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Why in news? Researchers described Tigidia singhal, a new trapdoor spider from Maharashtra’s semi-arid Deccan grasslands. The discovery extends its ...
Why in news? Researchers described a new bracket fungus from Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. They named it Microporellus kolhapurensis after the distr...
Why in news? The National Biodiversity Authority formed an expert panel on invasive alien species. The panel was constituted in March 2026 after tribu...
Why in news? Researchers identified a new freshwater shrimp from the Gomti River. They named the tiny species Caridina sharmai. Surveys collected spec...
Why in news? Forest officials arrested 24 people for fishing inside Nalabana sanctuary. Patrol teams also seized three boats, nets and 23 kilograms of...
Why in news? A new study examined dhole food within Tadoba–Andhari Tiger Reserve. Researchers analysed 169 confirmed droppings through genetic metho...
Why in news? A 26-year-old farmer suffered critical injuries inside Odisha’s Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary. He had entered the forest after two cattle ...
Why in news? Field observations and camera traps have confirmed dholes inside Assam’s Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary. The species had rarely appeared in...
Why in news? Farmers in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district are cultivating the threatened Himalayan herb Kutki. Nearly 180 farmers have joined a scie...
Why in news? A global study has classified atmospheric aerosols into seven distinct types. It used observations from 171 monitoring stations across si...
Why in news? Researchers have described a new stingless bee from Wokha district in Nagaland. They named it Tetragonula yikhumensis after Yikhum villag...
Why in news? A global study found that rice-paddy emissions roughly doubled over six decades. Expansion of cultivated area was the largest driver. Gre...
