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Fujiwhara Effect – When Cyclones Dance Around Each Other

Fujiwhara Effect – When Cyclones Dance Around Each Other

Why in news? The India Meteorological Department warned that two developing weather systems in the Bay of Bengal could interact through the Fujiwhara ...

Satpura Tiger Reserve – Denwa River Sightings and Biodiversity

Satpura Tiger Reserve – Denwa River Sightings and Biodiversity

Why in news? A video filmed by forest guards at Satpura Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh went viral after it showed a tigress swimming across the Denwa...

Pazhayar (Pahrali) River – Rejuvenation Efforts in Kanyakumari

Pazhayar (Pahrali) River – Rejuvenation Efforts in Kanyakumari

Why in news? Residents of Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari district have launched a grassroots campaign to revive the Pazhayar or Pahrali River. The river h...

African Grey Parrot

African Grey Parrot

Why in news? The African Grey Parrot made headlines recently when wildlife authorities in India reminded owners that this charismatic bird is listed i...

Hussain Sagar Lake Cleanup

Hussain Sagar Lake Cleanup

Why in news? The historic Hussain Sagar in Hyderabad has long suffered from algal bloom and a foul smell due to sewage and industrial effluents. To ad...

Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary

Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary

Why in news? Wildlife officials in Assam reported an early arrival of migratory birds at the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary during the 2025–26 tourist ...

Taningia silasii – deep‑sea squid found off the Kerala coast

Taningia silasii – deep‑sea squid found off the Kerala coast

Why in news? Indian marine biologists recently reported the discovery of a new species of deep‑sea squid in the Arabian Sea. The specimen was collec...

Sulphur Dioxide Emissions and the Status of Flue‑Gas Desulphurisation (FGD)

Sulphur Dioxide Emissions and the Status of Flue‑Gas Desulphurisation (FGD)

Why in news? An analysis of Central Electricity Authority data between 1 and 19 November 2025 found that fifteen coal‑fired power units in the Natio...

Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary – comprehensive wildlife survey begins

Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary – comprehensive wildlife survey begins

Why in news? The Department of Forests & Wildlife in Chandigarh, in collaboration with the Wildlife Institute of India, launched a week‑long wildlif...

Airborne microplastics – a new pollution threat

Airborne microplastics – a new pollution threat

Why in news? A peer‑reviewed study published in November 2025 reported that people in Indian megacities are unknowingly inhaling microscopic plastic...

Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM)

Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM)

Why in news? The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently attended the 11th Joint Crediting Mechanism Partner Countries’ M...

Indian Pond Heron

Indian Pond Heron

Why in news? Civil‑society naturalists in Visakhapatnam recently documented large groups of Indian Pond Herons and Cattle Egrets undertaking nocturn...

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