Environment
Cuban Gar Conservation Efforts
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...
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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...
Why in news? Residents of Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari district have launched a grassroots campaign to revive the Pazhayar or Pahrali River. The river h...
Why in news? Wildlife officials in Assam reported an early arrival of migratory birds at the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary during the 2025–26 tourist ...
Why in news? The historic Hussain Sagar in Hyderabad has long suffered from algal bloom and a foul smell due to sewage and industrial effluents. To ad...
Why in news? The African Grey Parrot made headlines recently when wildlife authorities in India reminded owners that this charismatic bird is listed i...
Why in news? An analysis of Central Electricity Authority data between 1 and 19 November 2025 found that fifteen coal‑fired power units in the Natio...
Why in news? Indian marine biologists recently reported the discovery of a new species of deep‑sea squid in the Arabian Sea. The specimen was collec...
Why in news? A peer‑reviewed study published in November 2025 reported that people in Indian megacities are unknowingly inhaling microscopic plastic...
Why in news? The Department of Forests & Wildlife in Chandigarh, in collaboration with the Wildlife Institute of India, launched a week‑long wildlif...
Why in news? Civil‑society naturalists in Visakhapatnam recently documented large groups of Indian Pond Herons and Cattle Egrets undertaking nocturn...
Why in news? The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently attended the 11th Joint Crediting Mechanism Partner Countries’ M...
Why in news? Forest authorities in Chhattisgarh recently reported that two Indian bison (gaur) were electrocuted by poachers in the Chilfi East Range ...
Why in news? The latest Global Methane Status Report 2025, released by the UN Environment Programme and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, warns tha...
Why in news? Researchers have discovered a new species of owlfly in the Nedumkayam forest in Kerala. The find is significant because no new species fr...
Why in news? Mukhi, the first female cheetah born in India after the species was declared extinct in 1952, has given birth to five cubs at Kuno Nation...
Why in news? The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2026, released on 18 November 2025 by Germanwatch, New Climate Institute and the Climate Acti...
Why in news? In November 2025 Gujarat’s Forest Department confirmed that a male tiger has been residing in the Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary for aro...
Why in news? Marine researchers recently observed a living ginkgo‑toothed beaked whale off the coast of Baja California, Mexico – the first confir...
Why in news? The 30th Conference of Parties (COP‑30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, hosted by Brazil in November 2025, launched a...