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Why in news? Ahead of World Wetlands Day (2 February 2026) India added two wetlands to the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance: Patna ...
Why in news? Climate agencies have forecast that after a prolonged La Niña phase, El Niño conditions may return later in 2026. Understanding the El ...
Why in news? India has submitted a nomination dossier to UNESCO requesting that Meghalaya’s living root bridges be inscribed on the World Heritage l...
Why in news? On the nights of 19 and 20 January 2026, the skies above Ladakh’s Hanle Dark Sky Reserve glowed an eerie crimson as a powerful solar st...
Why in news? The Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary in Nuapada district, Odisha, recently declared ‘Maoist‑free’, is emerging as a promising habitat fo...
Why in news? A pioneering rewilding project off Thailand’s Maiton Island recently released several aquarium‑bred Indo‑Pacific leopard sharks (al...
Why in news? Images of a rare rusty‑spotted cat captured in a protected forest in western India recently went viral, drawing attention to this elusi...
Why in news? The Karnataka government has proposed reducing the area of Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary, sparking opposition from ecologists and conser...
Why in news? Botanists have discovered a new species of wildflower on the lateritic plateaus of the Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra’s Konkan regio...
Why in news? A young male tiger was found dead on 25 January 2026 in Chhattisgarh’s Achanakmar Tiger Reserve after a territorial fight with another ...
Why in news? The Tripura government has announced that it has received over Rs 57 crore from the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNE...
Why in news? Conservationists have renewed focus on the critically endangered pygmy hog after reports that fewer than 350 individuals remain in the wi...
