Environment
Blackbuck revival in Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary
Why in news? Conservationists reported in October 2025 that around 190 blackbucks now roam Chhattisgarh’s Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary – a remar...
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Why in news? Conservationists reported in October 2025 that around 190 blackbucks now roam Chhattisgarh’s Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary – a remar...
Why in news? Jammu and Kashmir’s first chrysanthemum theme garden, also called Bagh Gul‑e‑Daudi, opened to visitors near Dal Lake on 25 October ...
Why in news? Birdwatchers near Karnataka’s Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary recently recorded the first‑ever sighting of an Indian Scops‑Owl in the a...
Why in news? At a recent meeting in Uzbekistan, range states endorsed a new six‑year Programme of Work for the Central Asian Mammals Initiative. The...
Why in news? Foresters at the Kali Tiger Reserve in Karnataka recently sighted and photographed a striped hyena in the park’s safari zone. The anima...
Why in news? A local naturalist recently reported sighting a rare Malabar gliding frog near Hirebagewadi in Karnataka's Belagavi district. Such sighti...
Why in news? Researchers conducting a pilot study in Europe found that ground beetles from the family Carabidae can act as natural "bio-indicators" of...
Why in news? During an International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting in mid‑October 2025, delegates considered a proposal to levy a global fee o...
Why in news? On 18 October 2025, the forest department of Himachal Pradesh organised an international bird‑watching programme in the Rakchham–Chit...
Why in news? In October 2025, Florida wildlife officials confirmed the state’s second case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a white‑tailed deer...
Why in news? A new global assessment presented at a conservation congress in Abu Dhabi warns that the long‑term survival of dugongs in India’s Gu...
Why in news? On 15 October 2025 the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the pollution control boards of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana and the dep...
