Environment
International Tiger Day 2025
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...
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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...
Why in news? The Assam Forest Department and Wildlife Institute of India (WII) began a genetic analysis of confiscated rhino horns to curb illegal tra...
Why in news? A study commissioned by WWF and conducted by environmental group Earth Action estimated that banning problematic and avoidable plastics ...
Why in news? The mid‑year UN climate meeting in Bonn, Germany, concluded in June 2025 with limited progress on finance and adaptation issues. The t...
Why in news? A report by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the U.S. National Drought Mitigation Centre identified se...
Why in news? The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change released Model Rules 2025 for felling trees in agricultural lands to simplify reg...
Why in news? The Ministry of Coal plans to launch the RECLAIM Framework to manage mine closures and repurposing through community participation. What ...
Why in news? A study by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) released on 30 June 2025 found that ammonium sulfate – a secondary ...