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Why in news? A field report described Valmiki Tiger Reserve as Bihar’s main snake hotspot. More than forty-five snake species have been recorded the...
Why in news? Birdwatchers recorded a Greater Sand Plover at Chandu village in Gurugram. The coastal migrant is uncommon at inland Haryana sites. This ...
Why in news? A new analysis examined coal plants around Delhi’s wider airshed. Exempted plants produced most estimated sulphur dioxide emissions. Ma...
Why in news? Reintroduced Indian Grey Hornbills bred in Gir for a fourth consecutive year. The bird had disappeared locally more than sixty years earl...
Why in news? A new study estimated a steep fall in Gulf shorebirds. Modelled abundance declined about fifty-seven per cent over four decades. Repeated...
Why in news? Forest staff rescued a large flying squirrel near Ramnagar in Uttarakhand. Villagers found it at night near homes in Teda village. Offici...
Why in news? Researchers described a new firefly species from Meghalaya. They named it Pygoluciola mawsynram after Mawsynram. Surveys recorded it at o...
Why in news? Botanists described a new plant species from Arunachal Pradesh. Their paper appeared on 7 July 2026. Surveys found about eleven mature pl...
Why in news? Birdwatchers recorded an Australian Grass Owl at Maguri-Motapung Beel in Assam on 11 July 2026. The sighting occurred during a guided ses...
Why in news? The Madras High Court examined pollution from ritual waste in the Thamirabarani River. Devotees were discarding clothes and other items a...
Why in news? Researchers described three new species of Onomastus jumping spiders from India and Sri Lanka. Two came from Kerala’s Western Ghats, wh...
Why in news? Dudhwa’s fourth rhinoceros census counted 53 greater one-horned rhinoceroses. Teams surveyed the reserve from 25 to 27 June 2026. The t...
