Svalbard – Norway’s Arctic archipelago and new walrus haul‑out
Why in news? Conservation scientists, using satellite imagery under the Walrus from Space project, have identified a previously unknown walrus haul‑...
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Why in news? Conservation scientists, using satellite imagery under the Walrus from Space project, have identified a previously unknown walrus haul‑...
Why in news? The Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan has acquired drones to monitor its increasing tiger population and to curb illegal activities such...
Why in news? Farmers’ groups and civil society organisations in India have urged the government to oppose proposals to expand the multilateral syste...
Why in news? The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR‑CMFRI) has reported encouraging signs of recovery for the short‑neck clam popul...
Why in news? Birdwatchers in the Delhi–Gurugram region reported the sighting of a rustic bunting at Najafgarh Jheel in late November 2025. This is t...
Why in news? The Forest Division of Tenkasi district in Tamil Nadu launched a Golden Jackal Ambassador initiative in November 2025. The scheme enlists...
Why in news? The 3,097 MW Etalin Hydroelectric Project in Arunachal Pradesh is back in the spotlight after the Project Affected Peoples Forum (PAPF) d...
Why in news? A rare sighting of a hawfinch was reported in Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand. Birdwatchers spotted the heavy‑billed finch, typi...
Why in news? Ornithologists have raised alarms that the Finn’s weaver, an endangered bird of the Terai grasslands, is disappearing from its remainin...
Why in news? Scientists have discovered that leaves from the Manchurian walnut tree contain compounds that can suppress the growth of common agricultu...
Why in news? Conservationists in Cuba have stepped up efforts to restore populations of the Cuban gar, a prehistoric fish now listed as critically end...
Why in news? Botanists announced the discovery of a new species, Hoya dawodiensis, in the remote Vijaynagar valley of Changlang district in Arunachal ...