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Why in news?Scientists described Doronicum sanctum as a new plant species from Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh. The peer-reviewed description app...
Why in news?A Kutch-based conservation group began planting two native Guggal species across five Gujarat villages. The programme covers community gra...
Why in news?A 43-year-old man died after falling into the Vishwamitri River near Talsat village on 22 August 2026. A mugger crocodile attacked him in ...
Why in news?Maharashtra wildlife teams moved 216 rescued Indian star tortoises from Mumbai and Thane to Tadoba–Andhari Tiger Reserve. The operation ...
Why in news?Research on the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve has drawn attention to climate-driven changes in forest seasonality. Scientists analysed satelli...
Why in news?Assam officials announced the first recorded smew sighting at Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary. Surveyors observed the small Eurasian diving du...
Why in news?The 2026 Amarnath pilgrimage again brought large numbers of people into high-altitude marmot habitat. Long-tailed marmots live along parts...
Why in news?A recent investigation highlighted continuing chromium contamination across parts of Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur Dehat and Fatehpur. Old industri...
Why in news?A recent report highlighted wildlife habitat around the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Ohio, United States. The plant occupies a 1,100-acre ...
Why in news? A very dark leopard cub was photographed near Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary in the Darjeeling hills of West Bengal. The animal’s black coa...
Why in news? A Himalayan flowering plant named after Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal “Nimsdai” Purja received renewed public attention. The plant is I...
Why in news? Two microscopic foraminiferal species from Rajapuri Creek on Maharashtra’s Konkan coast received renewed attention. Scientists named th...
