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Why in news? Herpetologists recently reported the first confirmed sighting of the Sistan sand boa (Eryx sistanensis) in the northern Thar Desert of Ra...
Why in news? Marine biologists announced a new species of walking shark, named Hemiscyllium dudgeonae, discovered in March 2025 in Milne Bay, Papua Ne...
Why in news? Forest officials in Chhattisgarh arrested two villagers in June 2026 for hunting a chital (spotted deer) inside the Udanti‑Sitanadi Tig...
Why in news? A recent study by the Watershed Organisation Trust – Centre for Resilience Studies highlighted the ecological knowledge of the Mahadev ...
Why in news? A team of entomologists recently described a new genus and species of tiger moth from Kerala’s Idukki district. The moth, named Antaram...
Why in news? On 24 June 2026 a news report revealed that a captive‑bred long‑ billed vulture released in Maharashtra’s Melghat Tiger Reserve in ...
Why in news? Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India announced the discovery of a new deep‑sea catshark species, named Apristurus drona, in J...
Why in news? Reports in June 2026 indicated that India’s environment ministry plans to notify about 56,000 square kilometres of the Western Ghats as...
Why in news? The Madras High Court in June 2026 directed local bodies in five districts to prepare a comprehensive plan to reduce pollution in the Vai...
Why in news? Researchers from India and Europe have discovered two tiny snail species, Georissa meghalayaensis and Acmella bensoni, in the limestone c...
Why in news? Scientists from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) recently discovered a new species of wild brinjal in the evergreen forests of Middle ...
Why in news? The Kerala High Court recently called for a unified authority to oversee the cleanliness of the Periyar River after concerns about pollut...
