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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Why in news? The city of Belém in Brazil’s Amazon region will host the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP‑30) to the UNFCCC from 10–21 Novembe...

Sharavathi Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project (PSHP)

Sharavathi Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project (PSHP)

Why in news? The Environment Ministry's Forest Advisory Committee recently withheld clearance for the proposed Sharavathi Pumped Storage Hydroelectric...

Volcanic Lightning

Volcanic Lightning

Why in news? Volcanic lightning captured public attention after an educational project brought to life an eighteenth-century mechanical model of Mount...

Rhesus Macaque – A Common Yet Important Primate

Rhesus Macaque – A Common Yet Important Primate

Why in news? The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife recently recommended reinstating the Rhesus Macaque in India’s protected sche...

Lichen – Symbiosis of Fungi and Algae

Lichen – Symbiosis of Fungi and Algae

Why in news? Scientists recently discovered new lichen species in the Western Ghats of India, highlighting the need to protect these delicate organism...

UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2025

UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2025

Why in news? The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released its Emissions Gap Report 2025. This report assesses the gap between greenhouse�...

Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena)

Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena)

Why in news? The striped hyena recently appeared in news reports following sightings near human settlements and discussions about its conservation sta...

Bandipur Tiger Reserve – Late safari trips cancelled

Bandipur Tiger Reserve – Late safari trips cancelled

Why in news? Karnataka’s Environment Minister directed wildlife authorities to discontinue the final evening safari at Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Farme...

Mussels – Natural detectors of microplastics in the Mediterranean

Mussels – Natural detectors of microplastics in the Mediterranean

Why in news? Marine scientists in Greece have deployed thousands of mussels around the Saronic Gulf to measure levels of microplastic pollution. The f...

Indian Mouse Deer – Rare sighting in Tungareshwar Sanctuary

Indian Mouse Deer – Rare sighting in Tungareshwar Sanctuary

Why in news? Wildlife enthusiasts captured images of an Indian spotted chevrotain, commonly called the mouse deer, in Maharashtra’s Tungareshwar Wil...

Umngot (Dawki) River – Crystal clear waters now turn murky

Umngot (Dawki) River – Crystal clear waters now turn murky

Why in news? The normally transparent waters of the Umngot River in Meghalaya have turned brown due to soil and debris dumped during road construction...

Cycad Plants – Ancient ornamentals under the scanner

Cycad Plants – Ancient ornamentals under the scanner

Why in news? Researchers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, are investigating whether the seeds of cycad plants cont...

Nagarjunasagar–Srisailam Tiger Reserve Prepares for 2026 Census

Nagarjunasagar–Srisailam Tiger Reserve Prepares for 2026 Census

Why in news? The forest department of Andhra Pradesh is gearing up for the All India Tiger Estimation 2026. The Nagarjunasagar–Srisailam Tiger Reser...

Pampadum Shola National Park Restores Its Grasslands

Pampadum Shola National Park Restores Its Grasslands

Why in news? Kerala’s forest department has removed vast stands of invasive wattle trees from Pampadum Shola National Park, allowing native shola gr...

Heavy Metals Polluting the Cauvery River

Heavy Metals Polluting the Cauvery River

Why in news? A comprehensive study published in Environmental Earth Sciences has highlighted alarming levels of heavy metals in sediments and fishes o...

Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam

Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam

Why in news? Civil society organisations have urged authorities to nominate the Rowmari–Donduwa wetland complex within Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary f...

Water Lettuce Overruns Lake Suchitlan

Water Lettuce Overruns Lake Suchitlan

Why in news? A thick mat of water lettuce has covered nearly 80 percent of Lake Suchitlan in El Salvador, choking one of Central America’s largest a...

Record Water Levels at Sambhar Lake Spur Migratory Bird Influx

Record Water Levels at Sambhar Lake Spur Migratory Bird Influx

Why in News? After heavy monsoon rains in 2025, Rajasthan’s Sambhar Lake has filled to near‑normal levels, prompting a dramatic increase in migrat...

Alfvén Waves Detected in the Sun’s Corona

Alfvén Waves Detected in the Sun’s Corona

Why in News? A team using the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii recently reported clear evidence of torsional Alfvén waves twisting through ...

Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary

Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary

Why in News? Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary in Jharkhand has drawn attention for being India’s only protected area dedicated exclusively to the conservati...

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