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Asemonea dentis and Colyttus nongwar – new jumping spiders from Meghalaya

Asemonea dentis and Colyttus nongwar – new jumping spiders from Meghalaya

Why in news? Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) reported two new jumping spider species from the Khasi Hills in Meghalaya. The disc...

Solar storm research and India’s Aditya‑L1 mission

Solar storm research and India’s Aditya‑L1 mission

Why in news? Scientists analysing data from ISRO’s Aditya‑L1 spacecraft reported insights into an unusual solar storm that occurred in May 2024. T...

Sultanpur National Park – fewer migratory birds

Sultanpur National Park – fewer migratory birds

Why in news? The Asian Waterbird Census of January 2025 reported a significant drop in migratory birds visiting Sultanpur National Park, Haryana. Only...

African penguin – on the brink of extinction

African penguin – on the brink of extinction

Why in news? Conservationists have warned that the African penguin population has continued to plummet and could disappear from the wild by mid‑cent...

Buxa Tiger Reserve – new camera‑trap survey

Buxa Tiger Reserve – new camera‑trap survey

Why in news? The West Bengal Forest Department launched a four‑month wildlife survey in the Buxa Tiger Reserve in late 2025. About 450 camera traps ...

Sudden Stratospheric Warming – Unravelling the Polar Vortex

Sudden Stratospheric Warming – Unravelling the Polar Vortex

Why in news? Meteorologists have warned of a potential sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) event that could disrupt winter weather patterns in the Nort...

Haemorrhagic Septicaemia

Haemorrhagic Septicaemia

Why in news? Ten blackbucks at the Tata Steel Zoological Park in Jamshedpur died suddenly this week. Veterinarians suspect haemorrhagic septicaemia, a...

Hoolock Gibbon

Hoolock Gibbon

Why in news? Wildlife officials and volunteers in Arunachal Pradesh recently rescued a family of hoolock gibbons that had been trapped on a lone tree ...

Tigress Relocated to Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve

Tigress Relocated to Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve

Why in news? A young tigress from Madhya Pradesh’s Pench Tiger Reserve was safely translocated to the Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan o...

Rare Red‑Breasted Parakeet Spotted at NIT Patna

Rare Red‑Breasted Parakeet Spotted at NIT Patna

Why in news? Two pairs of red‑breasted parakeets, also known as moustached parakeets, were recently seen flying around the campus of the National In...

Dolomedes indicus – India’s First Raft Spider

Dolomedes indicus – India’s First Raft Spider

Why in news? Researchers working in the rainforests of the Western Ghats recently announced the discovery of Dolomedes indicus, a new spider species b...

Powai Lake – Environmental Concerns and Heritage

Powai Lake – Environmental Concerns and Heritage

Why in news? A joint committee appointed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has recommended that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) be pen...

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