Environment
Colletes bhutanicus: Himalayan Bee Recorded in India
Why in news?Zoological Survey of India researchers reported Colletes bhutanicus from Tawang. It is the species’ first documented record in India. Id...
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Why in news?Zoological Survey of India researchers reported Colletes bhutanicus from Tawang. It is the species’ first documented record in India. Id...
Why in news?Oil from the grounded tanker Caroline Bezengi reached Al Qibliyah Island. The incident threatened the sensitive Hallaniyat marine environm...
Why in news?Forest staff reported a tiger near Zero Point in Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary. The sighting occurred at an elevation reported near 8,000 feet...
Why in news?Researchers described Pteris madhusoodananii as a new fern species from Tamil Nadu. The paper appeared in the Nordic Journal of Botany. Ho...
Why in news?Prakriti Gyan Dham was dedicated at Lucknow’s national botanical institute. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–National...
Why in news? Researchers formally described Russula griseopurpurata on 5 August 2026 in the peer-reviewed journal Phytotaxa. Specimens came from sal f...
Why in news? The Bombay Natural History Society reported large-scale removal of invasive suckermouth catfish from Ujani Reservoir. About 5,116 kilogra...
Why in news? Odisha prepared a second phase of tiger supplementation for Similipal. Tadoba–Andhari Tiger Reserve remained the preferred source after...
Why in news? Disease prevention in mithun herds received fresh attention after a farmer programme in Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The July progr...
Why in news? A wildfire spread across Mount Bromo’s national park during early August; authorities closed the park to visitors on 8 August. By 9 Aug...
Why in news? Sonai Rupai received renewed attention through an official account of tiger recovery. The National Tiger Conservation Authority documente...
Why in news? Early monitoring on Ulong Island reported ecological changes after invasive rats were removed. The island lies within Palau’s Rock Isla...
