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Why in news? Herpetologists from the Wildlife Institute of India have reported two species of keelback snakes in India for the first time. The Rakhine...
Why in news? Western Rajasthan’s Jorbeer Conservation Reserve and the adjoining Desert National Park have been included in a global action plan (202...
Why in news? Researchers recently described a new butterfly species from the forests of Arunachal Pradesh. Named the Basar Duke, or Euthalia zubeengar...
Why in news? The government of Telangana has launched a programme to rehabilitate and relocate tribal families living inside the Amrabad Tiger Reserve...
Why in news? Marine biologists have documented an unusual behaviour among sperm whales: headbutting. Using drones to film near‑surface interactions,...
Great Salt Lake – Hidden Freshwater Reservoir Why in news? Scientists from the University of Utah have discovered a vast freshwater reservoir beneat...
Why in news? Recent research led by the University of Birmingham has shown that wetlands engineered by beavers can lock away large amounts of carbon. ...
Why in news? The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has launched a short‑term internship programme for undergraduate and postgraduate students. T...
Why in news? UNESCO has advised Indian authorities that any plan to divert the Aghanashini River in Karnataka to the Vedavathi River must comply with ...
Why in news? The Hudsonian godwit is making headlines because its population has collapsed. Reports presented at the Convention on the Conservation of...
Why in news? Following complaints from residents of Balasore district, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) directed ...
Why in news? Conservation organisations reported in March 2026 that the population of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Bi...
