Environment
White‑Bellied Sea Eagle: Survey Finds New Nests in Kerala
Why in news? A recent survey recorded 17 active nests of the White‑bellied Sea Eagle in Kerala’s Kannur and Kasaragod districts. The finding indic...
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Why in news? A recent survey recorded 17 active nests of the White‑bellied Sea Eagle in Kerala’s Kannur and Kasaragod districts. The finding indic...
Why in news? A nature photographer recently spotted and photographed a Spot‑bellied Eagle‑Owl in Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand. The rare sigh...
Why in news? Conservationists have highlighted the declining numbers of the cheer pheasant after recent surveys in the Himalayas recorded sparse popul...
Why in news? Entomologists have described two previously unknown species of army ants from the dry deciduous forests of Andhra Pradesh’s Eastern Gha...
Why in news? A male tiger nicknamed “Explorer” was recently reintroduced into Papikonda National Park in Andhra Pradesh after travelling over 650 ...
Why in news? Ornithologists have warned of the precarious status of the white‑rumped vulture after recent counts suggested fewer than 6,000 mature i...
Why in News? Botanists from Devagiri St Joseph’s College reported in early 2026 the discovery of a new plant species named Tetrataenium paikadae in ...
Why in News? On 13 February 2026 the Supreme Court of India modified a previous stay and allowed the metalling of a 4.7 km stretch of the Laldhang–C...
Why in News? Wildlife enthusiasts reported in February 2026 a rare sighting of a black panther and a regular leopard drinking together at a waterhole ...
Why in news? Environmentalists have raised alarms after camera traps in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary captured herds of Himalayan tahr grazing near gar...
Why in news? The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), established to promote conservation and cultivation of India’s medicinal flora, marked its ...
Why in news? The United Sangtam Likhum Pumji, the apex body of the Sangtam Naga community in Nagaland, passed a resolution to protect pangolins under ...
