Environment
Pallas’s Gull Returns to Udhwa Bird Sanctuary
Why in news? A Pallas’s Gull – the world’s largest black‑headed gull – was recently sighted at Jharkhand’s Udhwa Bird Sanctuary after almo...
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Why in news? A Pallas’s Gull – the world’s largest black‑headed gull – was recently sighted at Jharkhand’s Udhwa Bird Sanctuary after almo...
Why in news? Conservationists report that India’s Western Tragopan population has stabilised thanks to captive‑breeding efforts, but human disturb...
Why in news? Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu’s Department of Environment, Climate Change and Forests, has been awarded the Un...
Why in news? Researchers recently described a new species of burrowing shieldtail snake, Rhinophis siruvaniensis, from the Siruvani Hills of the Weste...
Why in news? Scientists from the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences used tree‑ring analysis of deodar trees from the Sangla valley in Himachal...
Why in news? Marine biologists from the University of Sydney reported that an unprecedented combination of marine heatwave conditions and a necrotic d...
Why in news? The Charaichung Festival was held on Majuli island in Assam from 7 to 10 December 2025 to rejuvenate the historic Charaichung Royal Bird ...
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...
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...
Why in news? The Asian Waterbird Census of January 2025 reported a significant drop in migratory birds visiting Sultanpur National Park, Haryana. Only...
Why in news? Conservationists have warned that the African penguin population has continued to plummet and could disappear from the wild by mid‑cent...
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 ...
