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Mouse deer rediscovered
Why in news? The silver‑backed chevrotain, a species of mouse deer thought to be extinct for more than three decades, was sighted again in southern ...
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Why in news? The silver‑backed chevrotain, a species of mouse deer thought to be extinct for more than three decades, was sighted again in southern ...
Why in news? India has launched large‑scale mangrove restoration projects in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Mumbai as part of its efforts to build natural...
Why in news? Reports from Gujarat in late July 2025 indicated that three Asiatic lion cubs had died in Amreli district, and several others were under...
Why in news? On Global Tiger Day 2025, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change released a report titled “Status of Small Cats in Tige...
Why in news? At the 15th Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, on 30 July 2025...
Why in news? Researchers reported that glaciers on Mount Cilo in southeastern Turkey have lost nearly 50% of their ice cover over the past four decade...
Why in news? Kaziranga Tiger Reserve in Assam was reported to have the third‑highest tiger density in India in 2024, following Bandipur in Karnataka...
Why in news? International Tiger Day, observed every year on 29 July, drew special attention in 2025 because India announced that it hosts three‑qua...
Why in news? Residents of Sirawas village in Rajasthan’s Alwar district have revived a degraded sacred grove through community action. The case is h...
Why in news? On 23 July 2025 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an advisory opinion in response to a request led by Vanuatu and other sma...
Why in news? The Ramsar Convention released the Global Wetland Outlook 2025, warning that wetlands are disappearing faster than any other ecosystem an...
Why in news? Geologists raised concerns about uncontrolled quarrying at the Guryul Ravine fossil site near Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. The site conta...
Why in news? Scientists from India’s Botanical Survey and university research departments announced the discovery of a lichen species named Allograp...
Why in news? Countries meeting under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) launched a new work programme called the Sharm...
Why in news? An advisory highlighted rising awareness about aspergillosis, a respiratory infection caused by inhaling spores of the fungus Aspergillus...
Why in news? Citizens’ groups in Pune protested aspects of the ₹1,500‑crore rejuvenation project for the Pavana River. They argued that the proj...
Why in news? The United Nations added the Gola‑Tiwai complex in Sierra Leone to its list of World Heritage Sites in July 2025, making it the West Af...
Why in news? India announced that half of its total installed power generation capacity now comes from non‑fossil fuel sources—well ahead of the 2...
Why in news? The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) cleared the Durgapur Open‑cast Coal Mine project in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district, located...
Why in news? Tiwai Island and the adjoining Gola Rainforest in Sierra Leone were recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in July 2025. This mile...