Environment
Two New Slender‑Arm Frogs: Soman’s and Mechuka
Why in news? Researchers studying amphibians in Arunachal Pradesh have described two previously unknown frogs: Soman’s Slender‑Arm Frog (Leptobrac...
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Why in news? Researchers studying amphibians in Arunachal Pradesh have described two previously unknown frogs: Soman’s Slender‑Arm Frog (Leptobrac...
Why in news? The grey slender loris came into focus recently as conservationists highlighted its unique ecology and the threats it faces. This diminut...
Why in news? Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced that the recently notified Ratapani Tiger Reserve will be renamed in honour of archae...
Why in news? Forest staff in Tamil Nadu’s Anamalai Tiger Reserve began using the Monitoring System for Tigers: Intensive Protection and Ecological S...
Why in news? The Senapati Forest Division in Manipur recently launched a Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) exercise in villages near the source of t...
Why in news? The Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) in Maharashtra has launched a large‑scale sterilisation and vaccination programme for stray dog...
Why in news? The first phase of the All‑India Tiger Estimation 2026 has begun at the Thanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. The large‑...
Why in news? On 6 January 2026 the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) released fifteen critically endangered Indian vultures into the wild at Mahar...
Why in news? Researchers from Aligarh Muslim University announced in early January 2026 that they had discovered three new species of meadow katydids ...
Why in news? Herpetologists from Mizoram University have identified a new species of non‑venomous reed snake in India’s northeast. Previously misi...
Why in news? A three‑year‑old male tiger, raised from a cub after losing its mother, has been released into the wild at the Dnyanganga Wildlife Sa...
Why in news? India’s Ministry of Defence announced that the animal contingent at the 77th Republic Day parade in 2026 will include two double‑hump...
