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Debate over Expanding the Plant Genetic Resources Treaty

Debate over Expanding the Plant Genetic Resources Treaty

Why in news? Farmers’ groups and civil society organisations in India have urged the government to oppose proposals to expand the multilateral syste...

Golden Jackal Ambassador Scheme 2025: Wildlife Conservation | UPSC

Golden Jackal Ambassador Scheme 2025: Wildlife Conservation | UPSC

Why in news? The Forest Division of Tenkasi district in Tamil Nadu launched a Golden Jackal Ambassador initiative in November 2025. The scheme enlists...

Rustic Bunting – Rare Migrant Bird Spotted at Najafgarh Jheel

Rustic Bunting – Rare Migrant Bird Spotted at Najafgarh Jheel

Why in news? Birdwatchers in the Delhi–Gurugram region reported the sighting of a rustic bunting at Najafgarh Jheel in late November 2025. This is t...

Etalin Hydroelectric Project

Etalin Hydroelectric Project

Why in news? The 3,097 MW Etalin Hydroelectric Project in Arunachal Pradesh is back in the spotlight after the Project Affected Peoples Forum (PAPF) d...

Finn’s Weaver Bird

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...

Hawfinch

Hawfinch

Why in news? A rare sighting of a hawfinch was reported in Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand. Birdwatchers spotted the heavy‑billed finch, typi...

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...

Manchurian Walnut Tree and Its Weed‑Killing Potential

Manchurian Walnut Tree and Its Weed‑Killing Potential

Why in news? Scientists have discovered that leaves from the Manchurian walnut tree contain compounds that can suppress the growth of common agricultu...

Cuban Gar Conservation Efforts

Cuban Gar Conservation Efforts

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...

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 ...

Hoya dawodiensis

Hoya dawodiensis

Why in news? Botanists announced the discovery of a new species, Hoya dawodiensis, in the remote Vijaynagar valley of Changlang district in Arunachal ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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