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Rainbow Water Snake Spotted in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve
Why in news? Researchers have recorded the first sightings of the Rainbow Water Snake (Enhydris enhydris) in Uttar Pradesh’s Dudhwa Tiger Reserve. T...
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Why in news? Researchers have recorded the first sightings of the Rainbow Water Snake (Enhydris enhydris) in Uttar Pradesh’s Dudhwa Tiger Reserve. T...
Why in news? Recent surveys show that the global population of humpback whales has rebounded from about 10,000 individuals at the height of commercial...
Why in news? Chaprala Wildlife Sanctuary drew attention in December 2025 as conservationists highlighted its rich biodiversity and the need for enhanc...
Why in news? In November 2025 authorities in Telangana ordered the suspension of quarrying at a hill near Edulapuram village after conservationists di...
Why in news? The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued warnings of a cold wave in northern India during December 2025. With temperatures forec...
Why in news? A report in Down To Earth magazine in December 2025 exposed how villages in Budhikhamari panchayat of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, are dr...
Why in news? A team of researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, has rediscov...
Why in news? Conservation scientists, using satellite imagery under the Walrus from Space project, have identified a previously unknown walrus haul‑...
Why in news? The Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan has acquired drones to monitor its increasing tiger population and to curb illegal activities such...
Why in news? Researchers conducting biodiversity surveys in the Western Ghats have reported the discovery of a new species of damselfly. The insect, n...
Why in news? The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR‑CMFRI) has reported encouraging signs of recovery for the short‑neck clam popul...
Why in news? Farmers’ groups and civil society organisations in India have urged the government to oppose proposals to expand the multilateral syste...
Why in news? Birdwatchers in the Delhi–Gurugram region reported the sighting of a rustic bunting at Najafgarh Jheel in late November 2025. This is t...
Why in news? The Forest Division of Tenkasi district in Tamil Nadu launched a Golden Jackal Ambassador initiative in November 2025. The scheme enlists...
Why in news? The 3,097 MW Etalin Hydroelectric Project in Arunachal Pradesh is back in the spotlight after the Project Affected Peoples Forum (PAPF) d...
Why in news? A rare sighting of a hawfinch was reported in Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand. Birdwatchers spotted the heavy‑billed finch, typi...
Why in news? Ornithologists have raised alarms that the Finn’s weaver, an endangered bird of the Terai grasslands, is disappearing from its remainin...
Why in news? The India Meteorological Department warned that two developing weather systems in the Bay of Bengal could interact through the Fujiwhara ...
Why in news? Conservationists in Cuba have stepped up efforts to restore populations of the Cuban gar, a prehistoric fish now listed as critically end...
Why in news? Scientists have discovered that leaves from the Manchurian walnut tree contain compounds that can suppress the growth of common agricultu...