Environment
Return of the Eurasian Otter to Kashmir
Why in news? Wildlife researchers have documented a rare sighting of a Eurasian otter in the Sindh River of Ganderbal district, close to the Line of C...
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Why in news? Wildlife researchers have documented a rare sighting of a Eurasian otter in the Sindh River of Ganderbal district, close to the Line of C...
Why in news? The National Board for Wildlife has approved the diversion of around 272 hectares of forest land from the Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Rese...
Why in news? Scientists have described a new species of spiny ant, Polyrhachis garbhangaensis, found in the Garbhanga Reserve Forest on the outskirts ...
Why in news? A joint team from the Thackeray Wildlife Foundation and Shivaji University, Kolhapur, discovered a new species of trapdoor spider in the ...
Why in news? A giant female reticulated python nicknamed “Ibu Baron” was discovered in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Measuring 7.22 metres in length, she h...
Why in news? The government of Arunachal Pradesh has authorised the capture and relocation of a tiger that killed a head constable on the Roing–Mayo...
Why in news? The latest winter census conducted by the Uttar Pradesh forest department recorded 20,628 Sarus cranes across the state—an increase of ...
Why in news? The latest bird census at Gujarat’s Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary has counted more than 500,000 birds across about 200 species, a remarkabl...
Why in news? Botanists from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have reported a new flowering plant species, Dicliptera pakhalica, in the Pakhal Wildl...
Why in news? During discussions about human–wildlife conflict, Rajasthan’s Forest and Environment Minister announced that villagers within the new...
Why in news? On 2 February 2026 the world celebrated World Wetlands Day with the theme “Wetlands and Traditional Knowledge.” The day highlighted h...
Why in news? A comprehensive faunal survey conducted in the Karimpuzha wildlife sanctuary in Kerala recorded the presence of 63 species of birds, butt...
