Environment
Albino Checkered Keelback Recorded in Assam
Why in news? Herpetologists at the Assam State Zoo and Botanical Garden have reported the first documented case of albinism in a checkered keelback sn...
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Why in news? Herpetologists at the Assam State Zoo and Botanical Garden have reported the first documented case of albinism in a checkered keelback sn...
Why in news? The Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh reopened to tourists on 1 November 2025 after being closed during the monsoon. Fores...
Why in news? Wildlife officials in India’s Himalayan states have reported that Himalayan black bears are becoming unusually active and aggressive be...
Why in news? A tragic incident in November 2025 brought the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh into focus when a local farmer was killed by a tig...
Why in news? At the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Germany and Spain jointly pledged about US$100 million to launch the Climate Investment Funds’ n...
Why in news? On the second day of COP30, the African Group of Negotiators chose Ethiopia to host the 32nd UN climate conference in 2027, preferring it...
Why in news? Chilean scientists have sounded the alarm over the rapid decline of Humboldt penguins along South America’s Pacific coast. Chile’s en...
Why in news? Researchers have identified a new species of water‑penny beetle in the Kurangani stream of the Bodi hills in Tamil Nadu. The species, n...
Why in news? The National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) has proposed India’s first offshore wind demonstration farm near Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu...
Why in news? The Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha has attracted fresh attention as proposals to convert it into a tiger reserve have stalled for ...
Why in news? Observations by citizen scientists have shown that the Indian Laburnum tree is flowering earlier and for longer periods in many parts of ...
Why in news? The city of Belém in Brazil’s Amazon region will host the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP‑30) to the UNFCCC from 10–21 Novembe...
