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New Bent‑toed Gecko – Cyrtodactylus jayadityai
Why in news? Researchers from northeastern India and Germany have described a new species of bent‑toed gecko from the lowland forests of North Tripu...
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Why in news? Researchers from northeastern India and Germany have described a new species of bent‑toed gecko from the lowland forests of North Tripu...
Why in news? Researchers have identified a distinct species of leopard gecko in India, named the Painted Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis pictus). Found in ...
Why in news? Botanists have described a new flowering plant species, Dillenia nagalim, found in Manipur’s Kamjong district. The shrub, which bears s...
Why in news? A New Delhi court has convicted a Jaipur art gallery owner for attempting to export Shahtoosh shawls made from the hair of the Tibetan an...
Why in news? Herpetologists recently described a new species of reed snake from the humid forests of the West Garo Hills in Meghalaya. Named Calamaria...
Why in news? The Telangana government has announced plans to promote eco‑tourism and community‑based conservation in Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuar...
Why in news? The Japan Meteorological Agency reported a series of powerful eruptions from Sakurajima volcano in April 2026. Ash plumes rose up to 3.4 ...
Why in news? A newly described species of fossil harvestman has been found preserved in Baltic amber. The specimen, named Balticolasma wunderlichi, i...
Why in news? Researchers have discovered a new species of bent‑toed gecko near Raimona National Park in Assam. The gecko has been named Cyrtodactylu...
Why in news? The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently classified the emperor penguin as an Endangered species. Melting sea i...
Why in news? The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has proposed declaring an Eco‑Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around Karnataka’s Ka...
Why in news? Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have intensified restoration of Wular Lake, one of Asia’s largest freshwater lakes. By April 2026, the...
Why in news? In early January 2026, forest officials launched the third spell of the All India Tiger Estimation 2026 at the Nagarjunasagar–Srisailam...
Why in news? The Indus river dolphin, locally called the bhulan, has drawn attention because of ongoing conservation campaigns and surveys highlightin...
Why in news? Researchers studying Arctic ecosystems have warned that declining lichen across the Arctic could threaten caribou populations. A long‑t...
Why in news? Birdwatchers in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur district have reported rare sightings of the woolly‑necked stork in local paddy fields. This s...
Why in news? Botanists recently announced the discovery of Fimbristylis wayanadensis, a new species of sedge found in the high mountains of Kerala’s...
Why in news? With security improving in Chhattisgarh, authorities announced plans to reopen the Indravati Tiger Reserve to tourists. The reserve had b...
Why in news? Bird conservation group BirdLife International announced that the Emperor Penguin has been uplisted from “Near Threatened” to “Enda...
Why in news? The National Highways Authority of India has launched the Arogya Van initiative to develop thematic plantations of medicinal trees on unu...