinth have returned to Pune’s Mula–Mutha River. Residents complain that th...
Why in news? Researchers from northeastern India and Germany have described a new species of bent‑toed gecko from the lowland forests of North Tripu...
Why in news? Researchers have identified a distinct species of leopard gecko in India, named the Painted Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis pictus). Found in ...
Why in news? Botanists have described a new flowering plant species, Dillenia nagalim, found in Manipur’s Kamjong district. The shrub, which bears s...
Why in news? A New Delhi court has convicted a Jaipur art gallery owner for attempting to export Shahtoosh shawls made from the hair of the Tibetan an...
Why in news? Herpetologists recently described a new species of reed snake from the humid forests of the West Garo Hills in Meghalaya. Named Calamaria...
