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Why in news? Tajikistan and Uzbekistan jointly submitted a proposal to include the striped hyena on Appendices I and II of the Convention on Migratory...
Why in news? Forest officials in Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, reported camera-trap images of sambar deer at elevations above 2,500 metres in the...
Why in news? The Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to issue a new notification adding an estimated 55 square kilometres of reserv...
Why in news? The Karnataka High Court has issued notices to the Union and State governments on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the appr...
Why in news? Ichthyologists have described two new species of freshwater fish—Glyptothorax sentimereni and Oreichthys elianae—from the tributaries...
Why in news? Bird watchers in Uttarakhand recently spotted a pair of dusky eagle owls in the Phato tourism zone of the Terai West forest division. The...
Why in news? Scientists have described a new species of Asian grass lizard, Takydromus ultapanensis, from the Ultapani Reserve Forest within Assam’s...
Why in news? Researchers at Nagaland University recently highlighted the genetic richness of Musa sikkimensis, a wild banana species, and its value fo...
Why in news? Assam’s Agriculture Minister recently flagged off the first export consignment of Geographical Indication (GI)‑tagged Karbi Anglong g...
Why in news? A research team working in Silent Valley National Park, part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats, has discovered two pr...
Why in news? World Wildlife Day is observed each year on 3 March. On this occasion Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed India’s commitment to wil...
Why in news? For more than two decades, residents of Mudh village in eastern Ladakh have been protecting the ruddy shelduck that visits their high‑a...
Why in news? A pair of highly elusive Dusky Eagle‑Owls was sighted in the Phato tourism zone of Uttarakhand’s Terai West forest division in early ...
Why in news? In its monthly forecast issued on 28 February 2026, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned that an above‑normal number of hea...
Why in news? The Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha will host the second edition of the “Indian Bison Fest” on 8–9 March 2026. The Hirakud W...
Why in news? A study by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), released on 27 February 2026, reveals that India still lacks national ...
Why in news? An adult male tiger, approximately six to seven years old, was found dead near the Dhamela watchtower in the Mala forest range of Pilibhi...
Why in news? Scientists have described a new genus and species of subterranean fish, Gitchak nakana, discovered in a dug‑out well in western Assam. ...
Why in news? A Forest Owlet was sighted in Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh in February 2026 — the first confirmed record from this park and a rar...
Why in news? Wildlife officials in Manipur have reported that three Amur falcons tagged with satellite transmitters are currently wintering in Africa....
