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Why in news? The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released its Global Annual‑to‑Decadal Climate Update in May 2026. The report warns that ...
Why in news? During a field visit to Chandratal Lake in Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley in August 2025, birdwatchers recorded the first confirmed si...
Why in news? Botanists have described a new flowering plant species named Anaphalis sahyadrica from the high‑altitude grasslands of Kerala’s Weste...
Why in news? In May 2026 the Himachal Pradesh Forest Department obtained the first photographic evidence of a Himalayan brown bear in the Gamgul Siyab...
Why in news? In late May 2026 officials at Assam’s Kaziranga National Park reported sightings of an albino hog deer. Photographs shared by the state...
Why in news? On 22 May 2026 more than 500 villagers from the Banni region of Kachchh, Gujarat staged a protest against a proposed solar park near the ...
Why in news? Herpetologists recently described a new species of toad, Duttaphrynus dhara, from the high‑elevation grasslands of Mawphlang in Meghala...
Why in news? In early May 2026 the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Union Environment Ministry granted in‑principle approval for diverting mor...
Why in news? Conservation authorities in Maharashtra recently announced a detailed survey to estimate the population of the Indian giant squirrel in B...
Why in news? A rare dragonfly species known as the Long‑Tailed Duskhawker (Gynacantha khasiaca) was recently sighted in the Namdapha National Park a...
Why in news? Botanists from the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI) announced the discovery of a new evergreen t...
Why in news? The Karnataka state government has issued rules to regulate development activities around the Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary in Belagavi dist...
Why in news? Scientists from the Society for Education and Environmental Development and CSIR‑NEIST reported rediscovering Vaccinium piliferum, an e...
Why in news? In May 2026 the Supreme Court dismissed Tamil Nadu’s review petition challenging the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir on the Cauve...
Why in news? Kerala’s High Court recently directed authorities to regulate houseboats on Vembanad Lake after pollution complaints. Though the court ...
Why in news? On 25 May 2026 a woman collecting firewood near Amritpur village was killed by a tiger in Uttar Pradesh’s Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctua...
Why in news? Environmental experts and an expert panel appointed by India’s Supreme Court have urged a nationwide ban on planting Conocarpus species...
Why in news? Scientists have described a new species of octopus, named Microeledone galapagensis, from the deep waters near Darwin Island in the Galap...
Why in news? Forest guards at Chhattisgarh’s Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve recently photographed a Himalayan Tricarinate Hill Turtle, a species rare...
Why in news? In May 2026 birdwatchers at the Chandu Budhera wetland near Gurugram, Haryana, spotted a red‑necked phalarope. This tiny shorebird rare...
