Cobalt Mining: Electric Vehicles, DRC & Environmental Impact
Why in news? Environmental groups released a report in March 2026 accusing the world’s largest cobalt producer of causing severe pollution and human...
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Why in news? Environmental groups released a report in March 2026 accusing the world’s largest cobalt producer of causing severe pollution and human...
Why in news? A study by the University of Sheffield, published in March 2026, revealed that spotted hyenas in the Ethiopian city of Mekelle consume to...
Why in news? Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India, the University of Guelph (Canada) and the Kalinga Foundation announced in March 2026 the...
Why in news? Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) described two new species of lichen moths in March 2026. Named Caulocera hollowayi ...
Why in news? The Madhya Pradesh government announced in March 2026 that Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary will become the third release site for cheetahs u...
Why in news? Birdwatchers in Gujarat recently observed a male blue‑and‑white flycatcher on Pavagadh Hill. This small migratory songbird rarely vis...
Why in news? The Karnataka High Court has ordered the state government to halt all construction and ground activities within the Sharavathi Lion‑Tai...
Why in news? Access to Gurudongmar Lake in north Sikkim has reopened after being closed for more than two years following a glacier lake outburst floo...
Why in news? Two large oarfish, sometimes nicknamed “doomsday fish”, were spotted by divers near Cabo San Lucas on Mexico’s Pacific coast in ear...
Why in news? A comprehensive bird survey conducted in Silent Valley National Park in Kerala in February 2026 recorded 192 species, including several m...
Why in News? Indian entomologists have identified two new species of fruit flies—Acidoxantha paratotoflava and Hemilea suneriae—in the Solan regio...
Why in News? A new scientific study has found that a koala population in Victoria, Australia has regained much of its lost genetic variation thanks to...