Environment
Finn’s Weaver Bird
Why in news? Ornithologists have raised alarms that the Finn’s weaver, an endangered bird of the Terai grasslands, is disappearing from its remainin...
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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 ...
Why in news? The India Meteorological Department warned that two developing weather systems in the Bay of Bengal could interact through the Fujiwhara ...
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...
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...
Why in news? The African Grey Parrot made headlines recently when wildlife authorities in India reminded owners that this charismatic bird is listed i...
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...
Why in news? Wildlife officials in Assam reported an early arrival of migratory birds at the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary during the 2025–26 tourist ...
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...
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...
