Simbalbara National Park: Col. Sher Jung, Himachal Pradesh & Eco-Zone
Why in news? The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently quashed a state government notification that had designated panchayat lands around Col. Sher Jun...
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Why in news? The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently quashed a state government notification that had designated panchayat lands around Col. Sher Jun...
Why in news? Indian arachnologists have discovered two new species of jumping spiders in Rajasthan and Maharashtra. The species are named Mogrus shush...
Why in news? The Jharkhand tourism department recently launched a jungle safari and eco‑cottages in the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary near Jamshedpur. Th...
Why in news? The Gauhati High Court has asked the Assam government to explain why trees were proposed to be felled inside the Amchang Wildlife Sanctua...
Why in news? Local communities on the Assam–Meghalaya border are protesting a proposed 55 MW hydropower‑cum‑irrigation project on the Kulsi Rive...
Why in news? Residents of Hyderabad have complained of a strong foul odour around the historic Hussain Sagar Lake. Rising temperatures have triggered ...
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? A recent audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General highlighted severe ecological damage to Hokersar Lake, an important bird sanctuary ...
Why in news? Despite repeated clean‑up drives, large mats of water hyacinth have returned to Pune’s Mula–Mutha River. Residents complain that th...
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...