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Rajaji National Park

Rajaji National Park

Why in News? On 13 February 2026 the Supreme Court of India modified a previous stay and allowed the metalling of a 4.7 km stretch of the Laldhang–C...

Bhadra Tiger Reserve

Bhadra Tiger Reserve

Why in News? Wildlife enthusiasts reported in February 2026 a rare sighting of a black panther and a regular leopard drinking together at a waterhole ...

Himalayan Tahr and Waste Threats

Himalayan Tahr and Waste Threats

Why in news? Environmentalists have raised alarms after camera traps in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary captured herds of Himalayan tahr grazing near gar...

National Medicinal Plants Board – 25th Anniversary

National Medicinal Plants Board – 25th Anniversary

Why in news? The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), established to promote conservation and cultivation of India’s medicinal flora, marked its ...

Sangtam Community Protects Pangolins

Sangtam Community Protects Pangolins

Why in news? The United Sangtam Likhum Pumji, the apex body of the Sangtam Naga community in Nagaland, passed a resolution to protect pangolins under ...

Kapilash Wildlife Sanctuary

Kapilash Wildlife Sanctuary

Why in news? The standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) recently approved the diversion of around 4.68 hectares of forest land w...

Continental Mantle Earthquakes

Continental Mantle Earthquakes

Why in news? Researchers at Stanford University produced the first global map of continental mantle earthquakes. These rare quakes originate deep bene...

Lion‑Tailed Macaques in Human‑Dominated Landscapes

Lion‑Tailed Macaques in Human‑Dominated Landscapes

Why in news? A long‑term study in the Anamalai Hills of the Western Ghats revealed that populations of the endangered lion‑tailed macaque are incr...

Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary – Tragedy on an Electrified Rail Line

Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary – Tragedy on an Electrified Rail Line

Why in news? An endangered Western Hoolock Gibbon was electrocuted on 8 February 2026 while attempting to cross an electrified railway line in Assam�...

Induced breeding of the Mangrove Clam

Induced breeding of the Mangrove Clam

Why in news? Scientists at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR–CMFRI) have successfull...

Return of the Himalayan Griffon Vulture in Melghat

Return of the Himalayan Griffon Vulture in Melghat

Why in news? For the first time in nearly a decade, a wild Himalayan Griffon vulture has been spotted in Maharashtra’s Melghat Tiger Reserve. Conser...

Giant Phantom Jellyfish Spotted in the South Atlantic

Giant Phantom Jellyfish Spotted in the South Atlantic

Why in news? Scientists on a month‑long deep‑sea expedition off the coast of Argentina filmed a giant phantom jellyfish for the first time in the ...

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