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Kaziranga Elevated Corridor – Balancing Development with Wildlife Protection

Kaziranga Elevated Corridor – Balancing Development with Wildlife Protection

Why in news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed the bhoomi poojan (ground‑breaking ceremony) for a 34.5‑kilometre elevated corridor through th...

First Confirmed Case of Freshwater Pufferfish Poisoning in India

First Confirmed Case of Freshwater Pufferfish Poisoning in India

Why in news? Researchers reported India’s first scientifically confirmed case of tetrodotoxin poisoning from a freshwater pufferfish. A young man fr...

Similipal – India’s Newest National Park

Similipal – India’s Newest National Park

Why in news? In April 2025 the Government of Odisha notified the Similipal Tiger Reserve as the country’s 107th national park. The move aims to stre...

Reforming Jamma Bane Land Records in Kodagu

Reforming Jamma Bane Land Records in Kodagu

Why in news? The Karnataka government amended its land‑revenue law in late 2025 to modernise the unique Jamma Bane tenure system of Kodagu district....

Kawal Tiger Reserve – Biodiversity Hotspot in Telangana

Kawal Tiger Reserve – Biodiversity Hotspot in Telangana

Why in news? The Kawal Tiger Reserve in Telangana has been in the spotlight due to discussions on wildlife corridors and conservation. As India expand...

Miyawaki Method for Urban Afforestation

Miyawaki Method for Urban Afforestation

Why in news? The G20 Global Land Initiative, at a symposium in January 2026, spotlighted the Miyawaki method as a promising way to restore green cover...

Gharial Survey in the Ganga River Basin

Gharial Survey in the Ganga River Basin

Why in news? A comprehensive survey by the Wildlife Institute of India, released in January 2026, found 3,037 gharials across 13 rivers in the Ganga b...

Asola‑Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Relocation

Asola‑Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Relocation

Why in news? To tackle Delhi’s persistent monkey menace, civic bodies have been relocating rhesus macaques to the Asola‑Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary ...

Wildfires in Argentine Patagonia and Country Facts

Wildfires in Argentine Patagonia and Country Facts

Why in news? In early January 2026 large wildfires broke out in the Patagonia region of Argentina, burning nearly 12,000 hectares of scrubland and for...

Forest Fire Near Valley of Flowers National Park

Forest Fire Near Valley of Flowers National Park

Why in news? On 9 January 2026 a forest fire broke out in the high‑altitude forests of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, close to the famous Valley of ...

National Environmental Standard Laboratory

National Environmental Standard Laboratory

Why in news? India has inaugurated the National Environmental Standard Laboratory (NESL) at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–Nation...

Bannerghatta National Park and Ecologically Sensitive Zone

Bannerghatta National Park and Ecologically Sensitive Zone

Why in news? The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) appointed by the Supreme Court has recommended restoring the Ecologically Sensitive Zone (ESZ) arou...

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