Environment
Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary – Eco‑Sensitive Zone Declared
Why in news? The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified a zero‑to‑one kilometre eco‑sensitive zone (ESZ) around Rajasthan�...
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Why in news? The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified a zero‑to‑one kilometre eco‑sensitive zone (ESZ) around Rajasthan�...
Why in news? The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), with support from the National Mission for Clean Ganga, launched a new project to safeguard br...
Why in news? On 19–20 January 2026 the Sun ejected a large cloud of charged particles that struck Earth’s magnetic field. The resulting G4 (severe...
Why in news? Botanists have described a new species of the ginger family, Parakaempferia alba, from the humid valleys of Siang district in Arunachal P...
Why in news? A recent population estimation by Odisha’s forest department recorded 1,858 saltwater crocodiles in the state, an increase of 32 indivi...
Why in news? A recent census in Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha counted 848 Indian bison, locally known as gaurs, showing a 28 percent increase...
Why in news? Researchers in Jammu and Kashmir have confirmed the first presence of Brandt’s hedgehog in India. The animal was initially spotted in t...
Why in news? The Bor Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra has sought around ₹1 crore to develop wildlife safari facilities in its newly added Bangdapur and ...
Why in news? During the Telangana International Hot Air Balloon Festival held in January 2026, social media posts claimed that a balloon made an emerg...
Why in news? Ecologists have raised concerns that warming temperatures and altered snowfall patterns in the Himalayas threaten the survival of the Roy...
Why in news? The Indian government has launched the second nationwide survey of riverine and coastal dolphins under Project Dolphin. For the first tim...
Why in news? Zoologists from the Zoological Survey of India recently described a new species of legless amphibian from the northern Western Ghats. Nam...
