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Why in news? The Supreme Court examined illegal sand mining around the National Chambal Sanctuary. Authorities had identified 551 facilitators in Madh...
Why in news? A global study found that rice-paddy emissions roughly doubled over six decades. Expansion of cultivated area was the largest driver. Gre...
Why in news? Indian botanists have described a new ginger lily species from Shillong. They named it Hedychium zubeengargianum after singer Zubeen Garg...
Why in news? A severe sal borer outbreak has affected forests in Madhya Pradesh. Dindori officials identified 147,380 damaged sal trees. The state has...
Why in news? Botanists described a new flowering plant from Arunachal Pradesh. They named it Disporum yobinorum after the local Yobin community. The s...
Why in news? Indian researchers described five new Allographa species from the Western Ghats. Their study combined physical features, chemistry and ge...
Why in news? Scientists formally described a new porcelain crab species from Lakshadweep. They named the tiny animal Pachycheles ravichandrani in a Ju...
Why in news? A new study measured carbon released from the exposed Aral Sea bed. Drying changed the lake from a carbon store into a major source. Its ...
Why in news? A new field guide records 281 butterfly species from this Assam sanctuary. Researcher Sarangapani Neog surveyed the forest between 2012 a...
Why in news? A Supreme Court-appointed panel sought Andhra Pradesh’s response on Kolleru Lake. Petitioners alleged fresh encroachments, illegal fish...
Why in news? Large numbers of fish died in Ajmer’s Ana Sagar Lake. Residents also reported foul smell around the waterbody. Municipal officials bega...
Why in news? Indian scientists formally documented two new spider species. One came from the dark Krem Lawbah Cave in Meghalaya. The other came from a...
