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Why in news? On 6 January 2026 the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) released fifteen critically endangered Indian vultures into the wild at Mahar...
Why in news? Researchers from Aligarh Muslim University announced in early January 2026 that they had discovered three new species of meadow katydids ...
Why in news? Herpetologists from Mizoram University have identified a new species of non‑venomous reed snake in India’s northeast. Previously misi...
Why in news? A three‑year‑old male tiger, raised from a cub after losing its mother, has been released into the wild at the Dnyanganga Wildlife Sa...
Why in news? India’s Ministry of Defence announced that the animal contingent at the 77th Republic Day parade in 2026 will include two double‑hump...
Why in news? Odisha’s newly appointed revenue and disaster management minister Prithviraj Harichandan held a high‑level meeting on 3 January 2026 ...
Why in news? The Union Environment Ministry’s expert panel has recommended environmental clearance for the Kalai‑II hydroelectric project on the L...
Why in news? Birdwatchers at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu recently observed a rare Eastern Imperial Eagle during its winter migration. Si...
Why in news? A scientific paper published in December 2025 reported that seven Galaxy Frogs (Melanobatrachus indicus) observed in Kerala’s Western G...
Why in news? Nature lovers were excited when the Sirkeer Malkoha, a shy bird usually found in the plains, was recorded for the first time in Uttarkash...
Why in news? In December 2025 two municipalities in Peru’s Amazon—Satipo and Nauta—granted legal rights to stingless bees. This pioneering decis...
Why in news? A video shared by Indian Forest Service officer Parveen Kaswan in late December 2025 went viral on social media. While on night patrol, t...
