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Bor Tiger Reserve

Bor Tiger Reserve

Why in news? The Bor Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra has sought around ₹1 crore to develop wildlife safari facilities in its newly added Bangdapur and ...

Royle’s Pika – Sentinel of Climate Change

Royle’s Pika – Sentinel of Climate Change

Why in news? Ecologists have raised concerns that warming temperatures and altered snowfall patterns in the Himalayas threaten the survival of the Roy...

Irrawaddy Dolphin – Nationwide Survey under Project Dolphin

Irrawaddy Dolphin – Nationwide Survey under Project Dolphin

Why in news? The Indian government has launched the second nationwide survey of riverine and coastal dolphins under Project Dolphin. For the first tim...

Neknampur Lake – Floating Wetlands and Conservation

Neknampur Lake – Floating Wetlands and Conservation

Why in news? During the Telangana International Hot Air Balloon Festival held in January 2026, social media posts claimed that a balloon made an emerg...

Gegeneophis valmiki: Rare Caecilian from Bihar | UPSC

Gegeneophis valmiki: Rare Caecilian from Bihar | UPSC

Why in news? Zoologists from the Zoological Survey of India recently described a new species of legless amphibian from the northern Western Ghats. Nam...

Kaziranga Elevated Corridor – Balancing Development with Wildlife Protection

Kaziranga Elevated Corridor – Balancing Development with Wildlife Protection

Why in news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed the bhoomi poojan (ground‑breaking ceremony) for a 34.5‑kilometre elevated corridor through th...

Reforming Jamma Bane Land Records in Kodagu

Reforming Jamma Bane Land Records in Kodagu

Why in news? The Karnataka government amended its land‑revenue law in late 2025 to modernise the unique Jamma Bane tenure system of Kodagu district....

Similipal – India’s Newest National Park

Similipal – India’s Newest National Park

Why in news? In April 2025 the Government of Odisha notified the Similipal Tiger Reserve as the country’s 107th national park. The move aims to stre...

Kawal Tiger Reserve – Biodiversity Hotspot in Telangana

Kawal Tiger Reserve – Biodiversity Hotspot in Telangana

Why in news? The Kawal Tiger Reserve in Telangana has been in the spotlight due to discussions on wildlife corridors and conservation. As India expand...

First Confirmed Case of Freshwater Pufferfish Poisoning in India

First Confirmed Case of Freshwater Pufferfish Poisoning in India

Why in news? Researchers reported India’s first scientifically confirmed case of tetrodotoxin poisoning from a freshwater pufferfish. A young man fr...

Gharial Survey in the Ganga River Basin

Gharial Survey in the Ganga River Basin

Why in news? A comprehensive survey by the Wildlife Institute of India, released in January 2026, found 3,037 gharials across 13 rivers in the Ganga b...

Asola‑Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Relocation

Asola‑Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Relocation

Why in news? To tackle Delhi’s persistent monkey menace, civic bodies have been relocating rhesus macaques to the Asola‑Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary ...

Miyawaki Method for Urban Afforestation

Miyawaki Method for Urban Afforestation

Why in news? The G20 Global Land Initiative, at a symposium in January 2026, spotlighted the Miyawaki method as a promising way to restore green cover...

Forest Fire Near Valley of Flowers National Park

Forest Fire Near Valley of Flowers National Park

Why in news? On 9 January 2026 a forest fire broke out in the high‑altitude forests of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, close to the famous Valley of ...

Wildfires in Argentine Patagonia and Country Facts

Wildfires in Argentine Patagonia and Country Facts

Why in news? In early January 2026 large wildfires broke out in the Patagonia region of Argentina, burning nearly 12,000 hectares of scrubland and for...

National Environmental Standard Laboratory

National Environmental Standard Laboratory

Why in news? India has inaugurated the National Environmental Standard Laboratory (NESL) at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–Nation...

Bannerghatta National Park and Ecologically Sensitive Zone

Bannerghatta National Park and Ecologically Sensitive Zone

Why in news? The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) appointed by the Supreme Court has recommended restoring the Ecologically Sensitive Zone (ESZ) arou...

Charophytes – Ancient Green Algae Linking Water and Land

Charophytes – Ancient Green Algae Linking Water and Land

Why in news? Recent studies on charophytes, a group of freshwater green algae, have renewed interest in their role as the closest living relatives of ...

Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary and the Flamingo Festival

Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary and the Flamingo Festival

Why in news? Thousands of visitors flocked to the Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh on 12 January 2026 to celebrate the Flamingo Festival. Fa...

Phayre’s Leaf Monkey

Phayre’s Leaf Monkey

Why in news? Conservationists have highlighted the plight of Phayre’s leaf monkey as habitat loss pushes this distinctive primate towards extinction...

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